[RedGSXS]

I now have just over 600 miles on my 1000F and I started to notice a chatter in the motor/drivetrain while lane splitting. I never noticed this when the bike was newer. It's most evident at around 30mph in 3rd gear and the bike under very little throttle. Dropping down to 2nd gear makes the bike to peppy and snappy.

So last night I checked chain tension and it was about twice as loose as when i bought the bike. I run my chain at around 1/2" of slack. It was at about 1" plus. The bike was much smoother on the ride in today.

So keep an eye on that stock chain stretching.

I've run the better aftermarket chains for years and it takes them longer to stretch.

 

[ackack]

My chain was a bugger till it hit about 1200 miles.
Not had to adjust it the last 1000 miles so it does get better.

 

[trickytruckertrev]

you should have checked the tesnion,every day,and adjusted when needed

 

[trickytruckertrev]

did mine at 300 miles,then again at 3000,use Castrol o-r chain spray every 150 miles.everything has settled down now Hope to get 18000 to 20000 miles before chain or sprockets need changing