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D04011 said:
I had absolutely no interest in the R18 First Edition when it came out and especially at MSRP. When BMW slashed the price in half with deep discounts, I became very seriously interested... I have other nice bikes and the only reason I bought it was that I got it new for $11K after the financing incentive. A friend who had been looking at one for awhile jumped on the same sweet deal when it became available.

The way BMW very significantly reduced the price to move a slow selling bike reminds me of Honda doing the same on the 1982 CBX. They didn't sell well and were in large numbers in warehouses for a couple years and then Honda really dumped the price. They suddenly FLEW out of Honda dealerships and I got one myself and wish I still had it...
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Well said. I actually went to the dealership to ride/purchase an “extra” R1250R with incentives. The dealership had a demo FE with 41 miles ready to ride. While the sales guy was prepping the R1250R, I took the R18 FE out. Outside of learning there was no need to blip on downshifts and a couple of rev limiter shifts in Rock, I was sold. Sixth gear at 80 MPH was epic. The R1250R back to back in Dynamic Pro felt soft and uninspiring. The dealer offered the demo discount if I would put another 170 miles on the bike. THAT’s the way to sell bikes BMW. I prefer roll mode and look forward to the tuner everyone is raving about.

Zero regrets.
 
R18C said:
Bike for sale:scroll down and look at this Bad Boy!

www.lmc-bikes.de

BMW R18 Parts im unserem Shop - LMC Bikes - R18 Umbauten

Handwerk vom Feinsten! BMW R18 individuelle Einzelanfertigungen und Sonderlackierungen. Wir erfüllen kompromisslos deine Wünsche und bauen dir ein Bike, dass zu dir passt, wie ein Maßanzug. Kein Werkstattbetrieb! Ihn unserem Shop bekommst Du Teile für die BMW R18 - BMW RnT - Suzuki VS 1400 und...
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That’s pretty fkn cool. Best in show to date. Those pipes FIT.
 
R18C said:
Bike for sale:scroll down and look at this Bad Boy!

www.lmc-bikes.de

BMW R18 Parts im unserem Shop - LMC Bikes - R18 Umbauten

Handwerk vom Feinsten! BMW R18 individuelle Einzelanfertigungen und Sonderlackierungen. Wir erfüllen kompromisslos deine Wünsche und bauen dir ein Bike, dass zu dir passt, wie ein Maßanzug. Kein Werkstattbetrieb! Ihn unserem Shop bekommst Du Teile für die BMW R18 - BMW RnT - Suzuki VS 1400 und...
www.lmc-bikes.de www.lmc-bikes.de
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Stunning package. The fenders are beautiful! Was not sure I would like the beach bars, but I am impressed. Stunning.
 
Gr8adv said:
Stunning package. The fenders are beautiful! Was not sure I would like the beach bars, but I am impressed. Stunning.
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I would like to know the size of the rear tire /rim and if it needed to be needed modified to fit.
 
R18C said:
I would like to know the size of the rear tire /rim and if it needed to be needed modified to fit.
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I’m pretty sure he uses an 8x18 rear wheel built off of the stock hub assembly that fits within the rear swing arm.
 
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Earl Swagger said:
Well said. I actually went to the dealership to ride/purchase an “extra” R1250R with incentives. The dealership had a demo FE with 41 miles ready to ride. While the sales guy was prepping the R1250R, I took the R18 FE out. Outside of learning there was no need to blip on downshifts and a couple of rev limiter shifts in Rock, I was sold. Sixth gear at 80 MPH was epic. The R1250R back to back in Dynamic Pro felt soft and uninspiring. The dealer offered the demo discount if I would put another 170 miles on the bike. THAT’s the way to sell bikes BMW. I prefer roll mode and look forward to the tuner everyone is raving about.

Zero regrets.
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Same here. I went with the Classic. At the bottom dollar (demo price plus 6mos BMW payments) you simply can't touch this quality of a comparable machine anywhere near that price.
I've said it in other posts and it still applies. I feel much more grounded and connected to the bike and the road on the R18 vs my Road Glide.
 
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