BMW R1800

[Grumpy Goat]

I think this is a bike that a lot of people will admire as "cool", but hardly anyone will buy it. Would you buy it? I wouldn't.

Neither me. So far the only slow bike/cruisers I have ever not disliked were Victories, and we all know how that went. My reason for admiring some latter Victory models had to do with their styling and their apparent attitude in the face of the so-called "traditional" American cruiser market paradigms. I always found myself looking (ogling, even?) Victory motorcycles, whereas with the other two brands, I do not even give them a second look.

This BMW has a different approach - it appears to be lithe and muscular and has a nice stance, so I would give it a second look, maybe even a third. But buy it ... hell no.