18 till I die

BMW Motorrad’s R 18 takes on the American dominated cruiser space, with a unique European flair and big protruding boxer engine that has a truckload of torque

- Dipayan Dutta

Talk about cruisers and the mind immediately summons up an image of a big American V-twin belting out the potato blues, it’s just the way things are done. This is what you begin to believe until of course, you lay eyes on the BMW R 18, a motorcycle that throws out the rule book and takes a stab at convention with its own signature approach. Instead of playing copycat, BMW Motorrad’s R 18 draws on their own heritage to make a cruiser that stands out of the crowd, unlike any other motorcycle we’ve ridden in the segment. In a world where electric vehicles offer the sensible solution to mobility, the R 18 screams that passion is still alive.