Actually, Harley is doing a stunning job of ending themselves.

@kennethponder3883

3 жыл бұрын

This is true, they destroyed HD trying to get assholes to buy them!

@shivnarayans.v2589

3 жыл бұрын

@Carl Lewis guess what the funny thing is. Their 500cc street 500 was made in India But sold in America. They made a bike for the Indian market, and they didn't even sell it here.

@lancevoorhees7318

3 жыл бұрын

Well well well, I own a Harley Road glide and a 2020 bmw R1250 GS, they are both great bikes that do things differently! The GS is my24 th motorcycle, Harley is regrouping to a changing market, I’m very fortunate every time I get on either bike! I just enjoy riding Kawasaki, Yamaha, Honda, bmw, and Harley! Happy new year and ride safe, no matter what you ride! Had a great time in 2020at Sturgis, couldn’t wait to get home to ride my beemer! ( it’s my second bmw). I glad there are so many ice motorcycles!

@lancevoorhees7318

3 жыл бұрын

Nice motorcycles

@andreasschaetze2930

3 жыл бұрын

Or looks like and sounds like the BMW my grandpa used to drive when I was young

Harley-Davidson Killer?... nah Harley-Davidson is killing itself...

@cheatdeathproc

3 жыл бұрын

Sad but true

@uazbuchanka2206

3 жыл бұрын

...but BMW give the last punch.

@vladir9t_freak439

3 жыл бұрын

If I want power and quality, then I buy a BMW and definitely not a Harley!

@uazbuchanka2206

3 жыл бұрын

@@vladir9t_freak439 i'm with you! Well said!!!

@uazbuchanka2206

3 жыл бұрын

@4The2nd why riding a dead horse on his last journey?! For my own, i handle and own a oldtimer Kawasaki, i'm not in need to invest in a dead horse.

considering my current salary, and especially my country's insane import tax, i can only congratulate the lucky owners of this beauty.

If anyone, ever, tried to imagine Dracula speaking English, should listen to this guy.

@M63Tod

3 жыл бұрын

That’s hilarious 😂

@M63Tod

3 жыл бұрын

That’s hilarious 😂

@luscious2660

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaa Dracula riding BMW motorbike...

@boomerguy9935

3 жыл бұрын

That would be Bela Lugosi who actually did have that accent and played in the original sound movies about Count Dracula.

@piotrradwanski2507

3 жыл бұрын

you are absolutely right

Another great video and review. Nice work guys! 👍🏻 Love the way you talk about this bike.

Some wonderful videography. Enjoyed this. Rode it this week myself. Thanks.

I ride a RnineT racer which is quite different in style but I’ve got to say that I really like the R18, the engine, the style, the classic black tank with pin stripes. And by the way you guys 🇷🇴 are great too !! 🇬🇧🏍

Beyond cool....The presence of those heads unreal. Great video. Thnx!!

I am so in love with this bike!😍 Thanks for your review.

Great review. Good presenting and pictures. Thank you.

Excellent review video. Thank you!

Great honest review & relevant, informative information. 👌

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

I have a 2020 First Edition R18 and I can’t say enough great things about it . It’s a beautiful amazing piece of machinery and a total joy to ride

Great video and cheers from bukowina mc. Just picked my r18 up last week. I love it

Great review thankyou! Subscribed!

Amazing vídeo!!!!! Great scenes and the bike is really amazing either

Honest review and professional production and camera work as always!

I love your review, excellent , very well descriptive of this bike. Because of you I will get one! I’ve seen tons of poor reviews. This bike is like no other. Thank you very much!

Very good short review, I’m from California & really want to buy this bike next year. I have a Yamaha cruiser 950

Harley-Davidson doesn’t need a “killer” they are killing themself :/ The R 18 is very beautiful :)

@81722Les

3 жыл бұрын

yawn, get over yourself..this vibrating dinosaur is what you think will kill Harley? hahaha

@glaviationcph

3 жыл бұрын

@@81722Les try and read that comment again. At what point did this person state that the r18 would kill harley?

@nathank6468

3 жыл бұрын

Christian Jacobsen in the title

@nathank6468

3 жыл бұрын

81722Les and harleys don’t vibrate at all? Lmao

@81722Les

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathank6468 here, have a cookie...

Good review!I like this bike a lot.Looks a bit sinister and mean....Your snazzy crash helmet was neat too!

