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Almost certainly grease. Was this event associated with hard riding and high air temperature? It happened to me on two occassions, the first coincided with air temp about 30 deg C. Eventually BMW took a look. First photo is the back of the bevel drive housing, its clean. If there was an...

Alf this is fanciful from your dealer. According to the photo you posted of your bike the deposits are coming from the gap between the bevel housing and the drive plate. For it to be "deposits" from the cush drive it would have to come from between the drive plate and wheel hub. Whilst the...

Didi can you tell us what has been the response from BMW headquarters since you reported the problem? Have you tried phoning BMW Assist and demanding that they recover the bike and provide you with a replacement until the matter has been fully investigated and resolved as it is a safety issue...

Noticed something like this when cleaning, though I did not think it was oil, more like black dust, I assumed cush drive rubber wear as it wipped off with a damp cloth. I have polled yes though as My initial thoughts may have been wrong. 09/21 bike with 5.5k ml. Due for srevice in two weeks...

Saw a standard and TC at this meet today. Anyone from this forum? Great to see three R18s.

My front wheel Outex tubeless conversion was successful with the first attempt. For the rear wheel, I removed a section of the taped rim either side of the leak, and applied Outex from a new kit on just this section. Mounted the tyre and too my dismay discovered a leak from a spoke on the...

Has anyone else experienced the mid exhaust heat shields getting scratches from boot heels, either from when pushing out the side-stand, or perhaps just from inadvertently resting on them when riding. Is there such a thing a a clear heat resistant tape that could be used to protect them? My...

Have you done your front wheel yet? I tried laying down the 42mm tape in just a short section and found it to be too difficult. With my experience of the rear wheel and having to cut the sealing tape every 6-8 spokes, I decided to apply the same principle to the front wheel. As you know the...

Another three hours prep, marking guidelines for the tape edges, grinding two out of every four spoke nipples, the ones that protrude by about 4.5mm, reducing them by a couple of mm to the same height as the others only on the front wheel. I used an angle grinder in the end as my Dremel gave up...

My wheels are off and now unshod. Preping them for the Outex tubeless conversion. Which involved first washing with lots of detergent, then acetone to clean off residue from the inner tubes, then more washing. What I noticed was the water was beading as a result of some hydrophobic coating...

Thanks I appreciate the info and interesting lift. My point is that i was anticipating having to buy a secondary lift but now dont have to. I am happy working with the bike only slightly off the ground, and I can store a peice of plywood more easily in my crowded garage than another lift...

Hornig Kern Stabi lift is great and very stable but does not lift the rear high enough to be able to remove the rear wheel, even using the highest bolt hole for the legs - there are two. With a 18mm piece of plywood using just the rear lift on its own, you only have to remove the licence plate...

I agree there are an awful lot of variables specific to the rider, not just screen height - I would add; length of arms, helmet visor up or down, peak, pillion present or not. Almost pure luck if someone elses experience of a screen applies to you.

I did test ride and knew it was something to be fixed. I have a cheap screen extender https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314274257188?hash=item492c349924:g:rs8AAOSwOIFjwg3Q not so much to extend the screen as to provide a lip to impact the airflow. I have not tried all positions yet, I get some...

Thanks your photos are very helpful. Those cutouts make the 42mm look like the best width as you say. I assume the technique is to apply the centre of the tape to the well centre first, and since a smaller diameter it means the tape has to be stretched to lay flat against the sides. I can...

For new comers like myself we could easily be put off trying a perfectly valid method, tried and tested by many, to improve the safetly of the bike for added insurance. To me for BMW to put tubes on these bikes so they can use retro spoked wheels is like offering a new retro styled car without...

Nice wheels!. Thanks that is just the information I needed, and I have not been put off by alternative views on Outex. I have committed to buy a R19C and the conversion will be the first modification I try. I did ask the question of Woody as he lists only one kit for the R18 which has the...

Can you tell me which wheel this is and which model it is from - front/rear 16"/19", Classic/Base. Thanks

Did you do the conversion on a Classic? What widths of Outex tape did your kit come in. The rear rims are the same but the Classic has a 16x3.0 whereas the R18 has 19x3.5. Whether R18 or R18C did both rims have the safety bead on the shoulder? Thinking of buying a Classic but want to be sure...