BMW R18

[Tev62]

I would never buy one, our roads here would crush its capability but in the flesh they are a work of art. You just need to ride it within its capabilities and accept what those may be. I try and always remind myself to judge a bike for "what it is" rather than "what it isn't".

 

[Django]

I would never buy one, our roads here would crush its capability but in the flesh they are a work of art. You just need to ride it within its capabilities and accept what those may be. I try and always remind myself to judge a bike for "what it is" rather than "what it isn't".

True words.

I thank you all very much for your input, which is just as diverse and contrary as my own feelings. One moment I think I don't need that thing, next moment I bewonder the steam engine, the fine quality also in material, all metal, no plastic, the engineering in this machine, the simple design.

Well next week I will get one for one or two days, let's see if it can convince me on the road.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

I would never buy one, our roads here would crush its capability but in the flesh they are a work of art. You just need to ride it within its capabilities and accept what those may be. I try and always remind myself to judge a bike for "what it is" rather than "what it isn't".

True words.

I thank you all very much for your input, which is just as diverse and contrary as my own feelings. One moment I think I don't need that thing, next moment I bewonder the steam engine, the fine quality also in material, all metal, no plastic, the engineering in this machine, the simple design.

Well next week I will get one for one or two days, let's see if it can convince me on the road.

Ride the art Django.

Share your experiences and revised inner desires.

 

[Cormanus]

Good luck, Django!

 

[Django]

I'm personally not so good in reviews, so let this guy speak for me:

"It got into my head and never got out of my head."

 

[Django]

Friday finally I got my R18 handed over. It has a passenger seat now and a sissy bar. The exhaust is the genius one.
Why does it have to rain when I pick up my new motorbike?

Today I started to look a bit what's under the hood.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

That is the way.

First thing to do when bringing home a new machine is to tear it down.

I see this often on the Africa Twin Forum.

 

[DaSwami_imp]

To each their own, but I could not do that with a brand new bike.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

To each their own, but I could not do that with a brand new bike.

Yeah.

But the upshot is we get an exclusive sweet view of those large, naked, black lungs courtesy of Django.