BMW S1000R new front and rear wheel bearings at 21444 miles.

 

Some odd noises on Day 2 of the Scotland trip.....

We lifted the bike and sure enough it all sounded pretty rough...

I rode for Day 3 and brought the bike home...

Convinced they were a wheel bearing problem, I stopped riding the bike and booked in AGMotorcycles to replace both front and rear bearings.

It wasnt 100% definite that was the problem, but on the day Adam certainly proved it was!.....

Front on one side was very much toast....with some of the ball bearings actually gone awol into the hub

making them a right pain to remove

new front fitted

Rear one replaced too (more preventative maintenance, this one appeared ok)

Had both wheel bearings replaced, as it was cost effective while Adam visited my house, and good preventative maintenance.

All in £120 for front and rear wheel bearings supplied and fitted at my house.

Outstanding service as usual, and the bike is back to normal.

The difference in how easy it is to wheel the bike around is surprising.


I can only assume they are the original bearings so have done 21000 miles
I dont perform wheelies, but maybe it theres a lot of wear due to the fact it was a demonstrator or the previous owner, who knows.