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Really? Do you have a source? I'm seriously hoping for the Vision CE. They filed a patent for it recently, so it looks like it's actually coming.

I was able to source a used tall Givi 5142DT and took it to work today. Positive: very quiet even at full speed Negative: about 20% loss of range (estimated). Admittedly, the screen is pretty big. And the scooter even reduced the power a bit at the end of my 8-mile interstate stretch, including...

I think that screen is the "extended" BMW one available 2025+. At least looks that way. Thanks!

In case someone has or has had both: which one is better for aerodynamics? Or any other options? Wunderlich perhaps? I ride the CE04 to work, and most of the commute is highway/interstate at 65+ mph, so I'm looking for the screen that gives the best aerodynamics and therefore range. Currently I...

Apparently, the manual is even wrong about the headlight. It says: That may apply to other BMW bikes, but not the CE04. There's no rotation element in the headlights at all, neither the US- nor the EU-version. Seems like someone copied that from a different manual without checking.

Hmm, my European friends tell me that it's really visible and also very useful.

It really seems like we have a different headlight, possibly totally without that adaptive headlight. Even though it's in my build sheet. The EU version has a symmetric light, low beam on the bottom and high beam on top. The US version has the low beam on the right, and high beam on the left...

To y'all in the US that have the adaptive headlight (that's supposed to illuminate curves better by activating additional LED's): does yours actually work? Mine doesn't, at least I can't see any difference when I go into a turn. Some say that it's been deactivated in US models due to US...

Funny, on the US version the right knob controls the low beam up/down, and the other controls the high beam. I think the headlights are different over here. For example, the low beam is a lamp only on the right-hand side of the headlight, while the high beam is a separate lamp in the left side.

I have that, too. Watertight (personally tested :rolleyes: ) and enough room for helmet, jacket and back protector.

Not really necessary unless you store the scooter for months on a low charge. That's what the battery management is for.

I guess only BMW can tell you that. I know that the restricted version (11kW) has the same battery as the unrestricted version, just less usable energy. So if you can get it unlocked after getting your license, I would expect you to have the full 8.5kWh available. But yes, if you ride it down...

There's ongoing controversy whether a A1-CE04 can be "opened" up to the unlimited version or not. Some dealers apparently can do it and did it, but the official stance seems to be that it's not possible. So you'll just have to approach some dealers in your vicinity and ask.

For a replacement, look for a S1000R indicator, they're essentially the same (much cheaper, too) but with a shorter cable. Meaning you'll only have to dismantle the indicator housing instead of half the scooter and can then solder on the new indicator cable onto the leads that are already there.

That's two things that have nothing to do with each other. Nobody knows why, but BMW decided to cut the usable battery capacity on the 11kW models. That's nothing a software update is going to change.