Has any one out there got a F650 GS 800 twin with factory fitted lower seat height suspension. My Bike has a chain slap that is so bad that the chain tension is so tight set by BMW engineers to try and limit the slapping that they say is a characteristic of the revised geometry of the lowered suspension. it would appear to me that this is a design fault that they are trying to avoid taking responsibility for. Surely the ware and tear to the chain, sprockets etc must become a problem in the future. the only way i have found to try to lessen the slapping is to ride at 3000rpm in all gears no matter what speed, and with a 6 speed gear box means around town at 30mph i am in 2nd gear, who needs 6 gears. Any feed back would be appreciated.

4 threads for the same problem when you've had replies in other threads? Really dude?

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Have you tried raising it to the stock height?

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What do you mean by raising it to the stock height?

Your bike has been lowered, can you raise it back to the stock height?

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I believe the non telelever BMWs with the low suspension option comes with a shorter rear shock.

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From what I understand this fellow had the dealer lower the bike. That being so, the dealer (or the person that lowered it) should have the parts to raise it back up.

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He may have had, but it's also a factory option on the F650GS. My wife's bike has the factory lower suspension.

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My bike was bought with the factory fitted lower suspension, the point i am trying to make is this, has any one got a similar problem with this model, or any bike for that matter. I believe its a design fault not a characteristic of the bike , this i believe is a BMW get out clause. There is no information given by BMW about it and i test road a new bike with the standard suspension which was fine so i had no idea that because the suspension was lower it would be any different. When i test road my bike i was told that the chain slapping would be put right in the service before i took delivery, probably the chain needed tightening.

Has your wife herd the chain slapping on her machine, what year is it? Have you ridden the bike ?