Help a noob with a question

[checjb]

Hi all,
I recently pased my licence and bought myself a 2000 ER5 to commute to work. I rode in on Friday with no issues. At the end of the day I left and prepped the bike, got ready and pulled away. My bike trunbled along about as fast as I could walk! When I revved the revs shot up but the bike barely increased in speed. I liken it to driving whilst riding the clutch in a car. It felt like 25% of the engine power reached the drive chain. I could change gears fine etc but my acceleration was terrible. I dared not ride along a dual carriageway because I worried that it might take a mile or two to get up to 70 mph!

FYI, I could get up to speeds but the pickup (and let's face it, that what bikes are all abaout) was worse than an overloaded 1.0L PoS car that my GF once had.

Any ideas, oh knowledgable and worthy, experienced riders!

 

[checjb]

Hi,
Thanks for the answer. The chain is fine (it was a bit dry but I lubed it only a few days before so go up close and personal with it). It was serviced by a local specialist so it should've received the right oil type. I haven't got enough past history to know if was an old training bike but it's not exactly showroom so maybe, I suppose.
Hmmmm, time to find a mechanic.

 

[checjb]

Just waiting for the OP to ask

"Are both ends of the chain meant to be connected to each other?"

LOL - cheeky sod. I may not be any good with spanners but even I know that. So, it sounds like the rope thing that comes out of the gripper on the left hand side, right? OK, I'll cut that and see what happens.

Seriously though, thanks for the advice folks. My GF (who got me into this whole biking thing) alweays told me that bikers were a friendly, helpful bunch. I have found it to be true in every situation so far.