Just been cruising through North Wales all day in the winter on my 24yr old R1100RT 50k miles never missed a beat since I have had it in the last 20yrs,so comfortable loved every minute,wish I could justify buying a new one but my old bike just to good,puts a massive smile on me every time I ride the thing in any weather total comfort and weather protected.Thanks BMW for making such an amazing machine.
They are delightful ! No words, only emotions ! Only three letters - BMW and that says it all - Bavarian ! It is super modern, reliable, comfortable, beautiful, everything is super class !
Die großen Tourenmotorräder entarten direkt, das sind Autos auf zwei Rädern! Nach 36 Motorrädern und ca 850000 gefahrenen KM stehe ich zu meiner Aussage! 50000 KM ca. Rennstrecke leider schon 69 Jahre alt! Immer noch leidenschaftlicher Fan!
I liked the original concept 1800 , this is just another wanna be custom now the retro look was better and the seating position looked better for long rides !
every bike compant trys to emulate the classic Harley look. This is very pretty, look very small for me though. And its only a concept. If they build it it, it will be cool to see.
The R18 would be a bike you would sell, straight after you went on a long ride. Reason: you cannot stretch your legs forward very low seating position mandates forward stretched legs. Those big beautiful cylinders get in the way!
I agree 100%, those big jugs are way too big, the bike will never sell, may be to a collector but not to any one else, the engine needs to be re-engineered to a V shape like a Harley or Victory, BMW went with the straight six for their 1600, so many more would see the BMW that has this big 1800 and a V and might just want it and you'd have a place for forward controls, BMW is screwing up bad. I ride a 1200rt 09, love it and love Harley's too.
The RT is the last bike on my bucket list. Got to have at least one before I give up riding due to age. Can’t believe I have never owned one I like them so much. Always found something else to buy when it counted but still hoping for one more chance.
Well, BMW went and ruined the R18. They had a chance if they had released exactly what we saw with the R18 concept when it first came out. But no. They had to add plastic, a seat from a Kawasaki Vulcan, and racing graphics? You had a shot BMW. Wasted.
The weak dealer network is why I left bmw after 3 of them. On my 1st hd and really had to eat my words Harley Davidson makes a great product and very satisfying to ride. Awesome dealer network if ur planning road trips that's what matters to me...
The first R18 concept bike was nice but it is looking uglier and uglier now that real world requirements are catching up with it. Still wondering when the shaft drive is getting a guard over it.
Stephen Hamer Agreed. The first version is the only one that had a chance of making it, at least stylistically. Looked like a rat rod dreamed up in somebody’s garage. The essence of cool 😎.
At 4:18, the fugly full frontal of the R1250RT. There isn't a clean line in any single element on the front cowl. It's the only reason I haven't upgraded my old older RT.
@FlamQ Dbltap a chain and sprockets is bicycle technology. The speed demons believe the chain gives them a snap of acceration. For a responsible rider the chain means pay more get less. Yes, the old chain and sprocket is crappy.
That R 18 looks awesome but that engine makes the bike too wide, kind of a deal breaker for riders in Cali and the rest of the world where lane splitting is legal. Hopefully they fix that when it goes into production. That BMW R NINET tho! Still looks good IMO.
Bigger engine means more sales. That's all they care about. I'm keeping my R1100R. Its 20 years old and still runs great. You are not going to get that kind of reliability from these new bikes. ...and they are crazy over priced.
I find your comment amusing. I recognize the wide engine isn't for everyone. It will be worse if you drop it. Without the engine as it captured imagination in the original concept who would even care about this bike. I would make a deposit on the original concept yesterday. With every change towards the practice the bike looses more and more appeal.
I came from Holland on the 15th of january, especially to see this beauty. show was till the 19th.....And guess what???? BMW had taken it back to Germany!!! I am very disappointed and angry!!!!
For the the first time in history BMW should really look at what HD is doing ... Livewire is light years ahead and sets a new standard for the coming years
I MUCH preferred that black custom 1800 cruiser they were showing. This red one is BORING and way too modern. Why not capitalize on their legacy and make bikes that hearken back to the 1930s BMW twins?
Never again buying a BMW after my fuel pump broke on one that I owned. It was a factory defect but BMW refused to acknowledge it. I only buy Honda now.
@Mike Clarkson 2007 BMW F800ST. Also, I do not lie just so you know. Go the the BMW forums and read about others who had the same failure problem. BMW sucks in my book.
Sorry Leute, aber das mit der R18 kann doch nur ein Witz sein. Das koennen die Designer von BMW doch besser. Dieses Moped sieht aus, als wenn jemand bei der HD Fat Bob dem Motor durch einen hässlichen Boxer ersetzt hat. War der 1250 Boxer nicht gut genug?
