Robbie_
1st August 2011, 21:15
Hi,
Okay so here's the story. First to get an idea of my mechanical skills at 35km I changed the Oil,filter, spark plug, air filter etc.. The bike is now at 36,600km.
Now, On Wednesday I went to Wellington-Wanganui and back. On the last 50km ish home I rode a bit spiritedly. Before I left I adjusted the chain slack to the correct amount. She rode 100% during all of this. Anyway tonight when I hopped on for the first time since, I noticed the chain was about as loose as it could go. The nut was still tight, and the adjuster bolt thingy was still as the same mark where I left it last. Anyway I adjusted to the correct slack and tightened it back up.
About 15m up the rode I hear a grinding sort of noise and feel a slight bump near the sprocket. The chain had loosened itself to about roughly 5 ich's of slack after I pulled over. about 4km down it done the same noise but the chain hadn't loosened any more (by feel) So I pulled over at a mates house. About an hour later I decided to take it home and as I turn it on, it sound likes theres a tiny pebbly flying around in a can at highs speed. It does this as I restart the bike, but on the third restart it disappears.
I rode home very nanishly, but it ran 100%. What would you guys say the problem is? I know my sprockets are on their last days, I'm a poor student so I'd rather do the work myself, is it straightforward to replace the chain and sprockets myself? Also where would be a good place to order these from? I need the bike to get around the next few days and I won't get to work on it till' Sunday. Is it too risky or not? Cheers.
Okay so here's the story. First to get an idea of my mechanical skills at 35km I changed the Oil,filter, spark plug, air filter etc.. The bike is now at 36,600km.
Now, On Wednesday I went to Wellington-Wanganui and back. On the last 50km ish home I rode a bit spiritedly. Before I left I adjusted the chain slack to the correct amount. She rode 100% during all of this. Anyway tonight when I hopped on for the first time since, I noticed the chain was about as loose as it could go. The nut was still tight, and the adjuster bolt thingy was still as the same mark where I left it last. Anyway I adjusted to the correct slack and tightened it back up.
About 15m up the rode I hear a grinding sort of noise and feel a slight bump near the sprocket. The chain had loosened itself to about roughly 5 ich's of slack after I pulled over. about 4km down it done the same noise but the chain hadn't loosened any more (by feel) So I pulled over at a mates house. About an hour later I decided to take it home and as I turn it on, it sound likes theres a tiny pebbly flying around in a can at highs speed. It does this as I restart the bike, but on the third restart it disappears.
I rode home very nanishly, but it ran 100%. What would you guys say the problem is? I know my sprockets are on their last days, I'm a poor student so I'd rather do the work myself, is it straightforward to replace the chain and sprockets myself? Also where would be a good place to order these from? I need the bike to get around the next few days and I won't get to work on it till' Sunday. Is it too risky or not? Cheers.