BMW R18 FIRST EDITION COMPLETE REVIEW / PURCHASE!

We purchase and give a full review/test-ride on the brand-new, 2021 BMW R18 First Edition. This bike is a new cruiser motorcycle from BMW, and has the potential to upset the dominant players (Harley-Davidson and Indian) in the cruiser category of motorcycles. BMW brings their technology and performance to the cruiser world and in this video, we purchase a brand-new R18 and give an in-depth review on the bike.

Special thanks to Irv Seaver BMW for helping us to acquire this bike!


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[Glitched-PanAmerica]

Purchase one two weeks ago.. got from the dealership for $14, 500… with a major rebate. It came with the Dr.Jekill & Mr. Hyde exhaust and it came with the mini Ape hangers. If put over 1, 000 miles on it … I came from The Adventure Bike work, never even riding a cruiser.. I haven’t looked back .. love this machine… I upgraded to the cross country seat and it’s a game changer….

[KrakensGarageandAdventures]

A very solid video with lots of real world comments about it. I recently purchased one myself. Great job! Eric

[gerdheinermenz]

Best R18 review of quite a few I consumed so far! Being German-American and having owned more than a dozen historic BMWs so far, I'll get an R18 Classic and will attach a sidecar to it. The ultimate rig for me!

[gl]

Enjoyed the video, bought my Custom Thursday last, 250 smiles and I love it, had my first BMW in 1961, always wanted a bike that was unique and not run of the mill, this fills the bill, yesterday was a longer ride out to get used to the bike around the mountains of North Wales here in the U.K. what a joy to ride, everything apart from the seat was just amazing, have to agree with most you say on the video, nice one, 👍 Graham

[oc]

Got mine at irv seaver as well... great service from the sales to the parts / service department...

[marcelseeber]

This is a great review! I decided to get my R18 just two weeks ago (to be delivered in March '23) and I didn't know this review. Having seen your video today and listen to your comments, I can't wait to go on my 1st cruise with the R18 (btw., the bobber version).

[Mo-xxgg]

You just bought it! Let them bed in before assessing the brakes! They improve!

[mindspinn]

My local dealer! Great guys, but sadly I’ve never bought a BMW. Been meaning to test ride an R18. Looks like they’re sold out of First Editions finally; too bad for me. Love that extra chrome touches and the classic pinstripes on black. The new Galaxy Dust Metallic is attractive, and so is the Mars Red. There appear to be some pretty big incentives right now. I may have to go look. Also, as soon as you turned left on Katella and went past 55 I knew you were headed to Santiago Canyon. One of my favorite local rides. I must say the build quality and fit/finish of the R18 is absolutely exquisite, even better than HD. Btw, the peg scraping was caused by bikes leaving the factory in the lowest rear shock preload setting and a lot of those were press bikes.

[stevengodfrey]

I recently mentioned the lack of fuel gauge. I got over that and now own a new R18 and love it!

[Moody]

I picked one up two weeks ago and love it! I liked riding my Vulcan but I’m looking for any excuse to take this tractor out! I ordered a high boy seat from the dealer and when I got there to get it I was expecting that they were gonna be able to install it at pick up. They let me know they couldn’t do it and that I’d have to wait until next week when they install the crash bars. I wasn’t even mad because I got a ride out of it 😊

[DarthRidiculous]

your test for scraping pegs is slow speed maneuvers and tight u-turns, not cruising on the highway. The bike seems really cool. I am hoping to ride one here in a couple of weeks.

[patrickfrench]

It’s such an awesome looking piece of kit. Seriously looking at dropping some coin on one myself.
Thanks for sharing.

[kellyco]

A good honest review of a beautiful and magnificent piece of machinery 😎

[PhilìpJohnson-ro]

Heated grips are cool? Not much use then!

[stevoone]

Nice bike, Im also an owner of a R18 Transcontinental to me it’s a very Unique Bike and a quality bike as said with Heritage. But for such a Harvey bike that is very usable and very enjoyable on the open road and on tour. Im very proud and hounerd to own one I am thinking she is definitely a keeper. Good vid 👍

[ConnorFXDB]

Ive studied this video in 8K and in FULL DETAIL and now we BOTH own a BMW R18 thanks to your signature! hehe jk
SOLID VIDEO!

[armandblake]

To me this is the most beautiful modern cruiser ever made, it’s art on wheels, they don’t make bikes like this anymore… not even BMW

[BoiledOctopus]

The roads looks almost as good as ours in the UK. Full of cracks and holes! I'm taking an R18 out tomorrow for a test. The bike is an absolute work of art.

[tomislavstanich]

Great. The wind shield with two auxiliary lights can NOT be bought separately, either together. It is part of the BMW R18 Classic package, to my understanding, only.

[byronruhter]

I really like the optics of this bike. My understanding is that it feels like Aladdin's carpet when operating between 2k and 3k rpm.