Caveman
Active member
I was bored last night and I wasted a couple of hours watching YouTube videos and reading R18 reviews. I watched/read a few from when the bike first came out and I watched/read a few from 2022. The early ones were all pretty much the same. They begrudgingly appreciated the quality and uniqueness of the bike but overly focused on issues like the alleged harsh ride and minimal cornering issues. Basically that's all they had to complain about but as those of us on here know it was a nonissue caused by poor rear shock setup.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that more recent reviews are really starting to sing the bike's praises. Now that the setup issue is common knowledge more and more motorcycle video sites are appreciating what this bike is and how good a motorcycle it really is. Obviously, I think they're late to the party but I'm glad to see the bike starting to get the respect it deserves.
I made a comment sometime last year that I thought the R18's days were numbered because the market share wasn't strong enough for BMW to keep building them. Now, I'm not convinced that's true. Wandering around the web last night has given me hope that the R18 may be staking it's claim as a legitimate contender in the big cruiser market. More and more moto journalists are saying really good things and I think it's about damn time.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that more recent reviews are really starting to sing the bike's praises. Now that the setup issue is common knowledge more and more motorcycle video sites are appreciating what this bike is and how good a motorcycle it really is. Obviously, I think they're late to the party but I'm glad to see the bike starting to get the respect it deserves.
I made a comment sometime last year that I thought the R18's days were numbered because the market share wasn't strong enough for BMW to keep building them. Now, I'm not convinced that's true. Wandering around the web last night has given me hope that the R18 may be staking it's claim as a legitimate contender in the big cruiser market. More and more moto journalists are saying really good things and I think it's about damn time.
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