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Time for new?
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:21 pm
by DK-Tandy
i take it its time for new ??
ive never replaced a chain and sprocket set in my life so i wouldnt know if they need changing??
also my chain was tight for no slack??
Re: Time for new?
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:26 pm
by Wozza
Yeah, I would replace both. That chain is probably full of stiff links.
Re: Time for new?
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:30 pm
by veefer400
Errmmm.... when was it lubricated last?

Re: Time for new?
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:53 pm
by DK-Tandy
ive owned it from 29th, rode it about 15 foot.. and i havent lub'd it..
does anyone know where to get the kits from??
Re: Time for new?
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:06 pm
by BillingCBR
ebay, get a decent chain, mine came with an Iris o-ring and it's a bit crap, stretches every other time I use it and constantly needs stiff links loosening despite being lubed after every use. Would recommend D.I.D, had one on my 125 and needed adjusting once every 3 or 4 months, and even then it wasn't much at all, 15k and I think I had well over half the range left

Re: Time for new?
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:40 pm
by veefer400
You need to buy some chain lube...
A dry chain will overheat & snap, going one of two ways...
1) Thro the radiator of the car behind you
2) Thro your crankcases and into your gearbox...

Re: Time for new?
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:51 pm
by veefer400
One way to see - try pulling the chain off the back sprocket, should be very snug - here we have the C&S off my NC23 just after I got it... new chain & sprockets were amongst the first things I bought!
Sprocket teeth should be symmetrical & unhooked:

Re: Time for new?
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:59 pm
by Drunkn Munky

that chain is fucked, that would go in the bin along with the sprockets
Re: Time for new?
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:21 pm
by DK-Tandy
how much would i be looking to spend for chain and sprockets??
Re: Time for new?
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:26 pm
by Wozza
You can get cheap chains, but they don't last as long. Get the best you can afford.