Haha, I've nearly owned mine for a year now also so I was interested to hear your thoughts. and as soon as you mentioned the heat, I laughed because its so true. The bike is brilliant until you're off road on a hot summers day and you've got those 2 massive cylinders roasting your nuts. Spot on review, I've had exactly the same experiences with mine. Also that Akro sounds mint!
@@The_Juan_An_Only I wouldn’t worry as long as it’s been well taken care of. The only issue I’ve had is the rear brake light pressure switch. $30 repair in 10 years of ownership isn’t bad!
This is what I wish Suzuki DL1050 was, something with a lot of power, but keeping all the usual Suzuki reliability, lack of heat, and so forth. The V-Strom is a fantastic machine for a more road-oriented bike, but it could use another 15-20 horsepower.
Had my 1090R for 5 years and still love it. They are heavy, but very capable bikes. The engine cooks my ass medium rare and the seat is not very comfortable. Replaced the fuel pump and the gas guage float does stick. Although there is a fix for it. Still love the bike.
Did you fix the float yet? It’s a quick fix. 2 Wheeled Rider had a great video on how to do that. Still have mine, getting ready to take it down Baja California 😎✌🏼
@@AdventureTomek Not yet. Next time I'm in the tank I will. I can usually pound on the side of the tank with my fist a few times to get it to release. I've seen the two-wheel rider video. thanks.
Good riding. I did the two fuel filters following the video from Nerb1. Fixed my random fueling-cut-out issue for less than $80. Seems charcoal from the SAS can get pulled back into the tank if the bike is laid down (clogging the filters). At almost 30K miles now and had it since 3K miles. Power & suspension 👌
I did the Rottweiler SAS delete. Only have about 9k on mine so far, only issue I have been having is the fuel gauge sometimes randomly jumps for where the actual level is to empty and back again. I’ve seen a video on how to fix
Good video on the 1190. You’ve done some good riding in a year’s time. I just traded my Pan America for a 2018 1290 Super Adventure R that my local dealer had gotten in on a Pan Am trade, quite a while ago. About 4k on the clock. Can’t wait to ride the beast. I could already tell that the 21” front tire handles quite a bit differently than the 19” on the Pan Am. The KTM wasn’t even on my radar, I was wanting less electronics after the Pan Am. I think I’ll like the 1290 for my needs but if not I’ll look for a T-7 or 701/690. Safe travels!
Don't see any off the road riding for me anymore. Spent the mid to late 70s riding at the Tillamook burn Oregon every Sunday. Around 35 years working 80 to 120 hours a week. Until 2014. Love seeing your adventures. I'll be catching up. Thank you for sharing
Awesome review, Its too bad that offroad module doesn't save your throttle riding mode as well. If you want some help with those highway miles let use know!
54k on my 16 1190. No issues whatsoever that I didn't cause. 38k on my stock chain and sprocket. For me, it's a bit heavy for off road vs my skill level. Love the bike though!
Had mine 9 years here in Southern Spain...its been fault free...the fuel pump and clutch component faults dont appear to be common in Europe...I dont know of any rider myself who has had these issues...
@@sallhame Hi ...I was at a KTM dealer today...I asked how many fuel pumps they have sold for adventure bikes....he said zero...only the filter kits. Many of the riders raid Morocco on a regular basis...some 1190s are on 60000km using the original pump...with only maintenance being...replacing the filter due to Saharan sand
@@ffs5532 I was a bit too quick here, what I meant to say is the clutch slavecylinder issues was gone with the 1190 Adventure. I owned one for some years and had absolutely no troubles at all. Enjoy your bike in Southern Spain, you have som awesome roads there. Everytime I go from Malaga to Olias for a coffe, I wish I was one a motorbike :P
@@ducaduke some good videos how to check if the head bearing is loose here on YT. Could just be that the tire is not balanced correctly. Once my front AX41 front tire had about 6k miles on it I had a slight shake in the handlebars.
I’ve tried to get mine to flash but on my 2015 I have a small triangle with an exclamation mark in it at the bottom that flashes. Mine never flashes at the top. Weird@@AdventureTomek
