2021 BMW R18 First Edition | Our First Ride and Review

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  • čas přidán 31. 10. 2020
  • We were given the opportunity by our friends at Ocean BMW in Falmouth to take the 2021 BMW R18 First Edition out for a ride...... What did we think about it?
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Komentáře • 36

  • @andrewd7586
    @andrewd7586 Před 3 lety +8

    Great review & pretty spot on with everything! I’m in Australia & I bought mine just over a month ago. Up until this R18 I too did not contemplate a cruiser, having ridden bikes like the S1000RR, S1000R, & a plethora of a lot more! Once I got on this that 345kg heft completely disappeared! It IS BRILLIANTLY nimble & don’t think it won’t give sports bikes a run. It does! I am over the moon with my R 18!!! Speaking of Harley/Indian riders. Last week on a quick blast with my mates, we’d stopped at a bakery here in central Victoria(Australia) for a coffee & bite to eat. All of a sudden about 8-10 boys on their Harley’s & Indians pulled up & basically encircled my R18, like sharks on a seal!😈🤣 They just drooled over it & took pics for about 20-30 minutes! Hardly a negative comment! I almost tripped over my coffee!😂 So the appeal is there to blokes like us who just enjoy their bikes! Again, well done! 👏🏼 Cheers from “Down Under” & stay safe in the Mother Country!🍻👍🏼🇦🇺😎🙏🏻

    • @RiderCamTV
      @RiderCamTV  Před 3 lety +2

      excellent bike and glad you are enjoying it. I bet it eats the roads up over there. Ride Safe buddy

    • @kellyco4139
      @kellyco4139 Před 2 lety +2

      Hi Andrew , Ray from Victoria here … I recently purchased a new R18 First Edition and like yourself I’ve had many many bikes over the years and I’ve got to say the R18 is hypnotic and I cannot get enough time riding it and I can’t get the smile of joy off my face . Cheers

  • @kellyco4139
    @kellyco4139 Před 2 lety +2

    A beautiful and magnificent piece of machinery

  • @KevinofWessex
    @KevinofWessex Před 3 lety +4

    I've took this motorcycle out on a test ride, I absolutely loved it

  • @russelllocke7180
    @russelllocke7180 Před 3 lety +5

    It’s a beast & I love it. Can’t afford it, but love it. 👍🏍🇦🇺

  • @erikroberts1899
    @erikroberts1899 Před 3 lety +1

    Great video Gents, hello Toby, good to see you. Good stuff.

  • @MotoMichelle
    @MotoMichelle Před 3 lety +1

    I test rode the R18 a couple of weeks ago and loved it :)

  • @gl2856
    @gl2856 Před rokem +1

    I’m pleased you were honest about it, it changed your mind after a few miles, just ride it for 500 smiles and I’m sure you’ll want one , some testers have talked a load of tosh about this bike just because they think they’re being cool. Well done 👍, - GAL

  • @justmejohn773
    @justmejohn773 Před 3 lety +2

    Yeah, a bum on seat video. "I wonder if it is as scared as I am." Priceless. Good video Mark. Curious whether you prefer this or the Goldwing.

  • @richedwards4651
    @richedwards4651 Před 3 lety +1

    I might be a freak with short arms.... don't push me on that one 😀.
    Great review gents 👍

  • @eddieclitheroe4827
    @eddieclitheroe4827 Před rokem +1

    Good review , I have owned BMW flat twins .for over 30 years, there was a big out cry from BMW owners when the R1200GS Arrived in the early 2000s,. To compete with other brands the BMW designers were instructed to take weight out of future bikes and make them faster, the enthusiasts complained "wheres the character gone, wheres the road presence ? well its back in the R18 In bucket fulls , back to where it should be , Its not a Harley Honda replica but its own copy of its iconic 1930s R5 Motorcycle with its shaft drive, history aside the new one has Hill Start assist, reverse and a addictive , torque reaction from the flat twin engine .... Eddie R1150GS + R18 First addition

  • @MrHugawa
    @MrHugawa Před 3 lety +2

    beautiful looking bike.... that engine looks like a giant jet engine... upgrade the handle bars to reduce the stretch, replace that hideous exhaust & hopefully there is a decent windshield available.... thx for the video gents... be safe.

  • @IanTed
    @IanTed Před 3 lety +2

    Saw one delivered at my local dealer, looked good but I’ll stick with my GSA...

  • @rzu7120
    @rzu7120 Před 3 lety +4

    It’s more a locomotive than a sport bike.

  • @darren4220
    @darren4220 Před 3 lety +1

    Looks lovely but completely impractical for me. The switch gear also looks a bit out of place and more suited to the GS. Looking forward to hearing how you are getting on with the 850 GSA ✌🇬🇧

  • @marklloyd4153
    @marklloyd4153 Před 3 lety +1

    I like the standard foot warmers , but I agree it’s beautiful I just have no need for it

    • @markholroyd5365
      @markholroyd5365 Před 3 lety +1

      Hi Mark I agree it it beautiful but I think people with lots of disposable cash will buy them, just because. I will be surprised if you see many on the road... ride safe

  • @rsmith3033
    @rsmith3033 Před rokem +1

    bmw needs to release tha service manaul

  • @pacopetepnw3434
    @pacopetepnw3434 Před 3 lety +1

    Torque luv. ;)

  • @jfro5867
    @jfro5867 Před 3 lety +1

    Why does the speedo go upto 200mph? No fuel gauge? No cruise? Maybe version 2 will be better.

    • @jfro5867
      @jfro5867 Před 2 lety

      I went to look at one in person. Despite the minor anomalies (above) in person it looks stunning. Just holding my hands up, I misjudged it.

  • @georgearcher5696
    @georgearcher5696 Před rokem

    I have to get one 2nd hand bargain

  • @Boxer1250RT
    @Boxer1250RT Před 3 lety +2

    Couldn't find a muddier place :) Dealer will be pissed when you take the bike back...

    • @markholroyd5365
      @markholroyd5365 Před 3 lety +1

      That’s always a risk but here in Cornwall even the clean roads are muddy... Ride safe

  • @Roy_Godiksen
    @Roy_Godiksen Před 3 lety +1

    The one this i her rider complain about that wasn't mentioned here is that the pegs ar too low and the exhaust too. If you ride in twistie roads, you'll definitely scrape pegs, possibly scrape exhaust. And the exhaust looks expensive…

    • @markholroyd5365
      @markholroyd5365 Před 3 lety

      Shhhhh! I did scrape the pegs but didn’t want to say.... Ride safe.

    • @andrewd7586
      @andrewd7586 Před 3 lety +1

      I’ve scraped my pegs slightly but to do the same to the exhaust would REALLY take some serious dipping or severe off camber corners!

  • @glynn9650
    @glynn9650 Před 3 lety +3

    The big pipes spoil the look of it 👎

    • @MrHugawa
      @MrHugawa Před 3 lety

      agree, the first thing to be replaced

  • @pggp273
    @pggp273 Před 3 lety +2

    This is hideous contraption is over weight over priced over rated and over here.

  • @apexxxx10
    @apexxxx10 Před rokem +1

    24:08 There are actually, three modes "RAIN", ROLL and ROCK. BikeSanooK Bangkok we're are now reviewing the BMW Motorrad R18 First Edition. It's the rainy season the Thailand. I was in the RAIN mode yesterday. Rain and traffic jam near BKK international airport. Trucks, cars and buse everywhere. It lasted the afternoon and the evening. But, the RAIN mode was smooth. Here's our Royal Enfield review =RE= Meteor 350 Supernova, popular here in THAILAND. czcams.com/video/29C-3yY43OU/video.html