Warchild
Banned
What a drag... I am supposed to depart for Nevada tomorrow evening after midnight, but the chain on the K8 is 100% toast. Can't take the FJR, because it's doesn't have enough rear tread left to make it down and back without cords showing...
Ordered up some fresh hardware from Justin (thanks again, mang!), but unfortunately I couldn't get to this task until yesterday after work. So I basically have tonight to slap these babies on the bike.... hey, what could go wrong?
Hmmmm..... it seems that 28,000 miles (with the Pro-Oiler set at a higher flow rate than normal) results in a gnarley mess. This is going to have me spending some quality time with a large soft-bristled parts brush, and several cans of Brakeleen to get this area clean and dry again...
It is unfortunate (and somewhat ill-advised) to do major maintenance immediately before departing on a 1500-mile road trip, but there is no choice at this point. After the above picture was taken, the old chain was cut off and old sprockets removed. So tonight is the big cleaning exercise before slapping on the new hardware.
This should go fairly fast.... I hope.....
Ordered up some fresh hardware from Justin (thanks again, mang!), but unfortunately I couldn't get to this task until yesterday after work. So I basically have tonight to slap these babies on the bike.... hey, what could go wrong?
Hmmmm..... it seems that 28,000 miles (with the Pro-Oiler set at a higher flow rate than normal) results in a gnarley mess. This is going to have me spending some quality time with a large soft-bristled parts brush, and several cans of Brakeleen to get this area clean and dry again...
It is unfortunate (and somewhat ill-advised) to do major maintenance immediately before departing on a 1500-mile road trip, but there is no choice at this point. After the above picture was taken, the old chain was cut off and old sprockets removed. So tonight is the big cleaning exercise before slapping on the new hardware.
This should go fairly fast.... I hope.....