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    Customs R18

    "The bike asks for things." https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/news/paul-yaffe-custom-bmw-r-18-transcontinental-bagger/
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    R18 vs Harley

    Touché. Those limited runs, like racing results, buy headlines, admiration and recognition. And pull (first world) little people into the showrooms. MV, Buell and Motus are textbook examples that good engineers often s4ck in business. I own two Buells, a 2006 XB12Ss and a 2008 XB12S, as well...
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    R18 vs Harley

    The 2024 CVO Street/Road Glides feature fully up-to-date tech, upside-down forks, axially mounted front brake calipers, variable valve timing and a range of other improvements and tweaks trickling down from Bagger Racing, as well as electric windshields, brilliant lighting, etc. The regular...
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    New name contemplated for the R18?

    Trick question. There are eleven languages spoken in South Africa. English and ten ethnic languages, of which Zulu, Xhosa and Afrikaans are most widely used. Most South Africans can speak at least two languages. The competition is seeking to rename all five R18 models, perhaps more aligned...
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    New name contemplated for the R18?

    There is a competition running on BMW Motorrad's SA website to rename the R18 (?). I had a quick look but did not see it on the US or UK sites. https://www.bmw-motorrad.co.za/en/experience/r18-rename-competition/r18-rename-competition-entry.html
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    Iconic Pictures with R18

    Here's my 2014 Cross Country Street - step brothers (-: Recent photo. I've obviously added to it over the years, including a 600W (RMS) amp and matching speakers. Lots of cabling inside those 14" Paul Yaffe apes. Apes and their owners are often dissed on forums, this one in particular...
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    Iconic Pictures with R18

    That is one seriously good looking scoot.
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    Microsoft's Copilot (AI) comparison of the BMW R 18 Classic vs H-D Heritage Classic 114

    Copilot® is the latest commercial LLM neural network scraping the web, ceaselessly progressed by increasingly PC data-science minders. Several more are imminent, no doubt. The motorcycle-specific micro-slice of its vast information trough ranges from carefully worded motorcycle reviews (penned...
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    Barber, BMW, the Roctane and a R18B with twin Garrett Turbos!

    https://www.cycleworld.com/motorcycle-reviews/bmw-r-18-roctane-review-at-barber-vintage-festival/ Jay Zeus' crusties, man!
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    Possible Switch From Indian Chief Vintage to 2022 BMW R18 B

    Agreed. I own both a Chief Vintage and an R18 FE. I am lucky enough to also own a Victory Cross Country Street, an H-D Electra Glide Revival and a Honda Goldwing, amongst some others. If I were forced to sell one amongst those named, it would be the R18. If I could keep only one, it would be...
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    IDLES LIKE CRAP IN ROCK

    R18-NIOC. David R, Pork Rind, and you are textbook Panic-Mechanics. So, you are worried that Rock Mode could make your Adaptive Headlight, Bolts & Nuts and Steering Head Bearings fail (?). WTF. I am also an engineer, and I have owned and wrenched motorcycles for 51 years. The R18 exhibits...
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    R 12 Cruiser

    R 18's Little Brother? https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/new-model-preview/revealed-the-first-photo-of-the-bmw-r-12-cruiser-44595883
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    What did you do to your R18 today?

    You are a big guy - you look comfy there. I would have thought you need more leg space than the R18 affords us. I am just under 6 foot and my legs protest just under an hour on the seat. I built a '69 Kawasaki H1 Mach III out of a box of parts while I was a student. I would service bikes...
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    Babe’s with R18

    Photoshopped? Scale, lighting, focus elements...
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    What did you do to your R18 today?

    Splendid. Salt of the earth. What is that you are riding in your avatar (profile picture)?
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    Customs R18

    Nice Job that could have been so much nicer, had 1) the wiring been run inside the handlebars instead of cable-tying it to cables, 2) the stock foot pegs been swapped out for something more fitting and 3) the stock hardware been brass plated. Time invested in so much with the fruits of all that...
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    Customs R18

    https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/photo/detail/P90513763/bmw-r-18-the-crown-07/2023
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    Air cooled engine worries.

    I install Trial-Tech Fans on my V-twins whenever I can. This is the best universal kit out there, and it features a very reliable Spahl® fan; https://www.amazon.com/Trail-Tech-732-FNA1-Temperature-Switching/dp/B019HS6UI6It is mounted at the rear of the Oil Cooler - more than enough space on the...
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    R18 Roctane

    https://www.cycleworld.com/motorcycle-reviews/bmw-r-18-roctane-first-ride/ (quote) "...and there are countless factory accessories available to ensure you configure your R 18 Roctane just so. All of that adds up to a well-balanced and thoughtful evolution of the R 18. The apehanger bars, bagger...
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    Day Rider vs Stock Seat

    Thanks for the tip. I finally got hold of some - they are not readily available in South Africa. Same result - cream walls. Not even SwissVax®' Pneu White can sort it, meaning that probably nothing can. When the time comes for that, I will replace it with the same whitewall installed on my...
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