ELP_JC
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Hi gang. Just wondering if my condition is present on most FJRs. I'm not concerned, but with my warranty running out next week, and with only 800 miles, want to make sure this condition is normal, which probably is.
First of all, I'm happy to report this is the first bike that has even rear disk 'drag', which means it's perfectly true. No worries there. What got my attention is if I accelerate the rear wheel a bit faster (by hand, obvioulsy), I hear a growl from the final drive gears. If I turn the wheel slowly, I just hear the rear disk dragging a bit, which is perfectly normal. If I turn it faster, the gears make this growling noise, like if something is too tight in there. Again, I'm not worried, but want to make sure it's 'the nature of the beast'
. I might be a bit worried after owning a BMW K1200 .
Bike only has 800 miles, and I put fresh synthetic oil in there (and the engine) recently. Just the normal metal dust on the magnet, so nothing untowards happened the first 800 miles. I will (hopefully) make my first semi-long trip on Sunday, putting an additional 1,000 miles or so over 2 days, just before my warranty expires. Well, never mind; just checked, and my warranty expires Sep 9, which is TOMORROW :dribble: . And it was extended 3 months due to the 'altitude sickness'. Oh well, I'm on my own then, but just curious. This bike is mechanically very noisy compared to previous bikes, probably needing a few thousand miles of break-in. That goes for a little whine in the tranny as well. We'll see. Thanks for you comments anyway. And no, I've never bought an extended warranty, and don't plan to buy one, but you can try to convince me . I usually ride 3 to 4K miles a year (trips only), but due to the altitude sickness, I had to cancel my long trip last September; hence the low miles. Good day.
JC
First of all, I'm happy to report this is the first bike that has even rear disk 'drag', which means it's perfectly true. No worries there. What got my attention is if I accelerate the rear wheel a bit faster (by hand, obvioulsy), I hear a growl from the final drive gears. If I turn the wheel slowly, I just hear the rear disk dragging a bit, which is perfectly normal. If I turn it faster, the gears make this growling noise, like if something is too tight in there. Again, I'm not worried, but want to make sure it's 'the nature of the beast'
. I might be a bit worried after owning a BMW K1200 .Bike only has 800 miles, and I put fresh synthetic oil in there (and the engine) recently. Just the normal metal dust on the magnet, so nothing untowards happened the first 800 miles. I will (hopefully) make my first semi-long trip on Sunday, putting an additional 1,000 miles or so over 2 days, just before my warranty expires. Well, never mind; just checked, and my warranty expires Sep 9, which is TOMORROW :dribble: . And it was extended 3 months due to the 'altitude sickness'. Oh well, I'm on my own then, but just curious. This bike is mechanically very noisy compared to previous bikes, probably needing a few thousand miles of break-in. That goes for a little whine in the tranny as well. We'll see. Thanks for you comments anyway. And no, I've never bought an extended warranty, and don't plan to buy one, but you can try to convince me
. I usually ride 3 to 4K miles a year (trips only), but due to the altitude sickness, I had to cancel my long trip last September; hence the low miles. Good day.JC
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