Niggles..

[Billy Bunter]

just coming upto 600 miles on my GS since collecting it a week ago, but...

1. as stated many times here, gear indicator gets confused very easily between 5th and 6th and the bike has yet to out in the rain.
2. as stated many times here, drive chain is looking a little suspect with slack and tight spots.
3. headlight nearly dropped off yesterday as one of the bolts that hold on the bracket came out completely and the other was very loose.
4. the exhaust is slightly loose on its bracket to the bodywork.
5. there is a bit of popping and banging from the exhaust at about 5k-6k revs, which i suspect is because it has a slight leak somewhere in the system.

The quality control system seems to need a little improving IMHO.

Any thoughts on the popping and banging exhaust would be appreciated, especially before i take it in for the first service so i have a good idea of what to say about it.

 

[Fanum]

just coming upto 600 miles on my GS since collecting it a week ago, but...

1. as stated many times here, gear indicator gets confused very easily between 5th and 6th and the bike has yet to out in the rain.
2. as stated many times here, drive chain is looking a little suspect with slack and tight spots.
3. headlight nearly dropped off yesterday as one of the bolts that hold on the bracket came out completely and the other was very loose.
4. the exhaust is slightly loose on its bracket to the bodywork.
5. there is a bit of popping and banging from the exhaust at about 5k-6k revs, which i suspect is because it has a slight leak somewhere in the system.

The quality control system seems to need a little improving IMHO.

Any thoughts on the popping and banging exhaust would be appreciated, especially before i take it in for the first service so i have a good idea of what to say about it.

4 is probably the cause of 5....an air leak will cause back-firing.

It sounds like your bike may not have had a very thorough PDI check

 

[martin c s]

I get "popping" from the exhaust all the time on overrun. Was told its quite normal by dealer. (so it must be alright then)!!

 

[Billy Bunter]

The odd 'pop' i could live with, but this is worse than that, and yes Fanum, that was my thought too... seems a good time to be looking at an Akrapovic is suspect! thanks

 

[everywherevirtually]

I like the popping exhaust . I actively try and create the conditions for it to happen

 

[tim dew]

My 600 mile 800 also make the popping noise, which I like also

When i had a couple of test rides on a demo it also did this, so as they say
" they all do that sir" applies here.

I understand there is a software updade for the stalling issue

I have my first service booked for this Friday

Regards

Tim

 

[Billy Bunter]

popping...

Just to reiterate guys, i am not adverse to a little popping on throttle overrun either, and mine did this from day one, unfortunately it is now far worse than this and pops and bangs continually when rev'ed upto 5k/6k, which as said earlier, is almost definitely due to a leak in the exhaust system.