Tyler thanks for the rescue!
 

Lisa and I had spent a great few days at the Horizons Unlimited meeting in Colorado and on the last off-road ride out of the weekend, my luck disappeared. The back end of the 1100 felt bad, really bad. The seeping oil from the final drive, the crunching sound as metal rubs on metal and the horribly loose rear rim meant the worst. The rear wheel bearing had disintegrated and possibly worse>

 
  We'd spoken with Tyler, the manager of Northern Colorado BMW/Ducati Motorcycles over the last few days and been struck by his shear enthusiasm. Now we needed his help. Tyler didn't blink an eye when we asked for his help and the following morning we were loading Tinkerbelle into the back of the Dealer trailer. Tyler had offered to drive the 1100 all the way back up to Loveland.

 

A few days later and Tyler had confirmed the worst. The rear wheel bearing had gone and taken the whole final drive assembly with it. This was serious. With phone calls made Tyler ensured that 'the very last final drive in the USA for an 1100' had my name on it and was being shipped.
We were left speechless but thrilled when Tyler confirmed that Northern Colorado BMW/Ducati would be working with BMW NA to sponsor us not only their labor but also the entire cost of the new final drive.
  So to Tyler and all the staff that looked after us so well...Thank you. See you soon.