Dellis
Registered user
I was in Scotland last weekend and arrived at Applecross on friday evening to discover I had a collapsed rear wheel bearing on my 990. Only thing for it was a walk to the Applecross Inn and a few beers while I hatched a plan. I found a bearing factor in Inverness on and my pal said he'd run me over in the morning on his new 1190 to get the bearings, we had a few more beers and retired to our tents me planning to get up early to knock the bearings out.
Morning came and amazingly I was up early, I got one of the bearings out but couldn't budge the other so I needed to get the wheel to a garage for some assistance at which point my pal said "stick the wheel on the back of my bike and I'll wait here", very generous I might add. So I duly loaded the wheel headed over the pass to Loch Carron and the garage, explained my predicament to the garage proprietor who said he'd get the bearing out while I nipped over to Inverness after a call to the factor to see if they were open and had a couple of bearings in stock, they were and they had stock so off I headed.
The road to Inverness from Applecross is a 160 mile round trip and ranges from a single track pass to dual carriageway with everything in between and was a perfect ride to get a real feel for the bike. I'd test ridden an 1190 last year and was impressed but this ride simply blew me away, the bike was amazing in every respect quite simply the best bike I think I've ever ridden. Power in abundance, amazing brakes, great handling, good wind protection and comfortable. I got back to Loch Carron picked up my wheel from the garage sans bearing and headed back over the pass to Applecross. I arrived to questions about wheel bearings, bearing factors etc but just couldn't stop raving about the bike eventually I put Blondie, my pal and his wife out of their misery and said "yes, i got the bearings". I fitted the bearings and new seal put the wheel back in the 990 and all was well.
The weekend went on and I couldn't stop thinking how good the 1190 was, we rode down to Glen Coe and spent a night at the Red Squirrel campsite and again I was raving about the 1190. We rode home on monday and I was back at work on Tuesday, I did really well, I made it to just after 9am
before I was on the phone to Colwyn Bay Motorcycles so see what my 990 was worth against a new 1190, negotiations continued throughout the week until the order for my new 1190 was placed today 
I collect it next Saturday and I am rather excited.
Next weekend will be running in with the first service booked for the tuesday, would have been the Monday but for the bank holiday.
So there you go 990 to 1190 via a wheel bearing and the generosity of a great friend. Thank you Youngy!
Dave
Morning came and amazingly I was up early, I got one of the bearings out but couldn't budge the other so I needed to get the wheel to a garage for some assistance at which point my pal said "stick the wheel on the back of my bike and I'll wait here", very generous I might add. So I duly loaded the wheel headed over the pass to Loch Carron and the garage, explained my predicament to the garage proprietor who said he'd get the bearing out while I nipped over to Inverness after a call to the factor to see if they were open and had a couple of bearings in stock, they were and they had stock so off I headed.
The road to Inverness from Applecross is a 160 mile round trip and ranges from a single track pass to dual carriageway with everything in between and was a perfect ride to get a real feel for the bike. I'd test ridden an 1190 last year and was impressed but this ride simply blew me away, the bike was amazing in every respect quite simply the best bike I think I've ever ridden. Power in abundance, amazing brakes, great handling, good wind protection and comfortable. I got back to Loch Carron picked up my wheel from the garage sans bearing and headed back over the pass to Applecross. I arrived to questions about wheel bearings, bearing factors etc but just couldn't stop raving about the bike eventually I put Blondie, my pal and his wife out of their misery and said "yes, i got the bearings". I fitted the bearings and new seal put the wheel back in the 990 and all was well.
The weekend went on and I couldn't stop thinking how good the 1190 was, we rode down to Glen Coe and spent a night at the Red Squirrel campsite and again I was raving about the 1190. We rode home on monday and I was back at work on Tuesday, I did really well, I made it to just after 9am
before I was on the phone to Colwyn Bay Motorcycles so see what my 990 was worth against a new 1190, negotiations continued throughout the week until the order for my new 1190 was placed today I collect it next Saturday and I am rather excited.Next weekend will be running in with the first service booked for the tuesday, would have been the Monday but for the bank holiday.
So there you go 990 to 1190 via a wheel bearing and the generosity of a great friend. Thank you Youngy!
Dave
Best of luck with the new bike. 
