Tank Slap - Motorcycle Forum

Monty wrote: ↑17 Apr 2024, 22:09 It's a proper weapon. Just did 90 miles in rain, beautiful sunshine, a hail storm, and I one point it snowed!

Happy new bike day Monty..

Brilliant. Its such a good engine that 690 and so light.

It looks very special.
Should the chain be that slack at standstill ?

StMarks wrote: ↑18 Apr 2024, 17:29 It looks very special.
Should the chain be that slack at standstill ?

No, I don't think so, it wasn't like that when it was delivered. I noticed it this morning when I was fitting some bits.

A quick look online at stock photos seems to suggest they do run the chain on the loose side.

Cheers dude. I probably should read the manual

So far over the last week, I've managed to get 10 hours and 441 miles on it. It's getting easier and I can do around an hour without having to stop. But bu66er me (literally) it hurts to begin with. It's booked in next Saturday for the first service, so just another 180 miles before I can actually give it some beans.

599 miles done and it's 22 miles to the dealer for its first service on Saturday. 621 miles is almost exactly 1000 Km.