Rear wheel rotational free play

[hooley]

Got a 2008 GS and noticed a clunking going from closed throttle to positive throttle. Put it down to fatigue and sloppy throttle control. Put the bike on the centre stand, engaged 1st gear and measured the free play at a point in the centre of the tyre tread. I've got approximately 5.5 cm of rotational free play. Is this normal?

 

[Steptoe]

No - take it straightback and demand a new bike.

 

[Steptoe]

No - take it straightback and demand a new bike .

I'd better add a smiley, as it is the 1200 section

 

[GSmonkey]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlash_(engineering)

 

[Deleted account 210609001]

Sounds about right to me, so either it's fine, or my bike has been similarly shagged for 35,000 miles.

 

[Pukmeister]

Sounds about right to me, so either it's fine, or my bike has been similarly shagged for 35,000 miles.

Ditto.

 

[Slowdown]

Ditto.

Knowing your bike, I'd guess the former and not the latter

 

[hooley]

Thanks for the all the responses, I'll have to work on finesse in stop start traffic or drag a little rear brake to take up the designed in 'slack'. All part of the GS character.

 

[mechcanico lee]

Tryed it on mine 58 plate 5000 miles in first gear, slack from one way to the other is a good inch and a half on the very outside edge of the tyre, i think thats normal unless mines knacked too !!!