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he large group of R18, the new B & Transcontinental, were lined up across the street from the ritzy Halcyon Hotel in the Cherry Creek section of Denver, Colorado.
Last year we had the original R18 and felt, as pretty as it was, it was far BACKROADS • NOVEMBER 2021 too big a bike for us. Handling was a bit sluggish and you needed to be confident in the tight stuff, as there was a lot of scraping going on. At the media intro the night before, BMW explained that there had been modifications to the new R18’s chassis and suspension – I hoped that was the case. Indeed, rolling out of Denver and once underway, the R18 B (B for Bagger) felt far more nimble than the previous year’s model. Still, I learned to appreciate the reverse drive.
BMW R 18 B and Transcontinental
Is
BIGGER
Really BETTER?
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