All is not well in the Yellow GS camp :(
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not a good idea to regulate speed by slipping the clutch,if you think you have probs now now wait till a clutch replacement becomes a reality.
clutch on these is to be treated unlike wet clutches
clutch on these is to be treated unlike wet clutches
all sounds quite normal for a GSA to have minor problems, i would not worry to much ..id be more concerned its YELLOW !!! take it back today
Its custard yellow
As you all say i think its just getting used to a completely different experience. i just looked as i went round the same roundabouts in the car
... 20mph the same, its just that the GS doesn't feel fast at low speed an and wants to turn in, so you naturally give it gas which upsets it
..As you say, i need to get used to it
I may have to look at the warm starting, although i do think its a battery.. i checked the battery 11.97 when i got back ... click whir .. no start
I've just gone out there now and it started, a bit wheezy and the bat symbol is in the dash ... go figure
when i get my cards back I'll order a new one (that's another story lol)
Mart
Guigsy
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The wobble into roundabouts... is that not because you're throttling off? The engine is a big old lump and the drive runs along the bike. Rev it while you're standing still and you can feel it rock from side-to-side. It makes the path around roundabouts a bit less round until you're used to it.
Vmax666
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Try some after market shocks. I bought some wp shocks from here and it transformed the handling. Also fitted a secondhand akrapovic full system which virtually got rid of the flat spot
GS's take some getting used to that's for sure. Copared with japanese stuff they will feel lumpy and agricultural but you soom get used to it.
They can be lumpy at low revs so you learn to give them a few revs at roundabouts etc but don't slip the clutch to regulate it as it's a dry clutch and you may burn it out earlier than it needs to.
You can cure the low speed lumpiness fairly easily. Get a second hand set of decat headers and a Power Commander 111. Both can be picked up fairly cheaply and will transform the low speed fuelling. I have a PC111 on mine and it will pull smoothly from 40mph in top.
My advice would be don't try and rescue the battery if it's on its way out. The bike just won't go if it detects low power and let you down eventually so invest in a new Motobatt which are cheap and powerful. It sounds like you are a regular all weather rider so you won't need a battery tender.
Tyre pressure are fairly critical depending on tyre so keep an eye on them.
The more you ride it, the more you will learn to love it's foibles and they really are great bikes.
They can be lumpy at low revs so you learn to give them a few revs at roundabouts etc but don't slip the clutch to regulate it as it's a dry clutch and you may burn it out earlier than it needs to.
You can cure the low speed lumpiness fairly easily. Get a second hand set of decat headers and a Power Commander 111. Both can be picked up fairly cheaply and will transform the low speed fuelling. I have a PC111 on mine and it will pull smoothly from 40mph in top.
My advice would be don't try and rescue the battery if it's on its way out. The bike just won't go if it detects low power and let you down eventually so invest in a new Motobatt which are cheap and powerful. It sounds like you are a regular all weather rider so you won't need a battery tender.
Tyre pressure are fairly critical depending on tyre so keep an eye on them.
The more you ride it, the more you will learn to love it's foibles and they really are great bikes.
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