Sorry for your loss. My advice is not 1190 specific, but just best practice for a new used bike. Look up the service schedule and perform the last service due for its mileage. Change oil/air filter, brake fluid. Perform the scheduled inspections; swing arm, headset bearings, shock/fork seals, brake pads, brake lines, tires, etc. If it’s been sitting a long time get rid of the gas. After that take it for a long ride, stop somewhere nice and have a beer reflecting on your friend’s memory and thank him. Enjoy.
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I'd like to add on, just for shits and giggles you ought to change brake lines regardless of whether they seem ok.
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thanks, I'll look into it for next season. They seem pretty good now and I want to get to know it first. Coming from the KLR all the "robots" on this thing make me a little wrench shy.
Thanks. I'm going to cycle through the gas, I'll do the oil. I gave the air filter a good air blast and it's in good shape. I was able to find the service items for the upcoming 8500 miles, and it was basically all of those things. Brakes are solid, although the robots in them compared to my KLR make me nervous to evaluate. Fork seals seem in good shape, I think the road bumps was just the tread or dampening settings (or like I said, just knobies on pavement). After taking it around the block and loading it by doing some aggressive front braking and popping in and out of gutter, there was no line on the forks or anything. Chain tension looks good as does lube but I'll put some fresh on anyway.
We used to do dirtdaze up in NH about this time (obviously missed this years). Hoping to get a good long fall ride in before the seasons change.