HANDS ON: BMW R18 Cruiser START-UP and Walkaround
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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Thoughts?
Best video
Well why cant you ride it?
you did not show us the fuel cap lol :P
I think it looks great! :-)
Gay. The bike I mean. Exactly what I was afraid. It could be very hard, yet they made it very soft porn. And soft porn are... well, they keep you soft.
Did they let you ride it? Or that's all?!?
That exhaust is just wierd looking. Rest of the bike looks nice.
It is just beautiful....period!!!!!
Great job BMW....would get this before any Harley
Great review big fella,love the bike & would be happy to own one.I would only change the exhaust pipes for the smaller black ones.
Love to see some Matt black strait pipes
This bike is the reason I want to ride again 👍
super made bmw, the best in the world bmw r18 the perfect bike
I also have some questions- 1-Can I put forward controls on it? Probably no. 2-What is the big drum between the cylinders? 3-Why the bike what looks like bobber 1.8L is more heavy then harley 110 ? 4-Is the frame filled in with concrete like bismarck?
350kg!
Crazy.
6 feet? Come on, you not American. Use the metric system.
Missed you dude! :D
@@LongWayHome I've been around, lurking, quietly. 😉
By the way, the T7...
Great, but not problem free.
This, exactly this. People have been catering to those people enough. Metric is the way to go😁
That's 3 football fields in American.
When the vid started & you said you couldn't ride it, I was about to switch off. Then I heard you answer the first question. You are very entertaining to listen to. Measuring out the 500 feet made me laugh out loud. I now look forward to hearing your next vids.
I like the reverse feature, I don't like the plastic thing that covers the oil cooler (I guess it is the oil cooler) in the lower front...
I can dig it
The more I look at and listen to this bike the more I feel I would like to ride it. From a practical point of view and to meet my needs I would want to add bags and a screen. From a cosmetic point of view the silencers would have to go as they spoil the lines. From a comfort point of view the ride would tell me what I need to know.
BMW 💕💕💕
I thought all boxers had to have a centre stand so it didn’t puff blue when you start it. Also the 500 ft pipes, yeah it’s an overstatement, but 500 ft isn’t that far off, those pipes are waaay too long, embarrassingly so. Reasonable question I thought.
Absolutely awesome , funny stuff , and the bike is cool as well . Thanks for your humor .
Where can you put your legs while on a cruise? This was a real problem after about an hour on my current R1100RS. I am getting worried that you and BMW have no idea of the distances covered each day while cruising in the USA and other countries in the world. Being able to change up your riding position to relieve stress is quite important.
Reverse ? Should go well with the weekend latte sipping set
As all ways great n funny review,first impression really like the bike,can't wait for a ride review.
Keep safe guys,wash yer hands
Looks like a harley fatbob by BMW - awesome
If it's built in Berlin it can't be a BMW. LOL
Excellent review. Funny as. Nice touch ROCK N ROLL mode BMW.
I'm a Harley guy (2018 Heritage see my youtube channel), but I really like this bike. I don't think I could be comfortable on one for any amount of time because of the mid controls at 6'3" tall, but I like that this bike has real history vs the fake Indian nonsense.
I didn’t like it at first, but its grown on me.I would change to a different style exhaust though.I wonder what the pricing will be on it???
You're at Drivemagriders place with their bike ? Same place definitely, so must be that bike, I guess it's BMW Central launch venue. Go Romania !!
its a nice looking Bike, no question. Where the footpegs shoud go, you find the Boxer engine. The Exhaust looks hideous
Waiting on the propeller and machine gun mod.
Loved the Concept bike, The final product is a big
Disappointment
They should call it Le Gendarme. Thats what it is.
I'm baaack. Having made an appointment to sell my right testicle on eBay so as to put a deposit on a new R18, I now just need an address to go see one in real life. OK, a couple of Bike shops have sent me invitations to a viewing but they are too far away, like hours. And it is cold, too cold to ride the little ninja. ( I don't go outside when it is cold, or wet, or even a little bit blowy.) ( I stay warm inside with my cats.) I have emptied the spare bedroom and will make the boy children sleep in the garden shed when the new Beemer arrives so it will not suffer like me. ( The experience will toughen those little slackers up a bit too and make them appreciate the warmth that I hitherto graciously allocated. That their rations will also be cut to make payments is neither worrisome nor to be argued. Looking forward to having one soon, Cheerio. Oh, yas, I have come to admire those ridiculous undulating python exhausts; like an upmarket hooker's stockings cast into the wind behind the cylinder heads, quite classy and very enticing.
:)))) everytime I read this comment, I learn something new :D 7th time's the charm!
