Anyone interested in a paint job write-up?

[mister]

But i dont think i will change it unless it breaks on me. If it is working why change it, right?
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How long do you think a rusty chain/sprockets is bound to last?

It's not a bicycle.

When you break a motorcycle chain, it can get ugly - the chain is a heavy chunk of metal, it's often moving at a good clip, and it almost always is going to break while you are accellerating. Sometimes the broken chain jams up under the front sprocket cover and causes additional damage.

Could last 10000 miles. Could break tomorrow. No way to know in advance.

Imagine, your riding down the highway at highway speed. The chain BREAKS and as a result your back wheel suddenly locks.

Sure, it's more likely to go under acceleration, so change the situation to Hammering it to get onto a highway. Maybe on ramp has slight curve as they so often do. So now you are going fast and leaning when back wheel locks up. Short result - you WILL come off. Or maybe you're real lucky and chain just unwinds onto the road without damaging anything and you coast to a stop. Stranded with no way to ride the bike anywhere from where it is. Tow truck time. Hope you're an auto club member.

Having said all this. We cannot see the chain as it is in real life. It looks rusted as to me. But that could be made to look worse in pics due to camera flash and the way the different colors work with contrast on your camera (looks worse than it really is).

*I* would Not ride with a chain that was like that. But I am a chain and tire pressure nazi - lubing and checking pressure every day that I tank up. After all, what's a couple of extra minutes at the tire station while getting gas? What's a few minutes at the end of that day to lube the chain?

BUT, You do what you feel comfortable doing. And if you keep that chain for a little while longer, at the least, lube, lube and lube it. No once a week stuff. Lube THAT chain daily. Ride it, lube it when you come home. Repeat the next day, even if you don't Need to go out, ride it for a bit just to warm the chain so you can lube it. You might get a little more life out of it. But in all seriousness, the o-rings on that chain are probably shot so you have no internal lube and it's just like the old days before o-rings and we Had to really lube chains.

If money is tight and you don't want a shop to do your chain, Now is a good time to learn to do it yourself.

Michael

[eralor]

Center stand and a can of chain lube ftw. Pop it up on the center stand put it in first gear and spry that chain like you mean it bro. And do it often. I lube mine every 400-500 miles but my bike is only a year old. The more often the better when your baby starts to show wear and tear.

[inexplicable718]

But i dont think i will change it unless it breaks on me. If it is working why change it, right?
...
How long do you think a rusty chain/sprockets is bound to last?

It's not a bicycle.

When you break a motorcycle chain, it can get ugly - the chain is a heavy chunk of metal, it's often moving at a good clip, and it almost always is going to break while you are accellerating. Sometimes the broken chain jams up under the front sprocket cover and causes additional damage.

Could last 10000 miles. Could break tomorrow. No way to know in advance.

Imagine, your riding down the highway at highway speed. The chain BREAKS and as a result your back wheel suddenly locks.

Sure, it's more likely to go under acceleration, so change the situation to Hammering it to get onto a highway. Maybe on ramp has slight curve as they so often do. So now you are going fast and leaning when back wheel locks up. Short result - you WILL come off. Or maybe you're real lucky and chain just unwinds onto the road without damaging anything and you coast to a stop. Stranded with no way to ride the bike anywhere from where it is. Tow truck time. Hope you're an auto club member.

Having said all this. We cannot see the chain as it is in real life. It looks rusted as to me. But that could be made to look worse in pics due to camera flash and the way the different colors work with contrast on your camera (looks worse than it really is).

*I* would Not ride with a chain that was like that. But I am a chain and tire pressure nazi - lubing and checking pressure every day that I tank up. After all, what's a couple of extra minutes at the tire station while getting gas? What's a few minutes at the end of that day to lube the chain?

BUT, You do what you feel comfortable doing. And if you keep that chain for a little while longer, at the least, lube, lube and lube it. No once a week stuff. Lube THAT chain daily. Ride it, lube it when you come home. Repeat the next day, even if you don't Need to go out, ride it for a bit just to warm the chain so you can lube it. You might get a little more life out of it. But in all seriousness, the o-rings on that chain are probably shot so you have no internal lube and it's just like the old days before o-rings and we Had to really lube chains.

If money is tight and you don't want a shop to do your chain, Now is a good time to learn to do it yourself.

Michael

Yeah but the chain cost same amount of money as to what the bike shop will charge me and that is around 100 bucks..

I dont know. i just dont feel like doing it because its already winter time and even if i do get a new one it will eventually get rusty because i store my motorcycle outdoors. (Am waiting till next summer)

I think the pic is making it look more rusty than it is. I will take more pix and post it here.

let me know what you think after you see other pix of it.

Thanks again man.

[inexplicable718]

and about cleaning it. Yeah i cleaned it like a week or two ago with spray and after 2-3 days i also used wd40.