2021 BMW R18

[VicTim]

Man I'm really digging this bike. What do you guys think? Talk about style, it's got it in spades. If I didn't love my Indian Springfield so much I would definitely be thinking about this one.

https://www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/2021-bmw-r18-first-look.html

 

[auntiebling]

I like it. Way better than the cruiser they made in the early 2000s

 

[N4teTheGreat]

I'm not much of a cruiser aficionado but, from my uninformed viewpoint, this is a beautiful bike.

 

[strictlyJDM]

I agree. I’m generally not into cruisers but job well done

 

[Johndicezx9]

This is the only one I like, but not THAT much...

The motor’s kinda cool.

 

[GAJ]

Kind of cool.

Weighs almost twice as much as my BMW F800 ST so a no go for me but hope to see one out and about in what, 8 months? :laughing

 

[ob1ventura]

Nice Dyna

 

[VicTim]

Nice Dyna

:rofl They copied Harley Davidson.

 

[phil turdwater]

i'm dyna take one for a spin.

 

[ScottRNelson]

There are people who only consider Harley-Davidson, there are people who are cheap and buy the Japanese cruisers, then there are the ones who buy European cruisers. The last group is a pretty small group.

I've ridden a Triumph 1600 Thunderbird and liked it. Wondered why more people aren't riding them. I've ridden a Moto Guzzi California (and three other variants), liked it, and wonder why more people aren't riding them. It will be the same for the BMW. At least it's way better than the R1200C, which I thought was a total abomination.

I doubt that it will do better among the cruiser crowd than Triumph or Moto Guzzi.

 

[bikeama]

Different strokes for different folks. HD people will not like but others might. It is nice looking, but I am not the cruiser type.

 

[phil turdwater]

There are people who only consider Harley-Davidson, there are people who are cheap and buy the Japanese cruisers, then there are the ones who buy European cruisers. The last group is a pretty small group.

I've ridden a Triumph 1600 Thunderbird and liked it. Wondered why more people aren't riding them. I've ridden a Moto Guzzi California (and three other variants), liked it, and wonder why more people aren't riding them. It will be the same for the BMW. At least it's way better than the R1200C, which I thought was a total abomination.

I doubt that it will do better among the cruiser crowd than Triumph or Moto Guzzi.

i agree it probably won't be a big seller but hope it is worth it for them because that is the baddest boxer ever...i mostly want to compare it to the california guzzi after riding one for a bit. i love them but the weight is just a bit too high. if nothing else it will be a lot cooler than the R1200C :laughing

 

[Archimedes]

This is the only one I like, but not THAT much...

The motor’s kinda cool.

I don't know why, but to me that looks like someone took an old Kirby vacuum cleaner and put wheels and a gas tank on it...

 

[Blankpage]

The R1200C is so ugly it should be illegal to display in public.

 

[ScottRNelson]

The R1200C is so ugly it should be illegal to display in public.

Just for you:

:laughing

 

[VicTim]

Just for you:

:laughing

I still see those things around on occasion. :laughing

 

[doc4216]

I still see those things around on occasion. :laughing

I just saw one in Alameda on Tuesday.

 

[VicTim]

I just saw one in Alameda on Tuesday.

A virtual high five to you sir.:laughing

 

[ob1ventura]

Still think the dyna looks better and the numbers are close.

 

[ob1ventura]

Still think they copied the '07