Yeah, not my first choice in color either. Certainly a bit bland in pictures. To my eye, looks a little better in person. In my case, it's the only TC the dealership has in stock. Fortunately, the deal they put together made the color much more attractive. I will likely add the Roland Sands...
I wasn't going to buy an R18TC but the bike, and current incentives, keep drawing me back. Consequently, I'm getting ready to take the plunge in spite of owning an R18C FE. Objectively, the decision to own both models is suspect, so I'm looking for subjective feedback from others who made the...
In case anyone skipped over my response to @R18C, I've decided to pass on the Transcontinental. Considering the market, I don't have a good exit strategy for my R18C and I can't justify having both bikes no matter how hard I try. Thanks for all of the help thinking through the decision.
Totally agree. My preference would have been to trade the R18C on the Transcontinental. However, the trade number is gut wrenching. I took advantage of the .9% financing when I bought the R18C and still have a loan on the bike. While I know the purchase is a sunk cost, I would have to write a...
Fingers crossed R2K. Hopefully other members will "chime" in. For your part, 15 bikes is a commendable stable. Congrats! My bike count is hampered by budget and space. Can't imagine if I had the wherewithal and owned an airplane hanger!
God help me! I have ZERO need for another bike, zip, zero, zilch, nada. But I'm a sucker for motorcycles, and have a particular weakness for bargains. I can buy a new fully loaded TC in Manhattan Metallic for a great price (with current incentives we all can right?). The purchase would put me at...
@Alf , I have been a GS/GSA rider for years (first of a long line of them was a new R100GSPD I bought in the mid 90's). This spring I bought a Yamaha Tenere 700 so I could get to places in the deep beach sand we have off-road here in Michigan that I could't (read didn't want to) go with the GSA...
Beautiful bikes. Congrats! I just sold my 2021 R1250 GSA this weekend, shortly after watching it ride away Billt1NH (from the site here) and I struck a deal on his beautiful R18 Transcontinental First Edition. After pick-up, I'll have an R18 Classic FE and a R18 Transcontinental FE in the...
Good question. I've been looking and haven't been able to find anything near that price, even from the dealer Ive been buying from for years. Would love to some direction if anyone knows where we can find that pricing.