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R18 section name?

I'm keeping my wethead GS but I can see how others may really like these bikes (various configurations available).

Harry
 
I watched him pull the cover off the production R18. I gotta say I like it. The design is really very nostalgic and in my opinion it is very well done. Will it sell? Time will tell. I think the 180 they say will be available will in fact sell out fairly quickly. Any /2 owner that then later bought a Rocket 3 ought to like this bike. YMMV of course.
 
Reveal video:

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Harry


Sorry, I could not watch that. I don't know who BMW is marketing to, but it is definitely not me.
 
Looks good to me. I would say they are marketing to a mid range age group as the bikes remind me of custom builds that are being done nowadays.
Be nice to see one in person.
OM
 
I don't know who BMW is marketing to, but it is definitely not me.

My #1 candidate would be a guy that had an R69S as his first real bike and then later bought a Triumph Rocket 3. I actually like the looks of the bike. If I had a spare $23 or $24 thousand dollars with no other need for it I might buy one of these. But since I don't I won't.

I understand the 180 pre-order slots are all sold out.
 
My #1 candidate would be a guy that had an R69S as his first real bike and then later bought a Triumph Rocket 3. I actually like the looks of the bike. If I had a spare $23 or $24 thousand dollars with no other need for it I might buy one of these. But since I don't I won't.

I understand the 180 pre-order slots are all sold out.

Sorry, I wasn't referring to the bike, I was referring to the video.

But the bike doesn't interest me either.:thumb
 
I like the look of it, but like the blacked-out version more than the chrome. In the YouTube video, the tall guy with the beard looks like he's crammed into it. I wonder about the oil-cooler. It's not an ADV bike, so maybe that's a non-issue?

R18OilCooler.png
 
Funny how the pre-orders sold out in minutes, huh. I suspect that no current Forum members will admit buying one.
 
I watched him pull the cover off the production R18. I gotta say I like it. The design is really very nostalgic and in my opinion it is very well done. Will it sell? Time will tell. I think the 180 they say will be available will in fact sell out fairly quickly. Any /2 owner that then later bought a Rocket 3 ought to like this bike. YMMV of course.

I have to put in with you, Paul. Not a bike I would buy, but I like the retro look which draws directly and deeply on BMW design heritage. Not to offend those who love their R12C's but I think this bike is a vastly better looking bike and they got to the big torque thing the right way - lots more cubic centimeters. I see this as an instant classic.
 
I like this version better than the base model.
All the accessories are BMW items.

R18 (3).jpg
 
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