BMW R18 Homage saddle
- Thread starter Gilles
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I like the lip on the rear fender, the retention of the stock tail lights (for visibility), and that the ride height looks a bit higher.
Patience....
Patience....
If true, it's all good, there are other options
Bobber kit options to date
1) Walzwerk https://www.walzwerk-motorcycles.de/online-shop/bmw-r18-parts/bobber-kits/ 2000 (unpainted) to 2800 (painted) euros 2) FCR https://fcr-accessoires.com/79-accessoires-bmw-r18 700 euros for the fender. 1300 for the saddle. 3) Wunderkind...
www.r18forums.com
Black Dog
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BMW has published a whole book of parts for the R18 and has produced virtually none of them.
Not a good image to project.
Mr. Efficiency
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I am going to wait until the homage seat is fully baked and put one on. I am also going to delete the turn signals and license plate. But I am very into the aesthetic of this bike:
1. To each their own but the engine is too large to fully bob the fender. The bike looks unbalanced and incomplete, not lighter and cooler.
2. The Homage seat was on every BMW until the mid 60s! It is not just a bobber thing. the bike needs it.
3. I have a first edition: although I loathe to admit it, eventually I have to use the saddlebags included from my dealer with the original bike (the cloth/leather square ones.) a bobbed fender simply wont cut it. once the bags are on then it would look really weird...
So definitely the homage seat is going on my ride. the only other mod I will await is a complete turn signal and license plate drop and some kind of windshield without additional garbage that clips on/off. I have only missed a windshield on the slab above 80 MPH
1. To each their own but the engine is too large to fully bob the fender. The bike looks unbalanced and incomplete, not lighter and cooler.
2. The Homage seat was on every BMW until the mid 60s! It is not just a bobber thing. the bike needs it.
3. I have a first edition: although I loathe to admit it, eventually I have to use the saddlebags included from my dealer with the original bike (the cloth/leather square ones.) a bobbed fender simply wont cut it. once the bags are on then it would look really weird...
So definitely the homage seat is going on my ride. the only other mod I will await is a complete turn signal and license plate drop and some kind of windshield without additional garbage that clips on/off. I have only missed a windshield on the slab above 80 MPH
Black Dog
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1. Saddle bags should not be mounted to a bobber fender, just adds to the unsprung weight and creates a rolling trebuchet.
Shake Rattle and Throw
2. My understanding is that BMWs has canceled the homage seat.
3. "the only other mod I will await is a complete turn signal and license plate drop" Good Luck?
Fabricated my own months ago.
4. Mounted a Puig windscreen, works great to 110+ mph, 175 kph.
5. Filled all the sundry tapped holes in the frame, with stainless steel socks head screws.
8mm x 12mm lg fender strut holes, 10mm x 16mm lg crash bar mount holes, 12mm x 16mm passenger peg holes.
Now if my painter buddy would just get my bobber fender painted.
Shake Rattle and Throw
2. My understanding is that BMWs has canceled the homage seat.
3. "the only other mod I will await is a complete turn signal and license plate drop" Good Luck?
Fabricated my own months ago.
4. Mounted a Puig windscreen, works great to 110+ mph, 175 kph.
5. Filled all the sundry tapped holes in the frame, with stainless steel socks head screws.
8mm x 12mm lg fender strut holes, 10mm x 16mm lg crash bar mount holes, 12mm x 16mm passenger peg holes.
Now if my painter buddy would just get my bobber fender painted.
Black Dog, where are you hearing that the homage saddle ist capoot?
Black Dog
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From BMW, contact them yourself. If they give you a delivery date, let me know. First of next year is like predicting the second coming, "trust me"?
These accessory items have been "In the Mail" for over a year already.
Remember, and I quote, "Maybe, Maybe, Maybe, Maybe"
These accessory items have been "In the Mail" for over a year already.
Remember, and I quote, "Maybe, Maybe, Maybe, Maybe"
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Black Dog
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I saw it listed in the accessory catalog with a part number and a price, over a year ago. A year later and they have a demo on a truck, that you can not ride?
REALLY?
ugh.
Two more thoughts on the bobber kit
1) no modern BMW emblem on the rear fender means that those of us who eschewed mismatching emblems can use the vintage ones!
2) it looks great without the pinstripes!
The next question: how to get more than just a touch-up sized amount of Black Storm Metallic paint?
Thanks for the photo, Tim
1) no modern BMW emblem on the rear fender means that those of us who eschewed mismatching emblems can use the vintage ones!