I own a 2020 H-D Low Rider S and have 10,000 miles on it! I love it, it's the best motorcycle I have owned.

By far the best review on you tube, thank you for that . I have to harley but I surely can sell one to have this R18... but I want to test it before buying. ;)

Nice honest review without all the BMW marketing hype. The bike is a work of art with innovative engineering but I don't see it capturing market share from Harley and Indian in the US. It seems to be targeted at upper income professionals who like to dabble with motorcycles on the weekend for a ride around town and stop at Starbucks. It just doesn't seem like a bike for the high mileage long haul or designed for a ride down the Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia and North Carolina), Beartooth Highway (Montana and Wyoming), or Pacific Coast Highway (California). Or am I missing something?

@MzeeWeeed

3 жыл бұрын

My feeling is that a lot of americans like this bike and a fat boy oder breakout cost the same (in europe)

Thanks for the great review! I just rode one last week, super cool bike. If compared it to a Harley, u miss out on what BMW brings to the cruiser game. Great bike for the money, but def big. Your points are great, thanks for making such a great vid!

@apexxxx10

Жыл бұрын

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RIP when the bike falls...🥴🥴🥴

I'm not into bikes, but this guy knows his business. I will leave a sub.

Completely agree about the exposed wiring

6’3” 235lbs, I bought this yesterday. I’ve ridden it pretty much non stop, I’ve NEVER owned a motorcycle I’ve ever NOT gotten fatigued on. I absolutely love this bike and I’ve never found a cruiser I actually liked before. The all Shadow Black R18 B I bought just looks evil when on the road or parked and the massive coffee can cylinders make a statement!!

A very well executed professional review,thks.JHB-SA.

Good review. What shoes are those?

Nice video :) Sir , How is the vibration that is coming to the handle bar while riding ? . Thanks :)

Honest review. I just bought an R18 Transcontinental and i fell in love with this bike that is not perfect and for this reason too i love it: perfection is boring (even in a woman...). I come from the HD Touring world (Street and Road Glide, Limited, CVO) but i wanted to change and try something different but with a high level of quality and reliability. In a BMW R18 Transcontinental (the same is with the B version or the FE or the Classic version) i could find it. As you said: this engine is a sort of mechanical piece of Art and it pulls STRONG with more than 150 Nm of Torque.

This bike from BMW has been launched in India too costs around 18.5 lakhs. Very fortunate to see the review here as in India auto reviewers are not that lucky to feel the ride experience as its still in showroom.

In case anybody's wondering, power at the wheel as measured on a dyno is about the same as a stock Harley M8 114. Both are around 82 HP. The R18 is around 103 TQ, the M8 114 is around 107 TQ. Both have flat torque curves and similar redlines. The M8 107 is slightly lower at 80 HP and 98 TQ, also with a flat torque curve and a redline a little over 5000 RPM. Let me repeat that I am referring to numbers at the wheel. The reason is that it's impractical to test power at the crank outside the factory. Manufacturers tend to promote numbers at the crank, because it's easy for them to obtain, and because it will always be a higher number, usually by 10 to 15 percent. Harley owners tend to use dyno/wheel numbers, for two reasons. One is that Harley doesn't even tell you horsepower, only torque. But also, it is extremely common for American Harley owners to extensively upgrade their engines, and when you do so, it is preferable to get before and after dyno numbers. A good Stage II can take you to 115 HP and 125 TQ or beyond. By "good", I mean using an aftermarket cam and tune. A good Stage IV can achieve 150 HP or even more. Any Harley owner who cares about performance will probably do at least a Stage I, and if you don't care about performance, you won't be going online swapping HP and TQ numbers.

Nice video, very honest and a perfect blend of objective vs subjective outlooks. My only thing is that you titled the video “BMW R18 first review. Harley Davidson killer?” With that title, I would have hoped for more comparisons, or at least some references to why you would question it being a Harley Davidson killer. Hope that wasn’t being disrespectful or even condescending, but that is what made me click on your video vs the others that were out there. Great job though. Thanks for the review.

RIP Cristian, we will miss your videos and passion. Thanks for all.

@monzadh

2 жыл бұрын

yes same...just awful...

First thing I will change is the Hilsa Fish shaped exhaust..Second one will be the seat..to make it more comfortable for a hardtail. Rest is all ok.

