It’s been three years since the BMW R18 hit the scene, and the massive boxer cruiser still hasn’t quite found its feet. It comes in five different variants, but we’re honestly not sure which one we’d pick, nor what we’d do with it once we had it. But the BMW R18 hits the mark in one notable way; it has huge potential for customization.
BMW pitched the R18 as a highly customizable bike from day one—and even though there’s some modern elec-trickery to get around, the bike has good bones. Love it or hate it, you can’t deny that the R18’s 1,802 cc boxer motor and classically-styled frame are works of mechanical art. Remove a few bits and slap on a few others, and it can quickly turn into a much sharper machine.…