Weird Bob
Registered user
Engine Noise
My MY17 sounds like someone left a bunch of loose bolts inside, I guess having the cylinders hanging out it’s always going to be a bit noisier. I thought I read they changed the cam chain on the MY19. I’d like to see if someone could do a decibel test between the the 1200 & 1250.
I have ridden them back to back (no decibel test sorry) and mechanically it is definitely quieter and I think my 2018 was already the quietest I’ve owned. In fact mine has no rattles just a faint tapping.
The master tech did tell me it was an all new cam chain design. He did tell me what it was but it has left my brain already.
Yes the new engine is a bit smoother and a bit more powerful (I’m not a fast rider - I’m a fat rider). It is absolutely mechanically quieter. I just don’t see the where everyone is getting the excitement about how good it is. Maybe because I ride a 2018 so my gearbox and other bits are already a bit better than previous. There is very little new on the 1250 for me other than the engine.