It's look like It can vibrate entire globe,,,

Where are you driving? yes saw in flesh for first time yesterday blown away with the amount of detail and quality of the bike, Dealer is just in process of registering bike as we can start taking it for a day out

Looks great. I would not be an early adopter on this but would wait for buyer reviews first. It’s a lot of money. I really think the limited lower leg room is going to be deal breaker for some.

One bike with rock mode it’s so cool!!! Thanks for this great review. Can you say me the name of the shooting place? Amazing views! I think that this is one of the best motorbike channels. Your staff do it a great job 👏 Greetings from Spain!

@neighborsgoat

3 жыл бұрын

I guess it was the Transbucegi where they shot the clip.

@EneasRider

3 жыл бұрын

neighborsgoat thanks!

I wouldn't trade my 10 year old Raider for it . GROSS !

It seems too heavy for what it is? Same weight more or less as the 6 cylinder BMW 1600 with panniers. At 345 kilos you wouldn’t want this to tip over while you’re manoeuvring around the carpark ( I can hear my legs snap ...)

Wow😍😍😍 that sound 🤩🎶❤️

It's a bit like a BMW fan club on this channel.

@cider999

3 жыл бұрын

That is so true... 🙄

@pggp273

3 жыл бұрын

Yes and they have no scence of reality. Sure BMW build some quality motorcycles this most certainly isn't one of them

@MzeeWeeed

3 жыл бұрын

PG GP why is this bike not a quality bike? Did you ride it?

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, their content lately is apparently very pro of the brand.

@81722Les

3 жыл бұрын

more like a drunk horde

massive massive massive engine with reasonable numbers when it comes to output.... no bags, no wind protection... and my word who let those pipes go into production. Harley killer.... not in my opinion but I do appreciate and respect that motorcycles are a very personal appreciation spectrum. I have owned many Harelys and a few BMW's and as far as reliability and joy of riding, the Harleys I have owned took the cake.

Rode yesterday. Ive ridden several HDs and currently main bike is Rocket3 TFC. This bike looks stunning and riding position is good. Just developed hand cramps after 30 mins in clutch hand probably due to handlebars. Front brakes have no feel and not enough bite. Engine has very good low down punch but gutless after 4k like a Harley. Engine shakes but more refined than HD soft tails. Handles quite well as weight low down but not much clearance. Seat not comfortable on first edition. I personally would not add to collection as Rocket is waaaay better in every way except looks. Rocket gets lots of looks and thumbs up just like this.

The only HD killer is HD itself...

@CaptHollister

3 жыл бұрын

The only HD killer is HD riders who refuse to allow HD to produce modern bikes.

@ionageman

3 жыл бұрын

CaptHollister I can’t resist .. what’s a modern bike ..

@CaptHollister

3 жыл бұрын

@@ionageman The Street models, the Livewire. Check out the reactions on HD forums and FB groups. And let's not even mention the upcoming Chinese built single. Yes, I know that HD has had Italian-made singles and even two-strokes in its lineup, but Harleyistas don't really care because that was in the past.

@omarsalgado9715

3 жыл бұрын

@@ionageman HP, HP, HP, HP, HP, HP to infinity, say the uneducated deep inside, though most uneducated don't use their high HP bikes to their full potential. They are a joke. Both.

Hello I write from Portugal and I really like your motorcycle test videos, particularly from the turing segment. Which is mine with my K 1600 GTL. If you don't mind I ask in this essay what is the make and model of the pants you wear, because I am looking for one of the kind. Merry Christmas, Rui

You've got to make up your mind about the bike; which one is it? i) nimble and easy to steer (2:38), or hard to do so due to its 350-ish weight (3:55)? ii) very precise throttle response to ride (4:30), or have to work a lot with the throttle (3:58)?

@DriveMagRiders

3 жыл бұрын

Hello. It's nimble for its class, but still it's not suitable for short turns and hairpins. The throttle reponse is very precise, but you have to open/close often due to the short gears ratio. :) All the best, Cristian

beautiful roads! Where did you test the r18?

@nicuadrian7073

3 жыл бұрын

Romania

certainly i prefer my africa twin adventure sports! but this is a really great bike! it's the details that make the difference! it has a crazy engine! excellent video and quality! congratulations Cristian! Greetings from Italy🇮🇹

@gerardovm207

3 жыл бұрын

ATAS any day of the week!!!

