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In his case, he'd be reading low though.

Every bike I've every had is calibrated 2 to 3 miles per hour slow at 60. So, 60 is really 57 or 58. My R18 is no exception. 58mph when reading 60. Can't comment on your road glide or his Triumph. At least one of the two of you is off in any case.

You mean "Holy Horse"!

Beautiful!

I couldn't disagree more. I and many others loved that bike. I still kick myself for getting rid of it when I was getting the R18. The R18 is a different bike, and I love it also, but back in '99 when I got my 1200C, its combination of torque and handling beat other cruisers from my...

With the R1200C, the "issue" seemed to be (from my perspective) that folks who wanted a cruiser didn't consider BMWs and folks who liked BMWs didn't consider cruisers. There were oddballs like me who loved the bike, but we were few and far between. I'm not sure that the R18 is any different...

From the audio, I had a hard time hearing anything above the crickets, but whatever it was, it didn't sound like fuel pump whine to me (and I had that on mine).

Just saw this today.... Auction result on BringaTrailer. So, ya' never know

If you have a battery installed, you shouldn't see lights dim when at low idle. In any case, you have multiple options for a 12V system. They are very easy to install... The biggest hassle is in changing out the bulbs.

Slippery slope, but they are a ton of fun to ride. While these have in fact turned out to have increased in value significantly recently, it's hard to predict what they'll do in the future. I ride this one regularly, and figure I'm getting money's worth just with the fun factor. The advantage...

I'd expect that these will be similar to the R1200C. They'll have a loyal following but won't be "collectable". Who can really predict though.

Cool CC. Are they yours?

Happened to me when I loaded the bag such that the outside surface flexed. It happened very early on and the dealer said that they'd order me one, but they weren't in stock. Come to think of it, that was over a year ago. In the meantime, I crazy-glued the old one on and it's been fine ever...

You guys realize that forums bias old, right? Put this same poll on the facebook R18 group and you'll get a much younger demographic.

Thousand mile days? That's probably why I haven't felt the need for the rests. 500 miles is very rare for me, and at the tip top of a daily ride length.

It was a Tuesday and not crowded at all. Police were very present and actively giving tickets to anybody misbehaving so the couple of nuts out there were on the side of the road at a pulloff "visiting" with the cops. Regarding R18 ground clearance, I'm pretty sure that the peg feelers scrape...

Seems a bit gynecological... :)

I met up with a bunch of fellow CB1100 enthusiasts in North Carolina / Tennessee last week and of course had to do the Tail of the Dragon just because. There are so many great roads in those parts, the actual Tail of the Dragon is overrated in comparison (in my opinion), but I was wishing I had...

Good to know. I've been meaning to compare that with manually computed consumption but have been too lazy to do the comparison. In any case, I never get less than 50 (US mile/gal). Very interesting how varied the experiences are here.