ticking sound from the left hand side!?

Franky

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Hi all,

400ish miles into the new GS12, loving it.... however I "think" I can hear a strange ticking sound coming from the left of the bike, sounds abit like tappets on old fords. It seems to be on closing the throttle, is this normal? Also the fuel guage doesn't count down for the first half, just stays at full then jumps down to half a tank before going lower as the fuel is used, are they all like this?

I'm not moaning at all, its in on thurs for its first service so I just thought i'd check.

Cheers.:D

Oh ps nothing better than going up the inside of a mate on his new K5 1000 on a bumpy A road!
 
My dealer reckons the 1st service takes 5 hrs,
engine oil and filter when the bikes hot,
tappets adjusted at room temp.

I'm a bit worried about your mate,
running in on my k5 was 6.5k top speed of 112mph
compared to a 1200 at 4k with a top speed of around 75 :confused:
 
I don't think the fuel gauge will change after the first service Bill:)

Bob
 
Gauloises said:
I'm a bit worried about your mate,
running in on my k5 was 6.5k top speed of 112mph
compared to a 1200 at 4k with a top speed of around 75 :confused: [/B]

It was on a v tight set of bumpy bends, he did sail past me 5 or so seconds later!
 
are they all like this?

Yep. Its a bit bizarre but you soon get used to it. And you don't often need to know whether the tank is 5/8ths full or 3/4rs full :)

The main thing is the guage is consistent and reliable and much better than on the RT!

Paul
 
15 year old thread resurrection!
Must be some kind of record?


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