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How far are you thinking of trailering it? It's best to listen to the dealer's advice here - they are likely loading bikes up into a pickup truck once a day if not more. Loading a bike in on an angle sounds difficult, particularly pushing it up a ramp. IMHO, the side stand should be fine for a...

Sounds good! If they ask for more money to extend the warranty, I'd say no - unless they'd be willing to cover whenever you eventually break one of the rear indicators (see the tie-wrap trick mentioned elsewhere). Being able to charge at home is wonderful. Waking up with a full charge every...

These bags look great! I have not seen them offered in the US. It looks like one might be able to modify the Unit Garage mounts so that they work with a Shad top case. Indeed! Dynamic mode is pure hooligan mode. Even in Eco mode, I can hit 30mph before leaving an intersection - which is more...

That's correct. In the USA, you won't need to buy a separate L2 cable as all charging stations provide one. If you wanted one for home, you can certainly buy far cheaper J1772 chargers than BMW's. I personally use the Tesla Mobile Connector with a Tesla->J1772 adapter (the TeslaTap Mini). 2...

Bumps haven't been a problem. The suspension is pretty decent although as you've noted, the travel is limited (4.3" up front, 3.6" in back). Over 3600 miles, I've bottomed it out at least twice on country backroads, which felt a little jolting, but the bike just kept traveling in its intended...

When this has happened to me on previous BMW bikes, I often find a loose body panel screw that needs tightening. If it keeps getting loose, I apply loctite. I've also been known to use foam tape or duct tape on occasion between surfaces that rub up against each other.

Do you mean the front-fairing panel one slides down to adjust the headlight angle? If so, mine panel did come a bit loose once, but I suspect I may not have put it back on properly when I removed it to reset the service warning. Otherwise, in 3600 miles of riding, including gravel, it hasn't...

They are excellent. high quality and they match the aesthetic well.

You might just be the first to trailer it on this forum. Please make sure to take photos and share whatever you come up with. While I have not trailered a bike, if it was me, I would probably use painters tape - or more specifically automotive tape.

@Low On Cash - thanks! Nothing wrong with the front tire other than it getting close to the wear bars. I had originally planned a 7-day 1000mi trip, which would have seen me going well past a safe tread level. I can still eke by with this revised 3-day plan.

@Rootctrl - I'm curious, do you even see the wear bars any longer? Here's what it looks like on the Maxxis Supermaxx: Once that bar is in contact with the road, the tire is done for and would fail safety inspection. Local requirements generally require a minimum of 1.6mm or 2/32" of tread...

After proving that a 330mi/530km day trip is doable on the CE-04, I've booked a multi-day trip that begins 10 days from now, focused on sites important to Native American archeology: My longest day will be 250 miles/400km, as I have many places to tour through: - Town Creek Indian Mound -...

That's an incredible amount of range! The longest I've had so far is 72 miles one-up. I used to live south of there in Roswell, where I had an F650GS Dakar and used to pop over to Two Wheels every once in a while - it's a great place to stop with amaaaazing riding nearby. It's disappointing to...

@Low On Cash - I ordered from Shad directly. They have decent sales once in a while, so I just waited for one of those. Shad provided great support. I ended up buying their SH48 Top Case, which seems absurdly huge on the CE-04 but just barely fits helmet/gloves/jacket/pants/airbag vest for a...

Glad you got that working! If it's any consolation, when I use the CE-04 with the Tesla charger at home, I have to leave the adapter connected for 15 seconds before plugging it or its gets rejected. Given that the adapter is strictly a physical one, this doesn't make any sense to me, but there...

@Low On Cash - The only reason I ask is the dealer is less likely to take your word about your home charging setup than an official Chargepoint charger, for example. Like yourself, I do wonder if you somehow ended up with the incorrect charge module installed within the scooter. I'd just...

Getting the thread back on topic: I'm now at 1.8mm of tread up front and 4mm in the back with 3,546 miles on the odometer. I estimate that with the tarmac composition in North Carolina, you can make it to 4000 miles in the front and 7500 miles before hitting the wear bar - at least with the...

I would categorize it as pure FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt). Traditional dealers fear electric vehicles because it's new, and they don't understand how to market or maintain them. That is, unless the dealer says the same about all of their motorcycles. The lithium-ion battery module in the...

Just to give my $0.02: I‘be ridden with the high windscreen for 3300 miles and am so far happy with it. I do like the look of the Puig better, but since my bike came with the high windscreen, I don’t need it enough to pay for it. I suspect there may be better efficiency with the Puig, but only...

@Low On Cash - have you tried charging at a public J1772 charger? If it won't work at 30A, talk to your dealer. I see that for the 2024 model year, BMW makes the Quick Charger a $995 option within the USA - I believe it was standard for 2022 MY USA bikes, which did not allow for much...