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BMW Unveils the retro R18
- Discogodfather
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BMW Unveils the retro R18
But this bike struck me as different and very cool. They essentially took a softail style concept and captured the essence of some of the earlier plunger frames in a neat way. The single coolest feature is the exposed driveshaft- so cool. Because the shock is mounted under the seat there is no need for the plungers. The engine is very retro and seems to have been done with real taste. In fact the whole bike, minus the Earles front end of course, is pretty spectacular.
No idea if this will make it into production but what an amazing job capturing the original black baron bikes! I would love to have the power, ABS, and dual front discs. If they could make it around 500-550 pounds and under $20,000 I think it would be a wild hit.
I know those guys in Miami are doing a retro R7 but this is a real BMW potentially! What do you guys think?
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Have to wonder how far the
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Nice to look at, but...
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- Discogodfather
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Just saw a video on youtube
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It's a pity that it's just a
- Discogodfather
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Re: BMW Unveils the retro R18
I don't really know what to say about it other than that, it's so expensive but these days an original is about the same. I have ridden so many /2's and /3's over the years. I was shocked that no one at the event knew anything about them. Watching reviews about the R18 on youtube they never mention the originals at all. There is literally no connection to the past really. BMW just vaguely talks about the R7, but who the hell ever really rode one of those?
I was disappointed in the lack of any real oldschool people around the whole project. It seems like just another yuppie mobile, but I can appreciate the return to some kind of form that made these bikes so amazing. I just don't get modern bikes.
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Re: BMW Unveils the retro R18
https://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.ph ... ost1224765
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