So today I got my bike back from its 1000km service, almost run-in now (1300km, 300 to go).
This service was not cheap (300€/220£), but I guess it's just something you have to deal with.
Going in to service I did not expect much, oil change and some inspection items and maybe some adjustments, I knew my chain was slack as the tension was on the max limit after 300km.
Got on the bike and went home, that's a 25km ride, mostly motorways. First reaction was that the throttle felt smoother, also gear changes were smoother.
Got home and went out for a more spirited drive this evening.
Yes, the bike is quite different now, gears are smooth and rarely misses, throttle is much smoother, not as jerky as before, also it appears to take better to low rpm's, like a 70km/h in 6th gear roll on, it still dont like it but it's a lot smoother than before. Also taking off in 2nd from almost standstill (i.e intersections, traffic circles etc) are smooth, while before the whole bike would shake and jerk a lot.
All in all this service made a huge change to my bike. I guess the slack chain may be blamed for some of the issue I have had, but the throttle calibration/synchronization must have been a huge factor too.
I guess it was worth the money after all.
This service was not cheap (300€/220£), but I guess it's just something you have to deal with.
Going in to service I did not expect much, oil change and some inspection items and maybe some adjustments, I knew my chain was slack as the tension was on the max limit after 300km.
Got on the bike and went home, that's a 25km ride, mostly motorways. First reaction was that the throttle felt smoother, also gear changes were smoother.
Got home and went out for a more spirited drive this evening.
Yes, the bike is quite different now, gears are smooth and rarely misses, throttle is much smoother, not as jerky as before, also it appears to take better to low rpm's, like a 70km/h in 6th gear roll on, it still dont like it but it's a lot smoother than before. Also taking off in 2nd from almost standstill (i.e intersections, traffic circles etc) are smooth, while before the whole bike would shake and jerk a lot.
All in all this service made a huge change to my bike. I guess the slack chain may be blamed for some of the issue I have had, but the throttle calibration/synchronization must have been a huge factor too.
I guess it was worth the money after all.