u/Duncroakin

Okay, another question for The Hive Mind. I'm up to about 250 miles on my GT 650, and I've had the engine cut out on me a couple of times. First time caught me by surprise, but I was ready for it the second time. Running down about a long 10% gradient and rolled off the throttle to use engine braking. Engine just died. On three blobs of fuel, but I'm mindful that the Conti has a significant dead volume in a fairly small tank. I'm wondering if the engine braking effect is throwing the remaining fuel forward in the tank and causing transitory fuel starvation. The bike restarts without any problems. I'm also aware that the fuel gauge is not to be relied on (my CBR250R is similar in this respect) so I tend to refuel on distance or aching backside, rather than what the bike is telling me. Any thoughts from more experienced Conti riders?

I've just taken delivery of a Conti GT 650 and have done about 30 miles on it so far. Just rang the two nearest Royal Enfield dealers to check the diary and cost for the first (300-mile) service. One just didn't answer the phone and the other has just quoted me 14th October. We didn't get as far as discussing the cost because I was rolling around on the floor laughing.

Royal Enfield (RE) stipulate that you MUST have the bike serviced by an RE accredited dealer to maintain the warranty. As far as I'm concerned, a two-month wait for what is basically an oil-change is not viable if they are serious about the UK market.

Is anybody else finding this or are they just picking on me?

Okay, a question for the Hive MInd. I'm getting conflicting messages about the mileage for the first service. The RE documentation shows it as 300 miles, but the supplying dealer is telling me 600. Has anybody else bought a GT650 recently and hit this?

Quick intro. Ron is a UK 2008 C1 Vibe and has just gone through 200k miles. He's taken me all over Europe, from the most northerly point in Norway down to Gibraltar. Lots of practical upgrades, don't tend to major too much on the cosmetic stuff. The peeling lacquer gets sanded and blown over occasionally. Just in case you are wondering about the 'BLOOD' stickers; I'm a Blood Biker, and it was too icy to risk taking a bike out that particular day ;-)

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