Chain clean and lube is optional. They cant force it upon you.

Got my 1 year service done recently, no oil was changed as the bike has run only 4300 kms, only 250 ml of oil was topped up as they said the level was low. I opted out of the chain maintenance yet at the time of delivery I noticed the chain was cleaned and lubed.
They said the handle is over tightened and we'll fix that, now the handle wobbles at speeds of around 80 kmph on leaving the handle, i know i am not supposed to do it, but i just did it for a while and noticed the handle moving.

Total bill: 162rs, they didn't charge me for the chain maintenance.

Got my 1 year service done recently, no oil was changed as the bike has run only 4300 kms, only 250 ml of oil was topped up as they said the level was low. I opted out of the chain maintenance yet at the time of delivery I noticed the chain was cleaned and lubed.
They said the handle is over tightened and we'll fix that, now the handle wobbles at speeds of around 80 kmph on leaving the handle, i know i am not supposed to do it, but i just did it for a while and noticed the handle moving.

Total bill: 162rs, they didn't charge me for the chain maintenance.

Got my 1 year service done recently, no oil was changed as the bike has run only 4300 kms, only 250 ml of oil was topped up as they said the level was low. I opted out of the chain maintenance yet at the time of delivery I noticed the chain was cleaned and lubed.
They said the handle is over tightened and we'll fix that, now the handle wobbles at speeds of around 80 kmph on leaving the handle, i know i am not supposed to do it, but i just did it for a while and noticed the handle moving.

Total bill: 162rs, they didn't charge me for the chain maintenance.

I have witnessed a new issue with the bike.

One of my colleagues has an Interceptor (2018 model). Recently he developed a problem of engine dying up without any warning as such while on a ride. He cranked the engine. It got cranked up. But when he throttle up, the engine died again. He tried again and in few attempts it again got cranked up. BUt died as he throttled up. Soon after the battery died due to excessive cranking. He took it to the mechanic and found that fuel injection system had traces of water. After checking the bike for half an hour, he couldn't find the problem. Then a senior mechanic inspected it and it came to fore that the rain water (or while washing, etc) which gets accumulated on the tank neck i.e. below the fuel cap on the outside (and which is supposed to get drained through the drain pipe) was receding very very very slowly. But when he checked the area below the bike, the water was not dripping.

He checked the drain pipe and came to conclusion that the pipe was leaking water inside the tank and that has caused the problems in cranking. It is a metal pipe which goes through inside the tank. He said that the metal drain pipe must have gotten blocked earlier and the rust formed resulting in cracks, and hence the leakage of water and may be dust, inside the fuel.
The entire tank was changed and resultantly the whole fuel inj. system, the throttle bodies had also to be changed.

Hearing this, I checked the drain pipe of my bike, through this hole-


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I poured some water to find out things, and to my surprise the water stayed there stubbornly. I waited for about half an hour and also check the area below the bike to see the water drops if any. But found none. I got the pipe which is supplied with the Motul Chain Clean and inserted it. It went quite deep and then I pushed the spray. The pressure of the can made some sizable amount of muck to came out. I think the pipe was choked. I re poured the water but again the same result. It didn't go down and stayed there.

Then I unscrewed the tank and raised it a bit. Then I detached the rubber pipe from the drain pipe opening (which was there below the tank, towards the seat, on left side). the rubber pipe was absolutely fine. I used the Motual Chain Clean again and inserted the can pipe, this time from below. the result was same. The can pressure made some some muck to came out again. I though the problem was solved. But my stars seemed not helping. re poured the water but again the same result. It didn't go down and stayed there.

Anyone has had this issue? Please suggest how to clean. I guess I have to find a 2 feet long plastic pipe which can go through the entire drain pipe. But have found none so far.
Do check your rides also. Better late then sorry.

Could not click inside the tank, but this diagram is helpful in understanding.

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Thanks for the pics. I have experienced the same issue of engine tending to die. Since I am aware of the cracked rubber washer on the inside of the fuel cap I knew that this could be due to water ingress. What was more interesting was that the bike tended to stall when leaned to the left side specifically. This was consistent with the side on which the washer crack was present. Have sent the bike for getting the problem resolved. Got a call from the RE service centre that the entire tank was drained and they found a fair bit of water inside. The bike is still there. Will update once I get it back. My bike is Nov 18 model.

Owners of BS6 models plz check and confirm same problem is faced by you also.

Ride hard stay safe.

Is the water ingress due to the cracked washer? And what is the health status of the drain pipe? Hope there is no choking.

Hi all,
I am new to the community but not new to riding. Bought my Continental GT 650 on 14th July and had no issues whatsoever. This Saturday had my first rear puncture and wheel was opened and then fixed by SC guys, however now there is a wobble in front between 80-90kmph when I leave the handle. Can also feel it without leaving handle. Any suggestions please.

P.S - Any RE twins group for Jaipur?

How many kms have you done in total?

If the wobble started after removing and refixing the wheel for puncture repair then there is probability of imbalanced swing arm, check the chain adjustments marking on the swingarm on both side both side should be on similar mark.

Now all the stuff written below applicable if the swingarm balance is good and wobble is still there.

If this is not the case then ask your service center to check the wheel alignment (rim truing) this is done foc in warranty. If Even after rim truing the wobble still remains then the next thing is the cone bearing, re greasing and re torquing is needed.
Now the final thing, even after all these wobble still remains then you need replacement for front tyres(in warranty foc before 10k kms) , in some cases both tyres.
Apparently the tyres are not up to the mark and this wobble is faced by many, I have also got replacement for front tyre for my Int650 and recently a friend has got his gt's front tyre replaced for same . I have got a different one from my service center perilli sports demon, people who have got replacement have again complaint for the same wobble after 3 or 4 k kms. Few have faced this wobble after 10k kms and are not very lucky and warranty replacement is done before 10k kms.
Seems like due to lose spokes the tyre started to wear out unevenly so it is important to keep the rim truing in check.
Other thing which i have got from engineer of tyre company is that the tyre construction is not suitable for weight load under high speed.
Few cases were due to cone bearing but major number is due to tyre.
This is not a one or two cases thing ,many are facing this. If possible use action cam or somehow make a video of the wobble and report it to your sa and let them find the solution.

Thanks for the reply. I have done just 800km and this wobble started right after puncture repair, before that it was all fine. I am also thinking the alignment route. Tomorrow is holiday so probably gotta wait till Tuesday morning. Has anyone tried heavier fork oil successfully on front end. It is way too soft.

Just to be clear, is this wobble going to cause a big problem because it is only between 80-90kmph and then disappears completely.

Thanks again.