Re: Strange Occurrence

[Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>and occasionally what sounds like a plastic
>>bag flapping loudly behind.
>It's not too much slack in the chain, by any chance?  I found when I run the
>bike up on the centre stand to oil the chain, the top of the chain would
>occasionally drop enough to snatch at the plastic rail along the top of the
>swing arm.  Putting on even a hint of throttle would get enough chain
>tension to stop it, so perhaps the problem is a slightly loose chain and
>coming off the throttle combining to make the chain slap the swing arm top.

The chain was my first guess, so I guess I'll take the bags off and check it.

Matt Knowles - mattknowles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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