Hello everybody,
First off, I'm not yet an ST owner, but I'm currently shopping for one .
So, last Saturday I went up to a dealer that had a beautiful red 2010 ST1300 clocking only 8000km (~5000 miles). I talked a bit with the guy, he told me that the bike was never dropped nor involved in an accident and before I knew it he offered me the bike for a test ride. Of course I didn't say no.
Long story short, the bike is fantastic, I was very impressed by it. However there is one thing that got me thinking (and stopped me from purchasing it). I'll try to explain as accurate as I can. I went up to the 4th gear and in each gear, after pulling the clutch, shifting up, releasing the clutch and when I began to accelerate I heard a "clunk". It was coming from the middle section of the bike... Not only I could hear the "clunk" but also I could feel it very lightly in the footpegs. To be noted that I didn't feel anything wrong with the traction when the clunk happened (like stalling the bike for a second or anything else), but the noise was there. And it happened every time after shifting gear and the minute I started to accelerate.
I asked the dealer about it, but I think the guy was just the salesman, because he didn't know what to tell me... he briefly said that it's kind of normal being a shaft drive and not a chain transmission, and he also told me that since the mechanics didn't say anything, then the noise is normal.
Now, normal or not, I'm still worried. I want to buy an ST to keep it, not to try to sell it after a few rides.
If you had the same issue or heard about anybody else that had the same issue, please tell me.
Thanks in advance
:capwin:
First off, I'm not yet an ST owner, but I'm currently shopping for one .
So, last Saturday I went up to a dealer that had a beautiful red 2010 ST1300 clocking only 8000km (~5000 miles). I talked a bit with the guy, he told me that the bike was never dropped nor involved in an accident and before I knew it he offered me the bike for a test ride. Of course I didn't say no.
Long story short, the bike is fantastic, I was very impressed by it. However there is one thing that got me thinking (and stopped me from purchasing it). I'll try to explain as accurate as I can. I went up to the 4th gear and in each gear, after pulling the clutch, shifting up, releasing the clutch and when I began to accelerate I heard a "clunk". It was coming from the middle section of the bike... Not only I could hear the "clunk" but also I could feel it very lightly in the footpegs. To be noted that I didn't feel anything wrong with the traction when the clunk happened (like stalling the bike for a second or anything else), but the noise was there. And it happened every time after shifting gear and the minute I started to accelerate.
I asked the dealer about it, but I think the guy was just the salesman, because he didn't know what to tell me... he briefly said that it's kind of normal being a shaft drive and not a chain transmission, and he also told me that since the mechanics didn't say anything, then the noise is normal.
Now, normal or not, I'm still worried. I want to buy an ST to keep it, not to try to sell it after a few rides.
If you had the same issue or heard about anybody else that had the same issue, please tell me.
Thanks in advance
:capwin: