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I've got a R1200CL. Damn bike is MAGNIFICENT to look at, and almost as good to ride. Just not as good (ride) as my new 2022 BMWR1800 Transcontinental. I sold a R1250 GSA a while back thinking I wasn't gonna do the "dual sport" thing anymore but now having second thoughts. Not crazy SH** but...

between bikes and cars, I've owned a dozen bmw's. wouldn't own any other brand (have had other "fine german engineering" vehicles like porsche and mercedes). However the method needed to check the oil is ridiculous since no center stand and no way to check without a warm up. I love the...

ha! i like it... definitely trending in that direction. wife tells me I'm getting too damn old for sleeping on the ground

By the way, and for benefit of other R18 riders, I had a K1600gtl 5 years ago. I did two very long rides (no camping) and during one stretch, riding over the Rockies, we came to a 5 mile road construction area. The const guys had stripped off the asphalt and had laid down a bed of gravel in...

thanks! I do think there will be many interested riders wishing to get a closer look. Several GS riders in the club have said (some privately) that they've never taken their "adventure" bikes off the pavement. I have been looking at a variety of alternatives for carrying camping gear on the...

hey R2... where do i find the clear plastic paint protectors??? (and thanks for the tip)

two smaller bags! got it... thanks! I am embarassed that I didn't think of that....

The zero percent financing is a deal for sure and rates are expected to continue to rise for such consumer goods. When BMW added in 4 payments made, the net interest expense is actually negative. Yeah, I get that it is a tactic that could as easily been just reduced from the capital (MSRP)...

Ok. I'm a long time, long distance touring guy. I rode a R1200GS forever and I enjoyed camping in some remote places. The config of the R1200 with hard panniers but no top box was perfect for carrying a big bag with camping gear. While I now prefer super slab touring (versus off road), my...

Im down to just 3.... R1250GSA, R1200CL and my newest- R1800TC. I sold the K1600GTLE for the R1250 GSA... good move...

Precisely my source for the name! Thanks Ulrich

Im not one to have named my cars or bikes. The R18TC however, begs for one. She will henceforth be named Maybelline!

Greetings! I and my new prized and loved R18TC are headed out for our first campout. Loads of GSers out there ride and camp, but rare to see any touring bikes. I won't be out on the dirt roads, the creekbeds or the rocky hill climbs, but will meet up with the rough riders later.... I hope...

now here is my real beauty and total mess as far as resale

sorry. didnt mean to offend. I've had a slew of beemers and prob sold all for less than i paid. same with 4 bmw autos. i LOVE my r1800tc but bot in sf last month! And i think i got a good deal, but not why i bot it. i still have my r1200cl which is a veritable twin to the new beast, without...

Wow... so sorry this is even a question... if investment is what you're looking for, motorcycles along with almost all cars, airplanes, boats, and damn near all other things ain't the answer... and as LCRC18B says, you only live once and we are all dying... go out and enjoy the ride!

I too have an interest in the accuracy issues and no, not pointing any "messenger fingers." When I said it pisses me off, it applied to an "intentional" adjustment, not to the obvious considerations of tire variance or what have you. As for GPS accuracy, yup, familiar there too. I hold a USCG...

What nonsense! I have a 2021 BMW X3 PHEV along with my 3 BMW bikes including a new R18TC. All 3 bikes have dubious accuracy in speedos, but not the car. So if this has to do with BMW engineers intentionally adjusting the speedo for EU law compliance or tire variances (and to ensure a rider...

thanks, Rambler... My riding gear is water "resistant" so a full rain oversuit prob isn't necessary. I live on West Coast near SF and headed out tomorrow for SD rain beginning next Thurs or so.

btw, I should have noted- I have an R1200CL (full fairing) and I really don't need rainsuit as it stays pretty dry.