I would most like to try the Chopper model with the Ape hanger bars which would be more comfortable.

Awesome roads and scenery

What an awesome bike, and the worst designed pipe I’ve ever seen. WTF were they thinking with that muffler

@colingoldthorpe5918

3 жыл бұрын

Rob Kahla it’s a nod to the original model from like 60 years ago. There is an option for normal pipes from Vans and Heinz

@industryousphotography2058

3 жыл бұрын

The pipe is way better in person. Looking down on the pipes they curve in smoothly. I've never seen anything like that.

@CaptHollister

3 жыл бұрын

I think you're way wrong, the pipes are cool.

@user-et6nb3np1h

3 жыл бұрын

The muffler looks like a squid

@uazbuchanka2206

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-et6nb3np1h next to opposites Harleys itself, only pieces of designed crap. Look at the new models, absolutely NO constructions made of proud any more. The optical lines of todays productions looks transformed Hobbits heading to Mordor.

BMW never misses handlebar ergo.. I've had many and currently have a BMW F300GS and a HD Ultra limited

BMW makes a knock off HD softail slim and everyone loses their minds in the comments. Lol jk but you’re right it looks much better in person and it is pretty cool. I saw it at the dealer this week. I wouldn’t trade my Harley for it but I would definitely own as a second bike. You guys make the best videos with the best in motion footage. Keep it up.

@Jay-bw3fl

3 жыл бұрын

H H absolutely but you do realize this bike looks almost exaclty like a Softail slim right? It’s closer to the slim than a vintage bmw cruiser in looks other than the boxer engine sticking out. There’s really no denying that.

@jamesdaple9951

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a boxer not a creíble two different animals

I always like watching coz am a big fan of 2 wheelers, i ride a bmw gs1200 lc

Looks like it shakes like crazy.

Hi, what is the helmet model? Thank you

You deserved to be one of the first...!

Wow so beautiful bike

Thanks for clip. Nice. Gotta give Germs some credit. They always try and their auto market is great as always. They really build very good awesome bikes. The features they offered on bikes Harley offers them almost a Decade later. Like their break system. Harley makes Manly Good looking bikes but that’s it. Safety and and performances not their top priority. For Germany it is. Safety n performance has always proven to be their top engineered vehicles. I’m a Harley rider and owned every class of Harley for past 20 years but my one BMW exceeded every standard and expectations of a bike owner. BMW R12 was the best cruiser I owned. My new softail M8 mini apes is a head turner BUT it’s not as Comfortable and Safe as My Harley Bikes. Thanks 🙏 Thank you again for a nice video. Well done 👍 🙏🌷❤️ I can’t wait for my New R18 in 2021 🤞🤞🤞

Thanks for one of the first reviews. But have you ever reviewed any Harley Davidson? Looking at your channel history it looks like you don't have any riding experience with HD. Is this bike so much better than HD softails? R18 cost in europe is 22-27k eur, HD street bob is 15k. Looks like it's way too overpriced.

@81722Les

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly and same goes for all the HD hardly ridden opinions splattering all over like a horde of crazies. The bike reviewer plus all the other Yuotube reviewers BMW is going to throw out in the following days hardly have any experience riding Softails nor Harleys for a considerable amount of time but want us to come lather up their 3min rides and 90,000 worded opinion thats full of biased rabid raves. Fortnine said it right, KZread reviewers are crap

@MzeeWeeed

3 жыл бұрын

Breakout and Fat Boy costs also over 21k

@keeno86

3 жыл бұрын

@@81722Les most legit motorcycle journos probably have a whole lot more experience than you, or any harley rider. 44teeth, drivemag, zack and Ari, motorcyclist, mcn, etc. There's a reason people with lots of experience don't ride harleys, they suck

@gerardovm207

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, any bike that competes against HD, is better than HD.

@81722Les

3 жыл бұрын

@@keeno86 hahahha, yea they do...when they sit on a bike for 10mins and give the review of a lifetime. just ride and stop frothing between your gums with hate for brands, "Mr, I ride for the sake of a brand name"

Loved the R18 Concept Bobber but this looks like a HD Slim with a boxer motor.

