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I really wanted to buy a R18 B in 2023, but knew about the headlight failure problems. Also, having owned German cars, I know how they treat Americans with warranty work. It can be from Ok, to pretty shoddy, to non existent, at the dealership level. But this is at the corporate level. It so...

That's kid stuff like you see on Thrashin Supply videos. I prefer to not abuse my own equipment or watch others do the same to their own. Unless you're a failure analysis engineer, which BMW and HD motor co's seem to have a shortage of when it comes to drive shafts, valve seals and adaptive...

About a year ago, I was looking at getting a R18 Bagger, but this was already coming up as an issue. Following the results people were getting all of 2023, for a $3300 head light that keeps on breaking... with no new part number, I decided I didn't want to deal with this potential headache on a...

Get a part number and a price from your local BMW dealership. Hold on to it. When the part number changes or gets superceded, it will be the new improved headlight, if BMW ever does improve it.

i must be retarded or ignorant, or it's not happening with my combo on my 2018 Softail Sport Glide. There isn't any irritating or noticeable vibration in my grips, or numbness I've ever felt in my hands, wrists or foot pegs. That said, my R1250 GS Trophy can be a bit buzzy if I keep the rpms up...

I suppose it varies from model to model in the BMW lineup. Here in the USA, the used market for R-18's and pricing is very very soft, with sellers taking a huge hit in private market prices or dealership trade in prices. It's exactly the opposite for R-1200 and R1250 GS and GSA models, and...

BMW service has a lot of annual "maintenance" suggestions designed to get you into their service bay, ideally, to fleece you of your money. A well garaged bike doesn't require such services very often. I do my brake fluid every 3 years, whether it needs it or not, with engine oil, filter and...

I'd think that a 6.2 gallon fuel tank is a pretty generous quantity and range on a B or a TC. The Base and Classic models, the tank is a couple gallons smaller.

Yes, it does help. I've tried once to fill my R1250 GS to the brim. A little bit of overflow came out somewhere near the front end of the rear tire, onto the ground, out of the evaporative canister. If you take the time to read your owners manual, it mentions somewhere in there not trying to...

/\ This. Still works on my 2023 R1250 GS, Least expensive option. Does require an Android based smartphone, not sure if it works with Apple products. Side note, MotoScan works on the metric system for the mileage. 10,000 km (default number) entered works out to about 6217 miles. Close...

You should aim your exhaust tips forward, in the direction of travel, if you want folks to hear you. Does no good aimed at where you've already been.

Yeah, I hope I just found one for my R 1250 GS. There were quite a few BMW GS and GSA model, in various displacements, at the local hang out today, but nothing compared to the HD crowd here in So CA.

I ended up buying a R 1250 GS instead, and with nowhere to have to go, put a couple hundred miles on it joyriding in 2 days. And another 75 yesterday. I've owned the bike 4 days... Just a comparison. yeah, they're 100k + motors, if not abused and serviced properly.

That's an affirmative here.... Picking up my 2023 1250 GS tomorrow. Mr. Klipfel of BMW Motorcycles of Ventura got my business. Not a head turner, but hey, I'm good with that. How it rides, and how smooth the boxer motor is is a win, IMHO. Didn't want to wait for a R 1300 GS, since BMW has had...

Although few and far between, I have seen a few R 18 B's without speakers in the bags. You'd have to add back all the other stuff on a TransContinental to a Bagger to get the space, although I think a stout rack on the back and a sissy bar would allow more storage options with aftermarket...

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I would consider in the taller gears, 5th and 6th, that if you are to summons full throttle and get a good response, your minimum rpms being in such tall gears should be around 2000 rpms, minimum.... A good look at the HP and torque graph of this engine indicates the motor makes 85 to 90% of...

I'm not sure a pancake motor like the R18 classifies as a high rpm, small displacement motor. Certainly not with it's 1802cc displacement, engine load and cam configuration running out of steam pretty quickly past 4000 rpm. It's a very low stress motor, and really the motor is never really...

If you can change how it runs with the flick of the switch, from rain, roll, rock, that tells it's not mechanical, it's in the ECU tune, with 3 completely different tunes, as least at idle. Valve timing is controlled by the grind of the cam, lift, duration, and timing overlap. They are all...