Overview
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Velvet Green Metallic
2025 BMW R18
Motorcycle
Icon with a Big Boxer
Timeless beauty: the BMW R 18. An icon that keeps reinventing itself. It combines exclusivity with quintessential coolness. Here, classic design meets uncompromising modernity. Comfortable ergonomics, high-end technology, and a quality finish define its look and your riding experience. Style and function in perfect harmony. When you treat yourself to an R 18, it treats you to the unique experience of a big boxer engine. This is more than just riding a motorcycle. This is: Cruising the BMW Motorrad Style.
Starting at $15,395 MSRP
Specs and Features
Engine
Rated output
91 hp at 4,750 rpm
Emission control
Closed-loop 3-way catalytic converter
Type
Air/oil cooled twin-cylinder four-stroke boxer engine with two chain-driven camshafts above the crank shaft
Bore x stroke
107.1 mm x 100 mm
Capacity
1,802 cc
Max. torque
120 lb-ft at 3,000 rpm
Compression ratio
9.6 : 1
Mixture control
Electronic intake pipe injection / digital engine management system: BMS-O with throttle-by-wire
Performance / fuel consumption
Maximum speed
111 mph
Fuel type
Super unleaded (max. 15% ethanol, E15), 95 ROZ/RON, 90 AKI
Electrical system
Alternator
Permanent magnet alternator with 600 W (nominal power)
Battery
12 V / 26 Ah
Power transmission
Clutch
Single-disc dry clutch
Gearbox
Constant-mesh 6-gear gearbox with separate transmission housing
Drive
Cardan shaft drive
Chassis / brakes
Frame
Double loop steel frame with bolted beams
Front wheel location / suspension
Telescopic fork
Rear wheel location / suspension
Steel twin-sided swing arm, central spring strut
Suspension travel, front / rear
4.7" / 3.5"
Wheelbase
68.1"
Castor
5.9"
Steering head angle
57.3°
Wheels
Aluminum cast wheel on front wheel
Rim, front
3.50 x 19"
Rim, rear
5.00 x 18''
Tire, front
120/70 R19
Tire, rear
180/55 B18
Brake, front
Twin disc brake, diameter 300 mm, 4-piston fixed caliper
Brake, rear
Single disc brake, diameter 300 mm, 4-piston fixed caliper
ABS
BMW Motorrad Integral ABS (partial integral)
Dimensions / weights
Seat height at unladen weight
28.3"
Inner leg curve at unladen weight
65.9"
Usable tank volume
approx. 4.2 gal
Reserve
approx. 1 gal
Length
96" (over splash guard)
Height
44.3" (above windshield, at unladen weight)
Width
37.3" (above hand lever)
Unladen weight, road ready, fully fueled
760.5 lbs 1)
Permitted total weight
1,234 lbs
Payload (with standard equipment)
474 lbs
Color: Black. Presence: Bold.
No other surface is as closely linked to the custom cruiser scene as chrome is. The new Premium Style “Blacked Out” offers you an attractive, dark chrome finish for your bike, giving it a more dynamic look. The black highlights will meet even the highest standards for individuality and modernity. The style includes many different components in dark chrome – from the exhaust system, to pushrod tubes, right up to the trim panel components with this refined finish.
A puristic cruiser with a wealth of highlights
The R 18 is our puristic cruiser with soul. The fact that this bike is timeless and modern can be seen in the design elements, ergonomics, and equipment. The ergonomic single seat bench allows you to cruise in comfort. With the large, 18” rear wheel, this bike brings both style and dynamism to the streets. Its premium qualities are further enhanced with the Blacked Out surface finish.
Plenty of room
Make cruising into an experience: The special form of this single seat bench in a “Dragster Design” with elongated pelvic support at the rear combines a modern aesthetic with a high level of comfort.
Pure emotion on the road
BMW is committed to the iconic boxer – out of conviction. The 1802 ccm two-cylinder boxer engine of the R 18 is the boxer with the most displacement that we have ever built. It delivers its maximum torque of 120 lb-ft at 3,000 rpm. At 4,750 rpm, the “Big Boxer” delivers 91 hp.
