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R 18's Little Brother? https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/new-model-preview/revealed-the-first-photo-of-the-bmw-r-12-cruiser-44595883

You are a big guy - you look comfy there. I would have thought you need more leg space than the R18 affords us. I am just under 6 foot and my legs protest just under an hour on the seat. I built a '69 Kawasaki H1 Mach III out of a box of parts while I was a student. I would service bikes...

Photoshopped? Scale, lighting, focus elements...

Splendid. Salt of the earth. What is that you are riding in your avatar (profile picture)?

Nice Job that could have been so much nicer, had 1) the wiring been run inside the handlebars instead of cable-tying it to cables, 2) the stock foot pegs been swapped out for something more fitting and 3) the stock hardware been brass plated. Time invested in so much with the fruits of all that...

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/photo/detail/P90513763/bmw-r-18-the-crown-07/2023

I install Trial-Tech Fans on my V-twins whenever I can. This is the best universal kit out there, and it features a very reliable Spahl® fan; https://www.amazon.com/Trail-Tech-732-FNA1-Temperature-Switching/dp/B019HS6UI6It is mounted at the rear of the Oil Cooler - more than enough space on the...

https://www.cycleworld.com/motorcycle-reviews/bmw-r-18-roctane-first-ride/ (quote) "...and there are countless factory accessories available to ensure you configure your R 18 Roctane just so. All of that adds up to a well-balanced and thoughtful evolution of the R 18. The apehanger bars, bagger...

Thanks for the tip. I finally got hold of some - they are not readily available in South Africa. Same result - cream walls. Not even SwissVax®' Pneu White can sort it, meaning that probably nothing can. When the time comes for that, I will replace it with the same whitewall installed on my...

How do I 'like' this twice?

Glorious, simply riding one... ...fabulous, thrashing it! (Laura Thompson - courtesy motorcycle.com)

https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/manufacturer/bmw/2024-bmw-r18-roctane-review-first-ride-44584885

115°C (239°F) is pushing it in a close-tolerance EURO-5 engine, in my opinion: https://www.r18forums.com/threads/poll-overheating.1150/post-17625 and https://www.r18forums.com/threads/poll-overheating.1150/post-17499

The headlight is mounted too high - resulting from simply marrying the stock FE item to the springer front end - and the speedo, on the left side, mounted too low. Something along the line of the Roctane's, integrating the speedo into the headlight would have been a first step in the right...

Photoshopped. Lighting and nearest furniture or bike proportions incorrect despite the bike shadow almost nailing it. Front-wheel shadow tardy as well.

https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/features/bmw-introduces-the-2024-r-18-roctane-44584162

...or simply passing over a wet patch on a dry road.

A daunting endeavour; - https://www.bikeexif.com/vw-beetle-motorcycle But I've seen better attempts, quite frankly; https://www.topspeed.com/this-vw-powered-cruiser-was-a-nightmare-for-harley-davidson/ and...

Great Job! Excellent write-up. I like the approach of cutting the double-sided tape into short sections. It will be a while still before I do mine - too many other sticks in the fire right now. And I will do the laced wheels on my FLH then as well. I will report back.

Agreed - vibration. But it is not limited to only the R18. It mainly manifests in camera damage experienced on the Phone 10/X and later when cradled on motorcycles, particularly on high-powered Adventure Bikes...