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I would use a socket for the adjustment. I just kept a 13 mm socket in my bag

Unfortunately I started the process to return the bike to BMW today. It looks like I got the bad one so you guys can have good ones :-)

The fix is not a new cylinder liner I believe. It is a new piston and ring set

people get all worked up, see above statement. I have ridden a BMW to the moon and back and it always got me home. My Piston problem showed up on day two and the clutch started leaking at about 6 weeks. I just wrapped a paper towel and some duct tape around the fitting until it could be...

Bike runs fine already but oil would gather in the cylinder and blow smoke all over. Also the bike is using a lot of oil. I have been riding warranted BMW bikes for over 25 years and simply… I never had one break. I was a bit surprised to see as many troubles as my bike has had given that...

I dont like anything much below the waist. For a waxed cotton old school thing I wear a Steve McQueen edition Barbour ISDT jacket impregnated with about 60 additional layers of wax I’ve worn for 20 years. I can wear Bohn body armor under it and pretty much it would hold up in a pretty good...

Kind of…. This issue is really about the piston just passing a lot of oil. We decided to do it in the winter but the piston set was unavailable. So, yes but its not like the bike was unusable or at risk somehow. Then… from mid December to March I dont ride much at all. Parts and...

and at long last my new pistons and associated piece parts are on the way from the Fatherland. I will not be filling gas stations with smoke hopefully in a few scant weeks

Harley prices its bike and BMW prices theirs. The R18 is seeing some low sales numbers so there are incentives. Pricing is not out of line between an R18 and a Softtail low. I just buy what I like; Im not going to lie on my deathbed worrying about it. I love my Harley and I love my BMW and...

They dont need to change the motor IMHO. get this thing to 80 and the designed vibration goes away. Keep in mind it was designed to give you some old bike feel at 60 on a back road. at 80 on a slab in 5th gear the thing is amazingly smooth and in 6th it is a gentle reminder you are on a...

The K16 and the R18 are two different animals. I cant discern perfectly; the R18, raw and naked... is gorgeous and fun to ride. More fun than a barrel full of monkeys. But, let's face it, it didn't sell and has some issues. I still love mine but what sold is the bagger versions. They...

my cable failed... it is mineral oil. BMW uses what they call blue... blue mineral oil.

I love RDL and have always had a heated, real leather one on my GS bikes. No way I would put one on this one :-). Ill suffer. I just use an alaska leather sheepskin on the stock seat and Im OK. Im waiting for a good aftermarket to come along. Right now the dealers dont have one to show...

Ha... you are darn right. My friends asked me how I was going to ADV ride and i showed them... try getting a kayak and three bikes on a GS :-)

I probably made the biggest adjustment. Over the last year I got rid of a sidecar rig, a Harley street brawler (a serious bored out thug dyna) and My GS. my riding style is changing and my GS had over 100,000 miles on the clock. I've made a big adjustment in my attitude; I look at all the...

I really like the chair. did you do the subframe or have it built?

well, if you look at my profile pic... sorry mine are not available. Funny story; the BMW truck demo guys didnt know they existed and were really knocked out by them on my bike :-) It honestly does make the bike and when I look at the extra money I paid to have a first edition R18 I look at...

I have been a sidecarist for 20 years. It would be fun to put a sidecar on the R18 but there are challenges like how to do the subframe on a bike that low. Because the bike is really in two pieces, a subframe is a necessity. I do like the Ural chair. Simply, it fits people better than...

Im good. I just want one pigtail for this bike. Run heated gear or a charger. Im keeping this one simple :)

I find the Roll mode to be pretty much unusable. The throttle response is just difficult; too unresponsive.