A cruiser without cruise control??? But you put it on a S-1000RR ? Needs cruise control because middle age men that have been working with their hands for 30 years have circulation issues in the hands, mine go numb most rides. Its sucks!! Love the bike
This should’ve had a slow motion open with the refrain from The Who’s We’re Not Going To Take It, “See me, Feel me, Touch me . . . . . Heal me.” Imagine the drama!
Lol😁 a lot of folks won't get that one 😂
Exclusive? Saw one video from Drivemag Riders yesterday, isn't it same bike and location?
Who?
Marco Vilela my thoughts exactly! Watched Drivemag Riders yesterday too. Exclusive my arse. Not only not exclusive, not even first. Same bike, same location. I guess Dave stuffed up again! Ha ha
Long Way Home what do you mean “who”? You entitle your video as “exclusive” but others had the same chance of seeing that same bike on that exact location. One would assume that your “exclusive” is unfair as a title. You do what you think is honest to your viewers and subscribers though.
man I'm 1m93 (6.3 feet) don't know if it's gonna be comfortable. can't wait to test ride it to find out
linked and subscribed
Hahahahaha omg the reaction of the beginning of the video
I love it! What does Dave think?
come on and tell us your faithful viewers and we promise not to tell BMW! Admit you gave the bike a lick!
Well, thanks for considering my silly comment for showing. I feel almost famous now. 👌🤣👍
10:54 little bit of cold piston slap ?
Is a piece of rolling art, very attractive💓👍. Having said that I would never buy one. Not my thing/style.👌
8:33 nice doggo.
8:14 was that Dave trolling you ? 🤣👍
Service the valves every 6000 miles!
Solid lifters? Why?
This is 2020.
No. Valves on a boxer are checked at 20k km and then at 40k. Service intervals are at every 10k.
An aircraft carrier class Beemer... LOL
Exhaust is fugly, needs something a bit more streamlined and aggressive looking.
love my Harley & my Triumph but the BMW is starting to grow on me
A so modern bike doesn't have keyless system?
It does.
Is this a good motorcycle ?
They have to say that it's built in Berlin so you don't automatically think that it was made in China, like their engines lol.
Thoughts? yes put someone more technical competent without ego to answer question, and yes, have a central stand, probably in your country comes not under your laws. Here in Berlin /Spandau, Germany you need to got a central stand. From Siemens Stadt, BMW Factory., Vergus Bey, Technical Engineer, Building 3. BRD.
Is it really an obligation in Germany? I highly doubt, no sport bike has it. The central stand is missing here because there is no realisic way how to lift the bike on it. There is no side handle, or even place where you can place such a handle. I have 350kg boxer engine bike with the central stand and I like to leave the bike on it when parked for longer period of time, because of the oil leakege to left cilinder. However it is challenging task for stronger man, You have to know the grif a and You need to have that side handle.
Is it dry clutch?
Single plate
A masterpiece!!
:) those answers are hilarious...
Goog good haha!
Too bad the fuel tank is too small with only 16 liters which gives it too little autonomy, and is too small compared to the dimensions of the engine which distorts the line
As a long time Harley owner I say it is a beautiful bike with one caveat. Those mufflers look like a pregnant guppy .
Ehh, just some 30s retro styling.
that's the point customization, you can replace them with whatever you want.
i haven't seen anyone serious about bikes who left the exhaust stock.
It reminds me of the HD Slim in design and dimension.
@@sepg5084 seriously, I follow several motorcycle channels and come across a lot of Facebook "bike giveaway" vids and that's the number one complaint I read about every bike from every manufacturer. "Sounds like shit!!" "That exhaust is hideous/a dealbreaker!"....what the hell is wrong with people? Ive never even almost considered keeping any factory exhaust on any bike I've ever owned. It's not even a question. New pipes would be installed week 1.
Yep, and cheap an tacky with those seams.
A Cruiser without Cruise Control 😂😂😂
Broti, i like your sense of humor. You should be on the show.
@@LongWayHome I saw the two Sixpacks (7:10), the Outdoor-Kitchen, the Pool - just call my Name and I´ll be there! 😍
Mr. Cruise should be driwing it!
Cruise controls are totally over rated...majority people, including myself never use it, instead I use KAOKO throttle control...
It looks like a propellor engine on wheels, very nice.
My favorite part of the bike is the phone holders on the side. Must buy!
Seating position looks way too cramped for me at 6ft 5 and I suspect that will put a lot of people off. Looks well built though.