I am not into cruisers but this bike is damn nice. I like it very much. And i like your jacket. I know its revit but model?

is this tube wheels??

shed, good luck sellin em

@balmisc83

3 жыл бұрын

Those grapes are sour🤣

@neighborsgoat

3 жыл бұрын

@Fail Zero "If they weren't selling then it wouldn't be made". Said Nokia with the N-Gage phone, RED with their Hydrogen phone and Jeff Bezos with the Amazon Fire phone ;)

Hi, I saw you in Slovenia last weekend on this bike :-) there was ´t time to take the picture with you :-(

Low center of gravity but with left and right vibrations because of the pistons. (We can tell by the way the cameras move...) Does it wear the tires quicker with that kind of left and right vibration?

after i see your video... finally, i remember with old one, BMW R35 1948... but with the biggest engine... 1800cc boxer... feels like Harley Davidson Softail or Fat Boy... Good Luck Brother 🤜🤛... Blaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💀💀💀💀💀💀💀🤟😎

BMW really is great with brakes,.. But the best breaks I've ever had is on the HD Ultra Limited... The mixing is ingenious. They need it... That bike is 900 lbs

I dont know why but i absolutley LOATHE the way those exhaust pipes look .

@theonlyredspecial

3 жыл бұрын

They don’t look great. I agree. My dealer did however say you can order it with different pipes and blacked out, at extra cost. I think up to £30,000. A lot of money.

The German Beast, love it 😎

Why would you put a quickshifter on a bike that is completely showing a classical style??

@mrtobiasreiper4714

3 жыл бұрын

Because of its unusual sitting position where footpeg is midset, so quickshifter is there only to remove fatigue of riders.

@fraser2283

3 жыл бұрын

Because most of the people who drive cruisers are old men with arthritis

Hello again, I believe you comparing this bike with gs and k1600 gt. That’s why you are not very happy 😊 If you compare it with Harley or other choppers , you would realize how beautiful ride engineering wise and safety wise. Keep up sending videos, I’m keeping up watching them with joy 🤩 Kind regards

BMW just nailed it with this amazing bike.

@kellyco4139

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely !!!!!

@chadkline4268

2 жыл бұрын

They need to allocate 30mph for each gear shift. Then ... It will be nice.

Wow! what is this helmet called?

A great looking bike.

If you look carefully headlight was jumping out of it's fixture, surely better than HD

At 3:57 it looks like there’s a big ass dent on the left side of the engine above the left cylinder ... look harder! But however; nice ride.

It's a nice bike, but it will never have what a Harley offers. Compare the after market, all of the performance mods, exhaust, the custom frames, forks and suspension mods, custom anything for the Harley, its easy to work on, has incredible parts availability, and a diverse community, familiar with any mods you may want to do. For there to be any comparison between these 2 bikes, the bmw would need an aftermarket as incredible as the Harley. It's a nice bike though, but you cant compare it to the Harley when you assume what I just mentioned.

Of course 2020 would be the year that bmw makes a softtail and Harley makes a gs

Nice mid range looks like

Hello, where in Romania are those roads?

@gentleman279

3 жыл бұрын

TransAlpina I believe...

Lovely landscape, beautiful bike, great review! honestly this BMW it’s just another bike that aims to be just like Harley. Only that it’s not. Not a leader, a follower. The HD 114 M8 comes standard on softails. Let’s not mention the HD 131 ci milwaukee 8. (2,146 cc)

That's ridiculous. I love it.

Any idea what helmet is that?

Can you please share this rev'it jacket model? :)

Minute 2:00 that's the song from Chopsy xD

Where is the shooting location???😍😍

@missi372

3 жыл бұрын

i think it's Transbucegi road

That helmet though!!! what is this beauty?

It seems to me a monster bike like this needs some bags, some luggage.

Brilliant

HD killer? No not really. This will fill a small niche of the market like the Moto Guzzi California line up but anything more than that is not realistic. Indian is the real HD killer, well other then them selfs. 😏

@Andre-hi9xn

3 жыл бұрын

Taking into account that more than half of HD's catalog will be retracted from the market, it proves well what HD is...

@wombat8882

3 жыл бұрын

@@Andre-hi9xn You are really into this comment ... I've seen it three times. Copy and paste?

Wonder if bmw got everyone the same? Many don't like the exhaust, giving some testers a machine equipped with the various other factory options would clarify what's possible

What brand of helmet？

What’s the brand and style the jacket you’re ?

@wattsnb

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like Revit brand, due to arm logo.