2) it looks great without the pinstripes!
The next question: how to get more than just a touch-up sized amount of Black Storm Metallic paint?
Thanks for the photo, Tim
Black Dog
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You asked BMW and they replied, "ugh"?
Is that the answer you got?.
Yes, kinda. Here's how the call went down:
I said, "hey Hans, what's the deal with the bobber seat for the R18?"
He was like "oh Todka, you wouldn't believe it. Corporate put it on there just to fool people into buying. The mock ups were all miniatures. The rider was actually a squirrel in a leather jacket. He was fed peanut butter with Valium so he wouldn’t chew up the handlebars. It was heavily edited of course, but if you look closely you can spot a shadow that looks an awful lot like a tail. Then they falsified product numbers, made sure that other products would be compatible, and gave a reasonable timeline for production. I thought, why give a reasonable timeline? But this deception runs all the way to the top, Todka. Corporate really wanted to screw early adaptors over and making it seem plausible was at the heart of the deception."
I says, "Whoa. That's a ton of work just to mildly inconvenience a few people especially when there are half a dozen aftermarket options with a similar look."
He says, "You have no idea how far some at the top will go just to mess with a few people. In 2007 they bought Husqvarna because a guy in Oslo blogged that he'd eat sauerbraten for a year if they did. The poor man. Just imagine the gas. Anyhow, it was called Operation vorgeben, ein Teil für ein Motorrad zu machen, aber dann wirklich nicht das Teil machen, wissend, dass ein paar Leute das Motorrad nur für das Teil gekauft haben. Sorry, there's just no concise way to put it in German. I said that sounds like a tempt unt yank and they just glared at me. I'm just upset that you got wrapped up in it."
I says, "No worries. But aren't they going to be angry that you've told me? I mean, I'll surely tell the R18 community and there are like a hundred and fifty of us*. Can BMW withstand the media circus which will follow? Won't your life in danger?"
He says, "Maybe, hold on, there's someone at the door...ughhhhhhhhh."
"Hans? Hans? Are you there?"
[click]
*just looked now, 399 members! Well done!
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Black Dog
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Short answer, they have cancelled it.
Now you're getting it! You make something up, I make something up, and so on!
Ok, my turn. Hmmmmm.
Many people think that the name R18 comes from the 1800 cc engine, well, let me tell you that those people are idiots. No my friends, R18 was chosen for quite nefarious purposes. You see, R18 is also the name of the largest internet porn site in Japan. Yeah, that Japan. Turns out that not too few of the BMW executives are, let's just say, frequent visitors to that particular corner of the web. Thinking that they chose R18 merely to cover their own tracks is just entry level trolling, no, they did it so YOU could do the same. Think about it: it's a $20k bike which appeals almost exclusively to men 45+ who think that they're still attractive to 25 year old women? That's pretty much the R18 (both) customer base. But why??? Long game little birdies. Hold tight while I feed you more wisdom. The browser histories fill up, the spouses and girlfriends start to suspect (why DID he buy that motorcycle? Not sure I want him looking THAT sexy), then a little snooping...and breakups and divorces galore! And what does a guy do without the fiscal restraint of a wise woman at his side? He buy another motorcycle of course. BMW sales through the roof!
You're welcome.
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Luis
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What is your height Black Dog? Asking because my Puig is too short and the turbulence to the helmet is impossible. I’m 6 or 180cm tall
Black Dog
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You are an expert at those porn websites, have you ever been to Brasil?
Been to Brazil? I invented The Brazilian wax! Back in '82, I was 9 years old. My parents bought me a lego set. It was a moon landing NASA sort of thing. Well, I put the set together and didn't like how it looked. Too cluttered. Too much going on. I removed some pieces down by the landing site, if ya know what I mean, and took off all the helmets of all the little lego people. Better but either super old or kinda pre-pubescent, but so was I, so I didn't think much of it. My dad takes a photo of the setup and sends the picture to Lego. The envelope (we used envelopes back then) gets mis-marked with another going to Sao Paulo which must've been written in sharpie because there was enough transfer that his letter ended up in Brazil. So Lego Brazil opens the letter, sees the photos, and is like oh my god, so clean, so tidy! They immediately transform all the lego sets in the window to this more clean and tidy aesthetic. Ladies take notice. Men take notice. Bing bang bada boom, everyone is Brazil is waxed.
again, you're welcome
Black Dog
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Just as I thought, you are a Nigerian prince with 2 Saudi fathers.
And, you still have no Homage seat, good luck with that.