Hi all
Grateful for advice on these 2 maintenance issues. I'm new to biking and want to learn to do the basics myself but its slow going! I have a 2016 vstrom 650 xt.
Firstly chain tension. I've measured this at 1.5 inches and the manual says 0.8 to 1.2. How much, if any, give is there in the manual range before things start getting problematic. I havent a garage or the tools to move the back wheel myself so would need to take it to a mechanic.
Secondly, I was kind of horrified to see from the manual that to top up the coolant you need to take the whole tank off. Is this really true or was this slipped in as an april fool and was never taken out!! My coolant level is fine at the moment but I'm dreading the time it slips down to that lower mark. Seriously, how often might the coolant need topping up?? Out of interest, Is the vstrom alone in having this seemingly insane process for topping up the coolant or are there lots of bikes like this?
Advice and views on both matters gratefully received.