So I finally pick up my bike from a dealer (due to a part being on back order - unrelated to this story) when I also did my 4K miles service. While doing a routine check up at home prior to taking it to the dealer, I noticed that my chain is loose. I based that upon the fact that the lower part of the chain can go up 2-3 inches, which is much more then allowed per manual.
I took it to the dealer and said that should be checked and tightened as a part of the 4K miles service. As I was picking it up today, I wanted to make sure that was done, and guess what, it was not. I know shocker....good choice on a dealer, etc. Obviously I was upset, turned around and spoke to the guy at the counter who checked it himself, said "it is on a loose side" and took it in again.
If only that was the end of the story..I am looking at this guy talking to another mechanic in the garage and I see that they are having a heated discussion about my bike. A few minutes later, the mechanic comes to me and takes me inside and provides me with a drawing saying: "I just had to explained this to this again, but I want to explain this to you too..." and goes telling me that my chain is just perfect (even thought it can touch the bottom of th swingarm) that when I ride it, and due to my weight ( 225) it will be perfect even thought it looks loose right now. He talked about positive and negative angle of the swing arm and how sport bikes have a negative angle, how it is a myth that it should be tighter, an so on
Now, I am a bit mechanically challenged so the way he was explaining made sense, but my doubt is that it was way off from the manual, the other guy that works that agreed with me not with him, as well as, by friends bike, just got off 600 mile service had much tighter chain.
Note: while talking to me, he was very obviously mad, and frustrated, so much that his lips were shaking, as well as his hands.
I do not trust this man. I do not trust that dealership..Am I wrong and are they right? Please help.
I took it to the dealer and said that should be checked and tightened as a part of the 4K miles service. As I was picking it up today, I wanted to make sure that was done, and guess what, it was not. I know shocker....good choice on a dealer, etc. Obviously I was upset, turned around and spoke to the guy at the counter who checked it himself, said "it is on a loose side" and took it in again.
If only that was the end of the story..I am looking at this guy talking to another mechanic in the garage and I see that they are having a heated discussion about my bike. A few minutes later, the mechanic comes to me and takes me inside and provides me with a drawing saying: "I just had to explained this to this again, but I want to explain this to you too..." and goes telling me that my chain is just perfect (even thought it can touch the bottom of th swingarm) that when I ride it, and due to my weight ( 225) it will be perfect even thought it looks loose right now. He talked about positive and negative angle of the swing arm and how sport bikes have a negative angle, how it is a myth that it should be tighter, an so on
Now, I am a bit mechanically challenged so the way he was explaining made sense, but my doubt is that it was way off from the manual, the other guy that works that agreed with me not with him, as well as, by friends bike, just got off 600 mile service had much tighter chain.
Note: while talking to me, he was very obviously mad, and frustrated, so much that his lips were shaking, as well as his hands.
I do not trust this man. I do not trust that dealership..Am I wrong and are they right? Please help.