In the market for new chain and sprockets
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Re: Feh.
Best lube I've come across (street app.), by far, is called Silkolene by Fuchs. Probably better to wait until you're done having Kids before starting to use it because the stuff is NASTY! After I read the warnings I almost dropped the un-used can in my haste to wash my hands. It is REALLY good though...
Best lube I've come across (street app.), by far, is called Silkolene by Fuchs. Probably better to wait until you're done having Kids before starting to use it because the stuff is NASTY! After I read the warnings I almost dropped the un-used can in my haste to wash my hands. It is REALLY good though...
X-ring? O-ring? How about no-ring? Anyone who's ever been on vacation in the developing world and rented a bike for a couple of days to get around on will know that the chains on rental bikes are run totally dry, never changed or adjusted, and apparently last forever. Mind you, the drive lash is so severe that it prevents you from exceeding 30 mph because you're so frightened that the whole thing is going to wrap itself around your legs and sever a foot or something that you ride really carefully. Maybe that's why the rental guys keep them that way...
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Nah, believe it or not I adjusted it. This aftermarket one's not holding-up as good as the OEM did: got over 27k on THAT one before I just tossed it (because it was too noisy!).
Only lubed it twice.............
Only lubed it twice.............
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Nah, it's because they don't even know there's a chain on the bike, or that the engine crankcase contains oil.............
Yeah, I'm considering just getting better leg armour so it doesn't sever my foot and just accept that I may have to leap from the bike if the chain wraps itself around the rear wheel when it finally goes. I've been worried about it long enough at this point that I've nearly stopped worrying. It's like not going to the dentist.
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hey BrowningBAR, you forgot to substitute some homynyms for some of the words in your post, speak about yourself in the third person, and the all important:
SGF sez chains are going the way of the dodo. In the future, all motorcycles will have a low maintenance shaft or belt drive coupled to a V-4 powerplant.
SGF sez chains are going the way of the dodo. In the future, all motorcycles will have a low maintenance shaft or belt drive coupled to a V-4 powerplant.
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Are you kidding? The shops that rent out those deathtrap old stepthroughs always have some guy around who can keep 'em going on baling wire and JB Weld. They know the bikes need maintenance, but they don't care! Just wait until it grenades then rebuild it or scavenge it for spares...
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