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Nahhh must be the pic, it is their 18 inch screen… not too bad at all. Goes on and off in less than 30 seconds too, my favorite part. I am tall though… 6’2” with a very long torso Most of the time I dont like riding with a windshield… rides where I ride over 75 for more than a few hours at...

It is freakishly warm. Dialed in the madstad removable windshield at speeds up to 90. No buffet finally after two hours of back and forth wrenching :-) Now I’m going to take it off and use it 3 times a year :-)

Russel seats are the ugliest things on earth but I always put them on my GS bikes :-) They are magnificent. I opted for the weekender on my R18; Mustang makes a very solid product and it is a very good seat.

i don't need lowers myself and bought a 22 inch and an 18 inch Madstad. Its winter here so , I've only tested and adjusted. I like the 18 inch, even though I'm 6'2 with a long torso. I am going to cut the 22 down into something, perhaps a 2o inch True touring wndscree or a flycreen. Comes...

BMW states this as a feature/benefit on the R18. They should come back on where you left them. just switch them off... now do that before you take off or you will shut your bike off :-)... but anyway, just turn the grips off before you ride.

I'm reviving this old thread to update. I put the Madstad on my R18. I do like it because it adds very little to the bike cosmetically and I normally ride with no windhield. I did not want to add anything and wanted a 30 second removal install: 1. I am 6'2 with a very long torso. Even the...

Well, the R18 is a niche bike and I wouldn't trade it. I will eventually need a new ADVtourer, the GS will become a PanAmerica or AfricaTwin

I had a lot of problems and I still enjoy the retro feel of the R18.

The GS has become a bloated mess (although the wet clutch is a good call.) I have an R1200Gs with about 125 on the clock. It has Ohlins shocks but other than that it has all its parts that came with it. R18 has only 10,000 miles and can’t say that :-)

It must be winter… Anyway. I love all motorcycles and they all have their thing. I have ridden and owned Haley Davidson motorcycles since I was a pup. I have ridden BMW motorcycles ever since I rode a Hardtail to Los Angeles from North Carolina as a kid :-) I ride both I love both. The...

Brand new bike… dealer and BMW NA screwed me over so bad I will NEVER, EVER give them another dollar. And I have a 500,000 mile award from them. I sent it back and told them where to put it. BMW NA has screwed that company up so badly, along with the new stand alone dealer network (mine...

OK guys a few things: BMW makes quiet motorcycles and they always have. You shouldn’t have bought one if you wanted a Harley with gutted pipes. It ain’t ever gonna happen. It’s why my cruiser used to be a bored out 124 Thug Dyna with gutted pipes :-). BMW is committed to not just...

I have threads. I was sold a bike with a defective engine and leaking clutch lines.

I use an OBD link II scanner and the MotoScan App. It is full service and just as good or better than the GS-911 (and I am a long time GS-911 user.)

Meet the new BMW guys. this is their modus operandi. I was sold a defective R18 and had to go to the mattresses with a lawyer to get them to fix it. I am a lifetime BMW rider and won't purchase another.

Honestly, just don’t do it. Really, coming straight from an R18 owner. Don’t. Get a Harley Bagger or an even wilder Indian.

Motorcycles are not investments… always make sure you get the one you want and ride it until its a hot mess. Especially a BMW. Now my GS is well sorted out, its high mileage but it has everything. Now my local BMW dealer is a crook but he offered me $2500 for it. I’m just gonna ride it...

I actually Gnash my teeth and cry in roll mode. Almost didn’t buy the bike because I left on the test ride in roll mode :-). I am an old school boxer rider; below 3500 RPM and I think the bike is a boat anchor… that being said, in rock mode and keeping the revs high I love my R18