I've never been able to look at a BMW bike with out getting that nagging feeling that is this bike ever goes over on its side, Ooo it's gonna be expensive.
@David Miatke yup you drop any motorcycle and it's going to be expensive, but there's a big difference between scuffing it up and tearing of half the engine.
The r18 motor would be better suited for a small aero plane . Don’t understand why bmw wanted to copy the look of a bike (save for motor) that looks like a Harley ?
Ob BMW R18 oder R 1250 GS wenn es zu Fahrverboten kommt _werden die Teile im Verkaufsraum einstauben_ da es sich für Viele nicht mehr lohnt eine zu kaufen.
The more gadgets for me but you're right you really dont need all the bells and whistles but let them keep improving on the suspension and power per weight ratio
@@kevincraig8257 More gadgets mean more trips to the Service Department. A bigger engine means more BMW owners trading up before the last one was paid off. These bikes are scientifically designed to require maintenance and send you into the Service Department where you will be raped top dollar for parts and labor. BMW and all their dealerships take the fun out of motorcycle riding. When you do have to visit a BMW dealership, be sure to get a refill on the complementary coffee.
Spot on. The original concept that was primarily silver looked great. They messed up something here with all the weird color, red feather, grey seat, black frame, black head, huge #18 and that ugly headlight cowl.
Just been cruising through North Wales all day in the winter on my 24yr old R1100RT 50k miles never missed a beat since I have had it in the last 20yrs,so comfortable loved every minute,wish I could justify buying a new one but my old bike just to good,puts a massive smile on me every time I ride the thing in any weather total comfort and weather protected.Thanks BMW for making such an amazing machine.
They are delightful ! No words, only emotions !
Only three letters - BMW and that says it all - Bavarian ! It is super modern, reliable, comfortable, beautiful, everything is super class !
That red concept bike hands down is just stunning. It looks almost "primal" as a motorcycle can get. Kudos to whoever came up with that!
Maybe with a spring-loaded solo seat? The drive shaft assembly is awesome. That engine!
Wow
The customized r18 is awesome
Die großen Tourenmotorräder entarten direkt, das sind Autos auf zwei Rädern! Nach 36 Motorrädern und ca 850000 gefahrenen KM stehe ich zu meiner Aussage! 50000 KM ca. Rennstrecke leider schon 69 Jahre alt! Immer noch leidenschaftlicher Fan!
I like the R18 in the red ,so much better then the boring black.
R18 is a Beauty to love & ride! ❤️
I liked the original concept 1800 , this is just another wanna be custom now the retro look was better and the seating position looked better for long rides !
I like the BMW boxer twins.
Za BMW ne moze da se nista kaze lose, bio je oduvek medju najboljima i ostao je i danas na tom mestu...
every bike compant trys to emulate the classic Harley look. This is very pretty, look very small for me though. And its only a concept. If they build it it, it will be cool to see.
The R18 would be a bike you would sell, straight after you went on a long ride. Reason: you cannot stretch your legs forward very low seating position mandates forward stretched legs. Those big beautiful cylinders get in the way!
You can lay your legs above the Cylinder an have a massage too!
I agree 100%, those big jugs are way too big, the bike will never sell, may be to a collector but not to any one else, the engine needs to be re-engineered to a V shape like a Harley or Victory, BMW went with the straight six for their 1600, so many more would see the BMW that has this big 1800 and a V and might just want it and you'd have a place for forward controls, BMW is screwing up bad. I ride a 1200rt 09, love it and love Harley's too.
The RT is the last bike on my bucket list. Got to have at least one before I give up riding due to age. Can’t believe I have never owned one I like them so much. Always found something else to buy when it counted but still hoping for one more chance.
That r18 is nothing short of gorgeous!
Well, BMW went and ruined the R18. They had a chance if they had released exactly what we saw with the R18 concept when it first came out. But no. They had to add plastic, a seat from a Kawasaki Vulcan, and racing graphics? You had a shot BMW. Wasted.
Yeah, straight out of the cookie cutter cruiser mold.
I wouldn't give up yet. You can bet BMW will offer different versions.
es ist und bleibt ein spießer-motor !
Идеально красиво...но себе строю сам.
BMW are the best 😍
@Cheshire Red UK .........Las mejores no son....pero si de las más lindas.
Yo no dudo de eso..............Tambien las mejores desde el punto de vista mecanico. Son inrompibles y una maravilla en su andar.
Irrealmente hermosa me gustaría tenerla en una vitrina para simplemente admirarla la bmw roja
The weak dealer network is why I left bmw after 3 of them. On my 1st hd and really had to eat my words Harley Davidson makes a great product and very satisfying to ride. Awesome dealer network if ur planning road trips that's what matters to me...
Homerun bmw! Well done...
one of my dream...
Awesome looking bike
Mantan, nice motor.....
