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CI Bullet 500; recently I removed back wheel to change tyre; on starting the bike(without back wheel) I noticed the brake drum rotating slowly at idling speed with increased spinning at opening up; could still easily stop in by holding the drum - obviously with back wheel in place would have never noticed it. Is this slowly spinning normal?

Just friction in the gearbox, not to worry😀

I agree with Pete. Mine both do it. -C

Is this ok you ask ??------------not if it's going backwards !! ( LoL, smiley, etc !!).......Yes, as per the others..Mine does it as well.

All my chaindriven bikes did that.

Hi Clement------ it does rather beg the question} Why would you want to start the engine with the rear wheel removed ?

Thank all for the reassuring replies; yes, it rotates the right way. Alan R, a reasonable question! I would have put the new tyre on straight away, but it turned out to be not a 3 minute job; then other things come up and you leave it; then you think I have to get onto this now,I wonder if the battery is still holding its charge, I better see if Mr Bullet still want to talk to me first!

Ah yes--- I can relate to that scenario, especially the "Will it / won't it ?" conundrum....It's all part of the rich pageant of Bullet ownership !!