R18 BMW's outlaw bike? -Roothy review

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R18 BMW's outlaw bike? -Roothy review

The R18 is a bike that takes time to love. It's also purpose built, it's just too many of us older fans assume any BMW motorcycle will fulfil a multitude of purposes. The problem isn't the bike, it's the people lining up to test them.
This is a BMW belted with the outlaw stick, they expected something more generic. If your name's Kraut and you're sergeant at arms of the Celtic Tribe MC, they're waiting for you to pick up your bike mate...
Big claim but it's a big bike and able to speak up for itself. At least it will be once you've dumped the stock mufflers for some shotguns. Even with the incredible muffling ability of those fishtails there's enough deep throated rumbling going on to suggest un-baffled it'll be pure thunder.
No surprise really, the motor dominates everything. The cylinders are massive and you can feel the kick of a couple of 900cc slugs chucking the bike from side to side like Thor's hammer when the starter button's pushed. It's just an initial rock though before the motor settles to a fuel injected idle at 900rpm. Maximum torque is 158Nm at 4750 rpm but it's made most of those by 1900rpm. Yes Mildred, it'll pull stumps with just a whiff of throttle effortlessly.


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