Hermosa máquina Dios Santo 🙌🙌🙌❤❤❤❤❤😎✌💪🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
Si hermosa por que se parece a la Harley FXR-114 , y sabe por que le copiaron, por que las Harley son la mejor diseñadas
The R18 is a beauty...hope they build it and it’s priced affordability
This touring BMW has got my name written all over it!
Very nice thanks
I would love the 1600 bagger
I still like the look of the classics.
The Germans make great bike !! However, the R18 will be tricky. Not for everyone for sure. The sitting position for a tall person will be rough.
1) BMW Concept R18
2) S 1000 RR
3) R 1250 RT
4) R 1250 RS
5) R 1250 GS
6) R NineT Scrambler
7) K 1600 B
8) F 900 XR
9) F 900 R
10) F 850 GS
Cool 😗😗😗😗💘 what a beautiful bike really good 😘😘😘👍 ❤️❤️❤️
From saudi Arabia 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦 good luck 👍 best wishes 😘😘😘
Not much leg stretch space there, right ?
Like the Moto Guzzi better, with the v-shaped cylinders !
The first R18 concept bike was nice but it is looking uglier and uglier now that real world requirements are catching up with it. Still wondering when the shaft drive is getting a guard over it.
Stephen Hamer Agreed. The first version is the only one that had a chance of making it, at least stylistically. Looked like a rat rod dreamed up in somebody’s garage. The essence of cool 😎.
BMW dyner I love that
BIEN POR ALEMANIA GENIAL Y ESPECTACULAR BMW
R 100 mystic una delle ultime BMW 😍💖
and I have a friend with one and she will NOT sell it...
BMW R18 Concept is a HD killer
Its great , but no HD killer , another option for sure .
It will be interesting to see if a 2 into 1 exhaust will allow the engine to produce more power like on V twins.
Very nice
Fabulous line up of bikes
5 sec into the video! I want one!
At 4:18, the fugly full frontal of the R1250RT. There isn't a clean line in any single element on the front cowl. It's the only reason I haven't upgraded my old older RT.
Thank you for video.
My fav is 1200GS😍
I want my R18!!
Beautiful.Just wish I could afford one.
Nice
I think we'll be seeing lots of these on the streets of the U.S., which I understand is BMW's goal for this bike.
What a cool motor for airplane too!
Hardtail, softtail, shaft drive , chain drive, one seat two.....I dont care I want my R18!! Sign me and where!
They sure like that high compression
I was afraid this would happen. Love that monstrous wide engine tho . Been a BMW owner since 1976. Opposed twin and shaft drive!.
They will never get me to like those engines built that way. with the heads sticking out horo like that
Das Konzeptmotorrad von BMW erinnert mich zu sehr an Harley Davidson..
Eben......damit bricht man ein Quasi-Monopol auf. Halrey fährt ja mittlerweile jeder........ Also ich würde das Ding sofort kaufen!
Das ist kein "Konzeptmotorrad". Das kann man tatsächlich kaufen und bereits im BMW-Konfigurator zusammenstellen.
If it's a BMW I expect shaft drive as a default, basic prerequisite - if it doesn't have that I'm not interested.
I agree 100%
@FlamQ Dbltap a chain and sprockets is bicycle technology. The speed demons believe the chain gives them a snap of acceration. For a responsible rider the chain means pay more get less. Yes, the old chain and sprocket is crappy.
I haven’t owned a chain driven bike in 40 years. It’s been shaft drive or belts for me, preferably shaft.
Trading my Harley in for the R18.....
Why? Why a cruiser?
Why target a declining market segment?
I might actually be able to sit on this with both feet on the ground. Great move BMW, not everyone has 32" inseam.
HD may as well close up shop. Their bikes look like agricultural machinery now. And all these comply with Euro 5 emissions as well.
Oh...eine BMW Lowrider...:))
The R 18 looks like to me a Harley Davison that somebody very cleverly put a BMW engine in it
NSU produced something similar +60 yr ago. BMW upgrade just engine.
That R 18 looks awesome but that engine makes the bike too wide, kind of a deal breaker for riders in Cali and the rest of the world where lane splitting is legal. Hopefully they fix that when it goes into production. That BMW R NINET tho! Still looks good IMO.
Bigger engine means more sales. That's all they care about. I'm keeping my R1100R. Its 20 years old and still runs great. You are not going to get that kind of reliability from these new bikes. ...and they are crazy over priced.
I find your comment amusing. I recognize the wide engine isn't for everyone. It will be worse if you drop it. Without the engine as it captured imagination in the original concept who would even care about this bike. I would make a deposit on the original concept yesterday. With every change towards the practice the bike looses more and more appeal.
Thanks a lot for a Nice VDO
Better than honda
C'est quoi, c'est un frigidaire le truc gris au milieu ?
