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5th Gear is where I just bought my bike at. Have a couple hundred miles left to go for my first service and be taking it in too. Pretty nice folks there. We definitely have our fair share of tolls here, but have to say they keep them in pretty good shape.
Scariest moment on this bike was...
Just did this upgrade as well and it definitely makes it much easier to shift. Bought their rear heel extender too, but found it limits my foot position on the floorboards and seemed kind of crowded so i took it back off. I can see why they came with the shorter version. Not having a bike...
Welcome aboard! Just joined the R18 community myself. Lots of helpful information here. Glad your accident wasn't worse than it was. Getting rear-ended on a bike usually doesn't turn out good. Sounds like the engine guards actually did their job and not just window dressing for good looks.
When I was at the BMW dealer and sat on a Transcontinental I thought the reach and position of the handlebars were perfect and asked if they could install a set on the R18 Classic. Apparently they are not interchangeable. The splines where the clamps go on are further apart on the TC. I asked...
We may be the orange barrel capital of the nation with all the construction repairs going on here. I figured the wide 16" front wheel on the R18 Classic with the taller sidewall would be better on bumps and potholes. Perhaps with the narrower 19" wheel, you could maneuver quicker to avoid them...
Thanks. Indian is now making mid-control options for the Scout and new Chief models, but not so for the Springfield. If they did I would have certainly bought one, but think I made the right choice with the R18 Classic.
As a new R18 owner, have to say this a very helpful website to have come across and look forward to sharing my equipment upgrade reviews as well.
Living up on a hill overlooking a highway and seeing bikes cruise by all day, I thought it was about time to get back to riding again. My last...