Martyn Laverick Yep
Spot on
@Citizenthirteen I don't think they should change it, there are plenty of other touring options. Tall guys like yourself are likely going to have to pass on this one, but I have a feeling that the majority of complaints about it looking uncomfortable are not from tall guys, but from out of shape guys who haven't touched their toes in 20 years...every boomer (lol) wants every bike to feel like driving a cadillac. Sometimes ergonomics takes a back seat to the design and geometry of the bike, and I'm fine with that. I consider riding a physical activity.
I'm too accustomed to feet forward controls and ride. It looks more like collector bike than a daily driver. Also the prototype looked better. It was more bare bones.
The upright seating position has been scientifically proven to be the most comfortable position for long distance driving. America should just catch on. Then again Americans like sitting on the backseat of their cars to look cool...
People ride uncomfortable bikes all the time, I find crotch rockets uncomfortable and ape hangers super uncomfortable. I might get uncomfortable on this but I’d still rather ride it for the shear style than a goldwing. If you want comfort. I hear H-D has some pretty comfortable trikes available, you don’t even have to worry about dropping them! Or Volvo makes some pretty comfortable four wheeled, fully enclosed motorcycles.
😂😂😂
Lol, agreed. I just made this comment on another thread. Every boomer wants every bike to feel like driving a Cadillac. Im no young man any more but I'm fine tucking up on a sports bike or bringing me knees way up to ride a bobber... sometimes ergonomics takes a back seat to the geometry and styling of the bike, and im fine with that. Not every bike is designed for grandpa. It's no wonder why touring bikes are generally a lot uglier than other styles. People need to excercise and stretch more and they'd find themselves less uncomfortable on a regular basis.
Okay , okay. .people hating on the fishtail exhaust,this is a bit of history. R18 has a frame that looks retro like 5 series, the covered front forks are killer, old-style open shaft drive and the bike is nearly art you can ride. Pipes are somewhat like the R25 again celebrating BMW's long legacy and history in just about every country in the world. I love 'em.
But those morons will whine "umm, but Harley has been making bikes since 1903". There are primemates smarter than those Harley loving Neanderthals! 😁
Let's not get into name calling Harley and BMW Mottorrad are both legacy century motorcycle companies, but BMW makes more and diverse products worldwide . Parts are available clear back,( I have an 18 year old R bike) and I love shaft drive. :-) .
Different strokes, different folks !
Whow, great, you can use the cylinders as a kind of heated dinner table to warm up your burritos or cook teriyaki meat. 😋
The one thing this motorcycle was missing...a smart ass.
Nobody likes a smart arse. Especially another smart arse.
Better a smart ass than a dumb one:)
You would have to be a dumb arse to ride this ridiculous idiotic contraption. Let alone buy one. What a stupid waste of money for what amounts to 350kg of scrap metal
I'm sorry to tell you that it really looks very ugly, specially the engine looks
BMW made the cruiser before Harley Davidson did back in the 1930s when Harley Davidson was still jest a bicycle with a motor.
They might have been first, but they didn't refine it as Harley did, Harley made a boxer engine,but dropped it, because it got in the way. Honda made a shift cam engine back in the 80s but found it was better to make high lift short duration cams for torque and performance. So BMW are flogging a dead horse.
@Mike W you mean like the British Douglas, so they are suffering from plagiarism on all accounts!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Mike W BMW didnt start until 1913 , douglas built a longitudinal flat twin motorcycle nearly 10 year before BMW even started.
Didnt refine it ??
Oilhead motors are quarter million mile engines.
First motorcycle with anti-lock brakes in the 80's.
First fuel injected motorcycle in 1951.
First supercharged motorcycle in 1936.
BMW invented the oil-damped telescopic front fork in 1933.
Nikasil cylinders, introduced in 1981, etc etc
@anthonyprice5596 You ride your Hardley, and I'll ride this bike, then we will both be happy.
Dentist's weekend warrior bike 🤷🏼♂️
CRAMPED. Just a big nice bar hopper, unless you like to lick your own knees all the time. Get an harley, a MotoGuzzi Audace or a 220lbs lighter Triumph speedmaster 1200.
Why does this guy even bother? Q: What kind of wheel options are there?" A: "There are many... you can make it look however you want (doesn't show a single wheel option)" Fkn waste of time, don't bother with this one.
Will it be available in the U.S.? I ask not just because I do want one but also because I can see that bike being very popular here.
(edit) Holy shit, that horn is awesome @ 4:38.
Hahaha. It’s targeted especially for the US market. Spetermber launch worldwide.