I came from Holland on the 15th of january, especially to see this beauty. show was till the 19th.....And guess what???? BMW had taken it back to Germany!!! I am very disappointed and angry!!!!
Very nice but, do any of them change gear without going kerrrr-clunk!
Get the "feel" a good rider will change gear , no skerrlunk!
wooowww👍✔
For the the first time in history BMW should really look at what HD is doing ... Livewire is light years ahead and sets a new standard for the coming years
It’s no more what we see at the beginning ,I love bmw but I don’t like this r18 Please back to the original project !
Yea, I was going to post that. It's just hideous and all wrong.
I MUCH preferred that black custom 1800 cruiser they were showing. This red one is BORING and way too modern. Why not capitalize on their legacy and make bikes that hearken back to the 1930s BMW twins?
Agree totally what a boring result from concept. Little Harley here and there and killed the spirit of BMW
Oh yes she will be mine
Que buena pagina
Never again buying a BMW after my fuel pump broke on one that I owned. It was a factory defect but BMW refused to acknowledge it. I only buy Honda now.
@Mike Clarkson 2007 BMW F800ST. Also, I do not lie just so you know. Go the the BMW forums and read about others who had the same failure problem. BMW sucks in my book.
@Mike Clarkson You are too much drama for me. You take yourself too seriously.
Looks like my Dyna.
Sorry Leute, aber das mit der R18 kann doch nur ein Witz sein. Das koennen die Designer von BMW doch besser. Dieses Moped sieht aus, als wenn jemand bei der HD Fat Bob dem Motor durch einen hässlichen Boxer ersetzt hat. War der 1250 Boxer nicht gut genug?
The R18 will give HD a run for their money. Don't build it. We need the jobs in the USA.
That bike is pretty nice and take the germans ride technology I bet it would probably ride and handle unbelievable
Germans overprice everything. They still think like decades ago, 'german engineering is superior'...
As The small Faces already sang:" It's all too beautiful"
BMW Bike built to last
Finally a gas tank without that ugly bottom ridge.Smooth bottoms baby...
Remember when you buy something, you should now which country you will help it to growing, Germany people do that,,
I've never been able to look at a BMW bike with out getting that nagging feeling that is this bike ever goes over on its side,
Ooo it's gonna be expensive.
@David Miatke yup you drop any motorcycle and it's going to be expensive, but there's a big difference between scuffing it up and tearing of half the engine.
yup a bit expensive but spare legs are hard to find and cost a lot more
Guess I’m old-fashioned. I much prefer the clean designs of the 70’s and 80’s R series. IMO, everything since is a boat-load of plastic.
Wow,I like it...you all like it?..next
The first version was better, looked like an old school BMW. This is just a copy of a Harley.
Just li’e a Harley, only cheaper, more reliable and doesn’t leek oil. Oh, and not American which is another plus.
We know they are great machines but the looks don't look so good to me-I did like the 18 though,it looks like a motorcycle
R 18 = Lay id down on a slick spot on the pavement, and the cylinder head and exhaust pipe are GONE!!!
ursel doran Lay down any bike you’re gonna jack it up but I see your point.
Is this expensive bike is air cooled 🙄🤔
I would love to ride that r18
For about ten minutes
The Harley wannabe at the beginning is an epic fail!
...as with the Harley Boxer attempt was also a miserable fail.... Harley "GS"... likewise.
The r18 motor would be better suited for a small aero plane .
Don’t understand why bmw wanted to copy the look of a bike (save for motor) that looks like a Harley ?
K1600 if you please........
Ob BMW R18 oder R 1250 GS wenn es zu Fahrverboten kommt _werden die Teile im Verkaufsraum einstauben_ da es sich für Viele nicht mehr lohnt eine zu kaufen.
Some commentary would have been better than this music
😍😍
NOPE to much tech , all you need are lights , brakes speedo , a tac if you need one and a gear shift .
The more gadgets for me but you're right you really dont need all the bells and whistles but let them keep improving on the suspension and power per weight ratio
@@kevincraig8257 More gadgets mean more trips to the Service Department. A bigger engine means more BMW owners trading up before the last one was paid off. These bikes are scientifically designed to require maintenance and send you into the Service Department where you will be raped top dollar for parts and labor. BMW and all their dealerships take the fun out of motorcycle riding. When you do have to visit a BMW dealership, be sure to get a refill on the complementary coffee.
BMW missed the boat on the R18. Looks like a cheap Honda Fury.
not at all, it looks awesome and very unique.
Spot on. The original concept that was primarily silver looked great. They messed up something here with all the weird color, red feather, grey seat, black frame, black head, huge #18 and that ugly headlight cowl.
it looks like BMW has a japanese designer ....all zig-zag , all star-wars........