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The stability is amazing…I started out at 4. I haven’t been 170 since 9th grade.

Great looking Bike. Post more pics and riding impressions..

There’s a chart on the preload in a different thread. Have the dealer move the preload adjuster all the way counter clockwise. Then 8 to 12 full turns clockwise. Then ride, The Tall Seat or Day Rider makes a huge difference in conjunction with the preload.

Experiment…I ended moving mine forward an inch with the new seat. The adjustment put me a little forward and w/better posture. Take your wrench with you. It’s like the preload adjuster, play with it.

5’10, 230lbs/34” inseam. Day Rider Seat / SE Vintage Roundel combo. Done.

Similar experience. I went in to demo R1250R/Dynamic Pro/The whole Nine. Returned that bike, demo R18 FE out of curiosity: Could NOT Get my mind off of the R18. Returned to the dealer at closing and brought the bike home/overnight to ride 145+ miles to qualify as a demo. 1250R felt … “Soft”

Thanks for the Condor tip.

Win / Win !!

R18 is an excellent canvas for creativity. That’s impressive.

Whoa… Holy Grail activity alert.

I like butter croissants…

Congrats… Look forward to hearing your adventures.

I’m ordering the brown passenger backrest.

E. Swagger Boneyard Terminal, Port of Galveston

No problem. I rode 50 miles round trip trip to work remote today. The pics show the seat without the Strap. I prefer the Day Rider with the strap and how that’s anchored, and have permanently installed the passenger strap. I will say that the Stock “Tall” Seat (may be the same as Stock...

That pops… I’m torn. Purchased the Mustang Day Rider Brown, and mounted the Vintage Roundels. Not sure I’m feeling the copper flat heads. Now my OCD is working...

Very nice.

That’s where I landed after spending a day riding different settings. That thread helped me immensely. I wonder aloud how many of the journalists trashing the bike took the time to consider an adjustment….