fourteenfour Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 So apparently there will be three models using the motor, have to admit that one exhaust shot is just odd. BMW R18 spy shots Under partial cover , blue tarp pictures Link to comment
Missouri Bob Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 That's truly disappointing. BMW made some noise about offering a bike that resembled the R5, but this looks like a Harley. May as well call it the BeemerGlide. BMW is not the company it once was. Link to comment
Skywagon Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Man that is butt ugly...Surely they don't think that will pull the HD crowd to a boxer... 1 1 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Maybe in a Matte Grey it'd look better... I think the bagger with the street glide (oops) fairing shown earlier will probably be an awesome touring bike, but what's the point. Link to comment
TEWKS Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, TEWKS said: but what's the point. Think I just got it! Equally offensive tries at the other company's bread & butter. Link to comment
wbw6cos Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Those bikes in the pics did not look anything like the ones I saw in pics that had blue tarps partially covering the bikes. The exposed portions looked promising, but time will tell, I reckon. Link to comment
sardineone Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 At the Barber Museum for the 2019 Vintage Festival. Link to comment
beemerboy Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Clicked on the link, threw up in my mouth. 2 1 Link to comment
Skywagon Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I'm thinking about removing the logo's from my bike when this one comes out. Link to comment
elkroeger Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Maybe some of those pics are deceiving. This last one on the crate looks okay. Anyway, all I can think of, when I see that Harley GS, is that robot from "The Day the Earth Stood Still". 1 Link to comment
RTinNC Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 This article it looks pretty nice although very Harley like https://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/first-look-at-bmws-r18-2-concept/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email 1 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Looks pretty good (Harleyish for sure) but I'm wondering where's the faired bike that was leaked months ago? Link to comment
John Bentall Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 How boring...same old comments. Think back to 2005 when the 1200RT appeared. All the comments ... "that is the fugliest bike I have ever seen", "BMW have lost their way". "I am going to hold onto my R1100/1150RT for ever". Incidentally - deeply offensive to new owners (including me!) of the 1200 who are meant to have thick skins because, hey, this is an internet forum. Then the doubters visit the show-room. Many, many utterances of "Actually it looks much better in person than in the pictures" "Wow, Cruise, ESA, Cases without infernal orange locking tabs" etc. I suppose the previous comments are all part of some "shoot first, ask questions afterwards" mentality or who can projectile vomit furthest contest. I can only smile at the peculiar ways of the world/internet. I hope the bike appears at the big UK show this upcoming weekend and I shall look forward to seeing it. I think the concept is great and we need more ground-breaking designs like the Victory Vision to stop the biking community becoming stale. I suspect many American H-D riders are too set on their lifestyle to be tempted by a BMW - it's too refined and not macho enough. However H-D sells extremely well in Germany, so maybe there will be competition there and elsewhere around the globe. It will certainly give Indian & the metric cruiser manufacturers selling in the USA something to think about. How say you to these controversial comments? BS or....? 2 Link to comment
Missouri Bob Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Wouldn't this be a boring world if we all had the same taste or always agreed. 1 Link to comment
fourteenfour Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 Can someone honestly say the front end of the R1200CLC wasn't one of the ugliest that BMW attempted? Well the ST was scary but I still think the CLC was the clear winner so I am hoping their new R18 bagger doesn't bring back the memories Link to comment
TEWKS Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 14 hours ago, Missouri Bob said: Wouldn't this be a boring world if we all had the same taste or always agreed. I agree. Link to comment
TEWKS Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 14 minutes ago, CommuterChris said: Can someone honestly say the front end of the R1200CLC wasn't one of the ugliest that BMW attempted? Well the ST was scary but I still think the CLC was the clear winner so I am hoping their new R18 bagger doesn't bring back the memories I agree. Man, this is getting boring. She was an ugly baby for sure! Link to comment
Rougarou Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Said the same thing of the K1600B, pictures, nope, seen it in the showroom, nope, sat on it, nope,.....it's not my bag baby!! Link to comment
roadscholar Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 It's not aimed at us but this army. If BMW can get 3-8% conquest sales from the cruiser crowd it could be their biggest seller. Kind of reminds me when Porsche decided to build an SUV (Cayenne) the 911 faithful cried foul. It almost immediately made them profitable and allowed all kinds of new product and success that's turned them into a powerhouse these days. Not unlike what the 2002, the original sports sedan, did for BMW in the late 60's. It allowed them to make the 3 series which catapulted them into a major player. 1 Link to comment
Miguel! Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Roadscholar. Excellent thoughts. I love the bike. I've always loved Art Deco. This is an Art Deco bike with all the modern features and a killer, vintage design. Will I go see one if it shows up locally? You bet. Will I ride if they let me (I doubt they would for the first few years)? Absolutely. Will I lust after it? Whole-heartedly. Would I buy one? Maybe but only if it came in a tourer configuration (and hopefully with a larger fuel tank). Its just too cold to ride along the central California coast without fairings, heated seats and grips. Would I enjoy it more than my R1100RT for $40K? Probably not but I sure would meet a lot of people. Course an alternative to this is Nmoto's R NineT-based 1934 R7 for ~$50K. Its also gorgeous. Picture below. Best Miguel Link to comment
Jeff in VA Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 The /2 version looks pretty good to me https://www.totalmotorcycle.com/motorcycles/2020/2020-bmw-r18-slash2 Link to comment
RTinNC Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/14/2019 at 7:59 PM, Jeff in VA said: The /2 version looks pretty good to me https://www.totalmotorcycle.com/motorcycles/2020/2020-bmw-r18-slash2 What he said ! +1 Link to comment
Whip Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) I think Bill has a good point. I showed these pictures to my local Harley friends and they all said they liked it. NOW...If BMW would unveil it at Sturgis with some Hollywood style and marketing. ...and a couple supermodels. Edited December 18, 2019 by Whip Link to comment
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