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  1. Gilles

    Brand and tire life on the R18

    I have just done the annual maintenance of my R18 and surprise, the dealer showed me that my front tire is at the limit of wear on the left side. The tires are the BATTLECRUISE H50 BRIDGESTONE, fitted as standard, and have less than 8000km. Seems to me a bit fast as wear... What is your...
  2. Gilles

    Weird gear or final drive noise

    My R18 makes a strange noise when it is cold and I put in the first gear listen here While recording, I realized the noise occurs also with the 2nd gear Any idea ?
  3. Gilles

    BMW R18 Homage saddle

    I wanted to see how looks the R18 with the homage saddle and the original rear fender @estoma gave us pictures which I used on Paint3D (I don't own Photoshop) together with picture I took of my R18 rear fender Original R18 R18 with BMW Bobber kit and beach bar Comparison of both...
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    Spare plastic key

    I wanted to try to start the R18 using the spare plastic key ... The manual says to place it in the key antenna (2) located under the seat But I could not find any hole in the antenna to do it Does anybody know how to use this plastic key ? (Same procedure when the key battery is dead)
  5. Gilles

    RSD cylinder head covers

    Got my RSD cylinder head covers last Saturday. Rather expensive even after 10% customer discount, but very nice looking. Soon on the bike !
  6. Gilles

    Oil cooler protection grill

    Very easy to do it yourself ! What you need is an aluminium grill and small silicone tube The grill I got for 15€, black epoxy coated (enough for 3 cooler protection) The cooler face is 19 cm by 13 cm, so cut the grill 19 cm by 17 cm to get 2 cm on each side to be bent Slit 4 pieces...
  7. Gilles

    Today ride in Gorges de la Loire, France

    Nice day here to ride my R18 in beautiful landscape
  8. Gilles

    Hello from Loire, France

    Got my R18 First Edition just before Christmas after having loved my Indian Scout for 3 years Happy to join you here
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