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Received mine while on a hunting trip. I don’t know when the remedy will be done… I bet it won’t be long. I may just keep it as is… I don’t ride the R18 in winter

The craziest thing is they’ve only sold 5000 bikes. No wonder i haven’t seen one like mine :-)

Oh boy… a pair of R18 seat bolts :-). Just kidding… I haven’t been notified but I’ll get it taken care of. I need new tires anyway

Well, my reverse sucks. It is hard to get it to work, hard to get it to stop working. I can still back up an 800 pound bike any way I want because I didn’t skip leg day :-) I never thought much about it. But clearly something is amiss. If it gets recalled I’ll have it addressed

No recall on my bike as of today. No discussion of switching off my reverse. I’ll let everybody know but I just checked NHTSA

You guys are like a ladies sewing circle :-). The R20 is a roadster concept bike :-) It’s all in good fun. I mean, I still want one but there aren’t plans for it :-)

So, I am a long time sidecar guy and here are my feelings: I loved my Ural and it was purpose built to be a sidecar rig. But its a Ural :-) Yikes at the same time. I loved my BMW rigs (older airheads with subframes/conversions) but they were old. Converting an R18 right is going to be...

Well, I may not panic. I’ve ridden my GS 500 miles home with a leaking final drive. It’s just best to address it immediately.

I love the pipes. I liked the fishtails but they were heavy and got in the way of the best feature on the bike… the nickel plated exposed driveshaft. Like all Vance and Hines pipes… you need a couple of really nasty cutting tools to decalifornate them… but a lot of guys dont realize how...

BMW final drives are notorious. You either get a bike and plain and simple you ride the bike until it breaks in every way and the final drive is working… or you get it and it breaks. Yours is broken. Take it to the dealer NOW. BMW is used to broken final drives (they used to be in denial...

To me, the best cruiser is the prettiest one. Cruisers are in a unique niche where it’s about the emotions they evoke and how they make you feel. Performance, other than safety and soundness, really aren’t important in any way as long as the bike is reliable. I am always clear; I like a...

Yep you can see the copper badges in my profile pic

My engine lasted an entire week :-) It got better…

Alls I know is I have the Vance and Hines on my R18 FE. I got them cheap from a dealer. I installed them and knocked the baffles out (because of California you have to do a little multi tooling). Especially above idle they sound fantastic; not quiet at all but not super annoying either...

My only advice is get it to the dealer. None of that sounds good. If I can’t fix it, it’s broken :-)

Yep, mine just came off. Easy peasy. Here’s a note. I’m not that anal retentive and one of my friends realized I hadn’t aligned the slots on the screws to match on each side. I fixed it :-0

I got GL5 spec 70/80 Motul from Germany via amazon for just a few dollars more a quart than my go to 75/90 valvoline full synth. It probably doesn’t matter but after having some problems with the bike and BMWNA I went for same/similar to the manual I have/BMW over the counter. It was a much...

Nahhh must be the pic, it is their 18 inch screen… not too bad at all. Goes on and off in less than 30 seconds too, my favorite part. I am tall though… 6’2” with a very long torso Most of the time I dont like riding with a windshield… rides where I ride over 75 for more than a few hours at...