Hey all,
So I'm posting this because I'm just not sure if this is normal for this motor, or if this is something that I'm overly sensitive to on this bike.
I've had the 500F, Rebel500, and now the X and this is the only one I can feel it.
Cruising around, doesn't matter what gear, around the 4500-5500 mark and the bike almost feels like it's hitting some imaginary wall for an instant, drops power, and goes back, and it'll repeat this cyclically every second let's say. It almost feels like it loses steam, catches its breath, and gets going again. Dropping a gear, accelerating out of the rev range, or slowing down gets rid of this sensation.
It's VERY subtle, and you have to know what you're looking / feeling for...but there's definitely a hesitation that can be felt.
Bike has 25,000km on it, I assume the valve clearance has not been done. Chain will be replaced in the fall as it seems to be a bit looser than I'd like, but had it tightened at the start of the season.
New air filter installed a few months ago.
I can't figure it out. I can't seem to find anything of note online that specially speaks to this. And I can't replicate the feeling/noise (you can hear a very slight change in the tone) in an online posting.
I thought maybe it's the chain loosening and catching again as it's so quick as it loops...but I can't be sure and I don't know enough to isolate the issue.
@MacDoc have you ever felt this? @ScorpionT16 you've had an X before...anything you've noticed similar to this?
So I'm posting this because I'm just not sure if this is normal for this motor, or if this is something that I'm overly sensitive to on this bike.
I've had the 500F, Rebel500, and now the X and this is the only one I can feel it.
Cruising around, doesn't matter what gear, around the 4500-5500 mark and the bike almost feels like it's hitting some imaginary wall for an instant, drops power, and goes back, and it'll repeat this cyclically every second let's say. It almost feels like it loses steam, catches its breath, and gets going again. Dropping a gear, accelerating out of the rev range, or slowing down gets rid of this sensation.
It's VERY subtle, and you have to know what you're looking / feeling for...but there's definitely a hesitation that can be felt.
Bike has 25,000km on it, I assume the valve clearance has not been done. Chain will be replaced in the fall as it seems to be a bit looser than I'd like, but had it tightened at the start of the season.
New air filter installed a few months ago.
I can't figure it out. I can't seem to find anything of note online that specially speaks to this. And I can't replicate the feeling/noise (you can hear a very slight change in the tone) in an online posting.
I thought maybe it's the chain loosening and catching again as it's so quick as it loops...but I can't be sure and I don't know enough to isolate the issue.
@MacDoc have you ever felt this? @ScorpionT16 you've had an X before...anything you've noticed similar to this?
