Is this normal? [Archive] - Kiwi Biker forums

Chisanga

5th January 2007, 20:02

Hi all ye knowledgable ones out there.... and don't worry the thread title doesn't mean this will be a question about girls :innocent:

I've never owned a vehicle from new before so please excuse my question.

Today I have just picked my bike up from its first 1000km service and riding it back fromAMPS it feels and rides like a totally different bike. It seems to be revving 'freer' up through the revs and seems to sound alot smoother.

It's really hard for me to explain as i'm not really knowledgable in the technical area.

Is this normal for a bike (or indeed a car) after its first service or perhaps I am just imagining things (I seem to have gotten better looking too since getting the bike back :p)

Cheers all

crashe

5th January 2007, 20:04

yep all normal............

Grahameeboy

5th January 2007, 20:07

Quite normal. May have put synthetic oil in, adjusted everything etc......plus you'd expect a bike to run better after a service eh? Things are settling in and just keep following the running in instructions.

Enjoy.

Chisanga

5th January 2007, 20:10

Things are settling in and just keep following the running in instructions.

My running in instructions for after the 1000km service basically consisted of "You can fang it now" :)

Maha

5th January 2007, 20:11

About as normal as a normal thing when its normal.....:yes:
In saying that......i got my bike today after having new brake pads fitted an it feels better than normal..........:done:

Grahameeboy

5th January 2007, 20:14

My running in instructions for after the 1000km service basically consisted of "You can fang it now" :)

Cool............I know my SV was 1600km but pretty much after 1000km you could take it to 7000 revs which would be about 180kish..............

When I run in new bikes I tend to give it a fang every 150km.....helps....and me too...he he

Grahameeboy

5th January 2007, 20:16

About as normal as a normal thing when its normal.....:yes:
In say that......i got my bake today after having new brake pads fitted an it feels better than normal..........:done:

Mmmmm...so...Normal then................

crashe

5th January 2007, 20:16

Maha

5th January 2007, 20:19

Mmmmm...so...Normal then................

Relatively yes.....:yes:

What the Fuck !!!!!!!!!!!

What drugs are you on tonight......... cos I want some.

High on life oh wise one.........:blip:

Grahameeboy

5th January 2007, 20:22

What the Fuck !!!!!!!!!!!

What drugs are you on tonight......... cos I want some.

Nah he is just strutting around again in his undies saying "I am a porn star...yes I am"....."I am a porn star...yes I am".................Mom must be out eh?

crashe

5th January 2007, 20:24

Nah he is just strutting around again in his undies saying "I am a porn star...yes I am"....."I am a porn star...yes I am".................Mom must be out eh?

Or she is all tied up......... yet again!

Grahameeboy

5th January 2007, 20:25

Or she is all tied up......... yet again!

yep...tied up with laughter.................

Maha

5th January 2007, 20:27

Or she is all tied up......... yet again!

yep...tied up with laughter.................

Would i consider this 'Banter' normal??......Hell Yeah

Grahameeboy

5th January 2007, 20:33

Would i consider this 'Banter' normal??......Hell Yeah

Relatively speaking?

crashe

5th January 2007, 20:37

Would i consider this 'Banter' normal??......Hell Yeah

please define Normal?

No maybe not...................... :rofl:

Grahameeboy

5th January 2007, 20:41

please define Normal?

No maybe not...................... :rofl:

We just have?

McJim

5th January 2007, 20:42

My VTR will be coming up for it's 18,000 service soon - you could come and have a ride on that to see what it will feel like 3 years later.

The chain and sprockets are starting to suffer a bit. Should be smoother once they're replaced (won't let you near it while it's dodgy)

MattRSK

5th January 2007, 20:43

Roj

10th January 2007, 11:20

I've never owned a vehicle from new before so please excuse my question.

Today I have just picked my bike up from its first 1000km service and riding it back fromAMPS it feels and rides like a totally different bike. It seems to be revving 'freer' up through the revs and seems to sound alot smoother.

Not that unusual, when the bikes are assembled every thing is all new, but not nessasarly seated/assembled perfectly. after some time on the road, the vibrations and movements settle all the parts in to place properly, then the first service everything should be checked, and adjusted which then sets them back to spec (at least in the ideal world), little things like bolts needing to be tightened a little more, all the sharp edges on newly machined parts coming off, then the fresh new oil cleaning all this out. Manufacturing is by no means perfect, I have found over the years that different identical vehicles can be very different to drive depending on how well they have been looked after from new (been driving company vehicles)

keep looking after the bike and it should last for years...

ManDownUnder

10th January 2007, 11:23

please define Normal?

nor·mal /ˈnɔrməl/
Pronunciation Key - [nawr-muhl]

–adjective see ManDownUnder

NighthawkNZ

10th January 2007, 11:32

Is this normal for a bike (or indeed a car) after its first service or perhaps I am just imagining things (I seem to have gotten better looking too since getting the bike back :p)

Cheers all

Yup all normal... its part of the running process...

Insanity_rules

10th January 2007, 11:53

Totally normal, bike and the above banter. I'll probably now receive a wedgie from my piers for that comment. Just as long as I don't get it while I'm strutting round in my undies.