What did you do to your R18 today?

[Gerard]

This rack looks definitely solid.
One can load it.
Holan, did you think about making passenger hand rail ??
When I'll have my new seat, to check the space available, I want to buy or make two of them.

 

[R18Holan]

Holan, did you think about making passenger hand rail ??

no such need, see the picture

 

[Gerard]

OK I missed this one adapted for double seat.

 

[Gerard]

But ... If I want ONLY the hand rail ????

 

[R18Holan]

you get two in one (hand rail + rack) and you only pay for hand rail

 

[Black Dog]

for many thousands of kilometers of traveling, my ass has hardened. I also like to make a stop for coffee or forced refueling. then the ass goes back to its place

Try a few of these days, you will sing a different tune. Those are miles not kilometers, 1,520 miles = 2,447 kilometers.

 

[R18Holan]

I drove 8500km in 7 days. my ass hurt, but I didn't sing

 

[TodkaVonic]

Come on now you two, I'm sure that both your butts are really sore.

 

[Gilles]

Hopefully, I didn't buy my R18 for such trips

 

[Black Dog]

Hopefully, I didn't buy my R18 for such trips

the R 18 is for tooling around town and short 2 day trips. For long trips I have the K1600B.

 

[Gerard]

you get two in one (hand rail + rack) and you only pay for hand rail

Do you think I could install a top case similar to this one on your rack, for long trips With my lover rider ?

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[R18Holan]

There are cheaper solutions for such a top-case. I saw something like this on the German R18 forum

 

[TodkaVonic]

That's....not great. Your products look much nicer, Holan,

 

[R18Holan]

but it has a curled tail up. we would have to make a horizontal rack. And such a rack has no mounting points, it is a top-case. Can you deal with it?

 

[Gerard]

Holan, your saddlebag holder, if mounted upside down, turns into a hand rail !
Or you make it symetrical and it does both fonctions...

 

[R18Holan]

Holan, your saddlebag holder, if mounted upside down, turns into a hand rail !
Or you make it symetrical and it does both fonctions...

Bravo, Mr. Engineer

 

[Gerard]

Bravo, Mr. Engineer

My practice is oral surgery.
So I happen to set such structures on maxillaries !

 

[R18Holan]

My practice is oral surgery.
So I happen to set such structures on maxillaries !

Respect

 

[Black Dog]

Took it out for the first ride today. It actually stops traffic.

 

[theMucker]

Today I brought my R18 to the dealer in Chattanooga for the first service. They did a fine job and I was pleasantly surprised to get a bill that was less than anticipated. The only "fly in the ointment" was the realization (by the service folks AND myself) that the R18 requires a NEW final drive lubricant that's different from all of the other BMWs and, as a result, the dealership had none on hand. So I will probably change the final gear lube later WHEN BMW SUPPLIES THE NEW LUBE TO THE DEALERS or when I learn what the new specs are and obtain it myself.