Tip of the day:
Keep a few popsicle sticks near by. Mark one with 10mm spacing and the other to check the tension.
Saves having to wear gloves or washing your hands afterwards.
(http://www3.telus.net/public/rhe68/chain.JPG)
A good excuse to have to eat popsicles I spose :thumb:
Your chain looks a lot better then mine!
Nice tip!
That is a good looking chain. What do you lube it with? Does it fling off and get the wheel dirty?
Quote from: Twism86 on February 24, 2011, 06:34:33 AM
Your chain looks a lot better then mine!
My bike is a 93. I always enjoy the look on the race tech inspectors face when I explain that it doesn't have a master link, because it's on the original 18 year old chain.
Quote from: burning1 on February 24, 2011, 03:17:02 PM
My bike is a 93. I always enjoy the look on the race tech inspectors face when I explain that it doesn't have a master link, because it's on the original 18 year old chain.
Chains can last a long time when taken care of. I had a Honda VFR with 36k miles on it that had still had the stock chain. It was still in great shape, too.
Quote from: burning1 on February 24, 2011, 03:17:02 PM
Quote from: Twism86 on February 24, 2011, 06:34:33 AM
Your chain looks a lot better then mine!
My bike is a 93. I always enjoy the look on the race tech inspectors face when I explain that it doesn't have a master link, because it's on the original 18 year old chain.
The original chain was on my bike when I bought it too, it had 15k indicated miles (on a non-matching tach...no bracket too) and was obviously an ex-race bike when I bought it...yet the guy I bought it from knew nothing about why it wouldn't start (flooded carbs from no petcock after sitting for awhile, and a dead battery). It might have even had the stock sprockets when I bought the bike last year, they were super worn when I pulled them (almost breaking teeth off).