I cannot wait to ride the R18. Just like the K1600B was targeted towards the American market and the HD Street Glide Special. My 2018 K1600B was $26k, fully loaded! Makes the HD SGS seem like it should be $10k less. The horn on my K1800B sounds like a train horn and it’s stock.
rode BMW 40 years..R bikes..70-78...their bikes went to shit after 1988...plus the influx of people not really bonding an riding their bike..just wanted to one-up the next yuppie thru the door at the dealership..... that...was it's down-fall..remember Harley?...yup's killed that scene as well..i suffered thru 12 years as a service manager for a BMW dealership...know what I learned??...75% of the people now will never be "happy" with their bike..alot of dumb shit comes thru a service dept. It's a bike..ride..stop bitchin' about the way your heated grips get to hot..or the speaker's don't have enuf bass..go put on your big boy pant's..shut the hell up for a minute..and ride your bike.
I have just left a BMW dealer after 18 months as a technician, quality 30% of suzuki that I worked at before, so many issues, with electronics, and canbus , shift cams wearing out, I was replacing them with the same camshaft, so they will need doing again, and the K1600 gearbox, well every one was a tear down, just started at a Honda dealer, now off due to lockdown. But I was surprised people bought BMWs more than once, and the biggest con, Sym make their scooter, ironically, the bike with the least issues🤣
Great video, really enjoyed the laid back humour in the Q&A portion.
I laughed and I cringed at some questions. Tapered pipes sound & look better than stock and at 5’4” I’ll have no problem with comfort assuming bars are available for hobbits like me. Look forward to your road test review. Stay safe, ride fast.
Cheers
"Legs over the cylinders?" I am guessing that gynecologist's will be buying this bike.
A great, humorous, and down-to-earth video. Thank you, LWH.
“What are you going to do with a centre stand?”. Maybe check oil levels properly, change a tire easily.......
And a bike with a boxer engine isn't supposed to be parked on a side stand anyway.
BMW Dealers: "thats what we're here for. That'll be $1000 btw, cash, card, or kidney?"
For those worried about the exposed driveshaft, I think that is designed to teach Harley riders to keep their kitschy assless chaps with the leather frills away from rolling art.
The ideal would be to put a fuel tank of 20 liters minimum to have a range of 300 kilometers before reserve !!
I actually like the exhaust design.. looks different, original
Best video ever, keep it that way, love your humor
Bismark on wheels funny. Showing a sunken aircraft carrier with wheels sloppy.
Dads army 1945 Katherine Zeta Jones "I am from Berlin". " Oh that's nice, Berlin Germany?". Love it. Very droll humor here :-) Subscribed.
That is a YUGE engine. My little R65 looks like a strimmer in comparison. Forward footpegs? Good luck with that! Can you have 4th degree burns??? Take the chrome off and yes I would like one.
That is a super ugly bike!! I will stick with my 2013 street glide
@@Alexgvigo the softail slim looks so much better!! cc does not equal cool!! sorry BMW not a good look!!
To be fair, it's cheaper to keep what you already have than to buy something brand-spanking-new.
I really love everything about this bike.
It's a beautiful looking BMW!!
I like the style. It's amazing how BMW went to all this trouble and it sounds exactly like......A BMW MOTORCYCLE! I sure like the 1930's R models, I don't need 1800cc's. The late GS bikes are pretty sweet as is.
I have a hard time reasoning why I should get an R18 over a Lowrider, when the lowrider is lighter, has more power, more customization options, and is cheaper by like 3000$
Don’t mind the looks but. I prefer the cone pipes and, that exposed shaft drive looks dangerous to me. Reminds of the power takeoff on a farm tractor, very dangerous to the unwary.
Those turning wheels sure are dangerous too
The layout of the boxer engine prevents a true cruiser riding position. The low seat and the giant cylinder head prevents any comfortable stretched position from being achieved. Most cruisers let you extend your legs around 120-180 degrees at the knee and 110-130 at the hip. The R18's inherent limits will not let you get past 110 at the knee unless it is over the cylinder head in which case the hip is well under 110 and awkward. I'd say an R-cruiser is never going to be a success unless it's for garage queen riders or rides under 2 hours. But I do like how it looks, especially with the machined options in the configurator. But one thing BMW, dump that exhaust.
Thank you for your review. You are always fun.
I owned a 2002 BMW R1200 CLC. I may buy the new R18. My concern is that if I order custom parts to suit my preferences, will BMW install the custom parts during assembly in Germany. I don't need a box of factory parts shipped to the United States with my new R18 and then be required to pay my local BMW dealer to strip down the newly built, never ridden R18 and replace parts. Further, I don't need a box of expensive BMW parts sitting in my garage until I die of old age.
