2022 BMW R18 Transcontinental TFT walk through and drive 

Hi Does the new one (2024) come with apple/android auto?

How does this compare to say a street glide? Do you like it better than Harley?

@@russellcarter2776 very different bikes. The engine pulls really strong: great torque. For sure You don't miss an HD 114 ci v-twin. Handling is really great in particular in tight curves or hairpin bends and mountain roads full of curves: much better than a Street or Road Glide. Standard shocks are better than a Street or Road Glide even with Ohlins shocks as I was used to have. The Marshall audio system is better than the Boom Box Audio stage II. The 10.5 TFT is way better than the 6.5 HD one. The Adaptive Cruise Control then is something You can't find on a Harley. Brakes are at the same level. If you need it there is as standard the reverse gear: the weight of the TC is absolutely in line with that of a Limited when parking the bike. It's a great bike: really. That 1800 cc Boxer engine is a sort of Motorcycle Art when You look at it. And the attention to details is only comparable to a CVO (I have a CVO Road Glide, too so it's easy to make comparisions). What You miss from HD is the high number of accessories destined to the engine (stage 2, 3 or 4) that here is lacking probably because the bike has been launched only on september '21 or probably because the German engineers don't want customers to touch the engine: i don't know. But, at least, they should work with third party companies in terms of exhaust systems: this is important. There are several models for the R18 but nothing for the B or Transcontinental except for Jekill and Hyde at the "modest" price of 3450 Euros for a couple of mufflers only (no pipes).

@@CVO_MAN thank you so much. Very informative

Yes the Cardo will connect to the TFT. I just did a video on Bluetooth connectivity with BMW bikes.

Where did you buy your crash bars from. I can’t find them anywhere

@@Miskini-tj6ec I ordered them through my dealer but it took five months to get them in. I wanted the OEM bars because I wanted to get the platforms for the leg rest.

@@donniegenton5495 right on. I just picked up an r 18bagger also. They can’t give them away around me. $4000 off a demo bike .9% financing. Couldn’t pass it up.I definitely need to get leg platforms , and a backrest.

There is a USB-C port in the phone compartment. You'll need a USB-C cable to whatever port your phone needs. Make sure to get a cable with the USB-C end straight and the end for your phone with a right angle plug so everything will fit.

I thought about putting that in there but that would be a whole conversation about just that and I was already at 30 min. To answer that question I have everything paired to the bike. No specific order needed. Phone to bike (not paired to helmet) Helmet to bike. Works every time.