Robert Crawford every Bmw bike is like that this good few years , you order it the way you want it from the list of extras & they will build it that way in the factory , you don’t get the standard parts as well
A BMW representative told me over FB Messenger that the factory builds s stock motorcycle and ships the custom parts to the local dealer. Next the local dealer removes factory parts, installs custom parts specified by the customer, and delivers the news motorcycle along with a box of unused parts to the customer. Lots of unnecessary of unnecessary expense to the customer.
My local BMW dealer confirmed this.
Robert Crawford this must be a new process with the R18 because the last 3 BMW’s I’ve bought since 2016 were done the way I explained above as in extras added in in the factory before it was shipped to the dealer , well I suppose this could be good if you want to put the motorcycle back to stock later on in years & it will be still original , the extras for the R18 are made by external companies such as Rsd, mustang seats , Vance & Hines so maybe Bmw want people to get their oem parts also , I think If I buy one I will buy the completely standard one & do my own adding on to it at a later stage , but gotta see how it looks & feels in reality first
That engine is mind boggling.
When I was a kid back in 1974
I use to live by Hwy 1 in calif.
I use to see countless BMWs R90sg.
I still like the RnineT better
It’s stupendous,love it , wish i was 20 years younger
I fricking love the look of this motorcycle
Love your videos.
As far as the bike goes, I see two MAJOR issues if this thing is intended for the American market; 1) the bent knee position. This will not fly in the US. We ride more than 16 minutes to the pub. 2) This thing sounds like a sewing machine (all European bikes do). If BMW is targeting the US market (Harley & Indian) then they must realize that no guy is going to spend $24,000.00 for a Harley alternative that sounds like that. Especially if he puts ape hangers on it! (which BMW offers). He will be laughed at. Seems we don't care as much about performance as we do "vibe".
500 feet ha ha ha 👍🏻😂
This Exhaust pipe yes it look idiotic just choose another.
1800 cc and it sounds like a electric Husquarna sowing machine 🤣😂😅
Thanks God the Indians make the REAL DUALSPORT the F850 GSA with 21” wheel and a engine that wont grab a tree you drive close by 👍🏻 and it is not built in Adolf city.
This is the only bike I could ride, as I'm 5"2, and I know there are a lot of women out there and few men in this situation. I had pretty much given up buying a bike, but now I'm here. Thank You BMW, the best Motorcycle I've ever owned. ( R100 R was my first bike)
With those options BMW is releasing for it and eventually the aftermarket if the bike catches on, which I hope it does since it looks cool, it should stay around for many years. I own a 2013 K1300S 30th Anniversary Edition and it's been rock solid since I've had it. I also work for BMW on the automotive side for 11 years in the States.
Nice, for a boulevard cruiser , love the motor aesthetics , just think the Tank's a bit too small(16 Lt, no Reserve I guess?) for my 450 Ks round trips, BMW certainly are a Cult bike with many loyal owners!
You are very funny and the bike sells itself to former boxer owners in my 20’s. I’m 72 now and still looking forward for a newer boxer but it seems like the R9T is more than enough but will continue to dream of this R18. To those who are Harley fans and haven’t driven a BMW Boxer, the difference is night and day. Handling, leaning and less vibration and low center of gravity differentiates the two brands mainly because of the difference on the engine set up. Boxer rulers!
BMW handlebar switches are junk. Had to fix mine in the first year. BMW seats are also junk. 2 hours will kill your butt! Aftermarket seat is still on my wish list.
I ride a R1200RS every day. We have a love hate relationship 😂
I love your smart arse comments to odd questions and comments.
I thought the Horn sounded like a circus clowns, which looking at that bike, I suspect only a circus clown would buy, when you edited the film did you notice how cramped you looked, I couldn't riding that for too long. I can see a lot of these in the second hand market very quickly. I do have to say, this bike is going to sell loads of Harleys, because BMW riders will buy one "to have something different" then ride it, realise how uncomfortable it is and go and buy a Harley, because if you like this that's what you should have bought.
Will BMW make hard panniers? It's magnificent looking machine. But I would want to use it for long distance touring as I currently do on my Indian Springfield or my R1200R classic.
0:32 [ insert thought cloud over head ] "OMG those mufflers are hideous! "
$19000+ and then the "buyer's will be queuing up to spend another $2000 for decent mufflers" :-)
The best part of the video, the dog that was coming out the door not knowing a video was being made. :-) well, the explanation and the video overall is excellent and I enjoyed watching the whole video. I have booked my R 18 and am waiting for it to arrive this Sept 2020.
I think it looks frigging cool but it's also bloody stupid. I love BMW bikes but they've built a bike for Americian roads and given it a European riding position. It's no going to sell well in America because of the mid mount pegs and it's not going to sell well over here in Europe because our roads aren't desgined for bikes that size.