thought id show you why I bought new chain and sprockets. . .
mad thou rider
thought id show you why I bought new chain and sprockets. . .
Forum whore
meh, my blades last rear sprocket was fully missing very nearly half its teeth. it was a very light weight alloy sprocket.. it just literally started ripping the teeth off lol..
back to steel sprockets.
Forum whore
when I fit chains I put the new sprockets on, then I loop the chain on and do it by eye, start with the adjustment on the swing arm backed off a bit so u got room to tighten it. and then yea I just do it by eye bro.Originally Posted by tigertim20
you just wrap the chain round and over lap the ends, pull it tight then mark it, then use ur chain tool to break the link off to get rid of the excess chain, then use ur joiner link to complete the chain..
if ur just reusing the old chain i guess ull have to put it on and see how u go tensioning it.. if its too loose then just break the chain and do as above. over lap it and mark it then get rid of the excess chain and a new joiner link. but using the old chain and std gearing u should be sweet for straight bolt on sprocket i would have thought
Honda Lover
just roll the chain around with sdjusters set to minium and cut where necessary
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mad thou rider
Yeah i was going to just count the links on the chain i took off, but i ordered standard sprockets, and the ones i took off are not a stock tooth count, so thats a bummer. I need to go get new bolts to mount the rear sprocket so I was going to cut the chain down to give me something to do in the meantime. I guess Ill wait till I get the bolts.
Forum whore
yea might as well wait it will be easier.
were there less teeth on the old setup? would have accelerated a bit more maybe
hehe, speaking of those sprocket bolts/nuts we were out on a trail one time and a friend sheered them all off his rear sprocket. so the sprocket and chain was still spinning. he had a long push back to the trailers haha
Scooter boy
That sprocket could probly be used to cut wood with, They way those teeth are angled.
mad thou rider
haha sure could!
Well my sprocket bolts turned up today, pretty good since I only ordered them on Wednesday night at about 10PM off trademe, so quite happy.
The brake retaining clips I ordered from the UK havent turned up yet, I was expecting them today, as I know they have reached NZ a few days ago - hopefully tomorrow.
Tomorrows job will probably include using the new bolts to secure the rear sprocket, put the front one on, and get the chain cut down and mounted, then setting up the hour meter and mounting that somewhere handy too.
If the brake parts turn up, I will strip the brakes, and clean them, and get them back together, which reminds me, I should go order some brake pads off bits4bikes . . .
Then Ill chuck the rear wheel back in, and despite the absence of brakes Ill probably do a wheelie up the road to celebrate the progress so far, before turning my attention to the DR250 I just bought, and checking the timing on it.
mad thou rider
Well I slept in today and was woken by the sound of banging, postie required a signature on a package, which was the brake parts I had been waiting for.
I thought thats a good reason to get up ad fuck about in the shed. Since my new sprocket bolts had turned up, i decided Id start with the chain, then move on to the brakes.
I took the rear sprocket out of the package, and noticed the design was slightly different, but thought it was just a brand thing.
I lined it up on the hub, and, hello the fucking holes are wrong goddammit!
that was a proper fuckoff, so I made a quick trip down the road to MCR, and they have ordered me a sprocket which will hopefully be here on Tuesday (the new non-fitting sprocket wasnt ordered through MCR, so it wasnt their fault)
With that done, I thought Id much about with the front brake, the retaining clip went on, and yay! brakes fit, and the pads dont fall out when the caliper is mounted!. I mounted the MC on the bars, and then installed the new brake lever thats been sitting in the shed waiting for weeks and weeks.
Next step is to order the brake pads, the disc is a little on the thin side, but Its still within spec, so that can stay for now.
Once the new pads turn up, I will chuck them in before flushing all the existing fluid out, fuck knows how long that shit has been in there for.
I havent looked at the rear brake yet, Im a bit worried it might have a rooted MC, which will be a pain if it does.
So looks like im at a standstill until at least tuesday now, though it will probably be weekend before I actually do anything with it again.
mad thou rider
So today i get a text from MCR letting me know that my sprocket had arrived, so I went in to get it after work, picked it up, and took it home.
Went straight into the shed, and guess fucking what?
IT DOESNT FIT!!!!
A quick ring to MCR to find out how late they are open, and I had time to make a trip back.
The missus needed to take the cat to the vet, so I dropped her off and went in to sort out the sprocket.
I took the original sprocket that came off the wheel, the one Id just bought, and the wheel itself.
Rick took one look at the wheel.
'Thats not a CR wheel'
Oh for fuck sakes says I.
Looks to me like a DR or even and early RM wheel to me says one of the other lads.
Some time was spent naffing around, and measuring things to figure out what kinda wheel it actually was, and after that, yet more time trying to find or source a suitable sprocket.
It was now past closing time for MCR, and incidentally, for the Vet too. I was ignorant of the multiple text messages as my phone was in my pocket on silent (honest) and it was raining outside.
After some faffing about, it turned out the lads at MCR had the right sprocket for me!!! we used the eyechrometer to make sure she all lined up, and with that I was on my way - thanks to MCR for their help, this could have fucked me up far AGES if it wast for their input, and their willingness to help out after closing time with figuring it all out! mucho thanks to them!
So I was halfway home before I remembered the vibrating in my pocket, and turned around to pick up the wife who was, by now, completely soaked, standing on the side of the road holding a very distressed, and also soaked, cat in a cage.
She didnt share my upbeat happiness regarding the sprocket, so we shelled out on thai food toshut her upmake it up to her
mad thou rider
anyways with that sorted, I scoffed my dinner down, and headed to the shed.
My sparkly new sprocket bolts have been of use at last!
with that sorted i set about mounting the wheel in, so I gave all the bits a clean up with the wire wheel on the dremmel (fuck I love my dremmel!) and put it all back in with a liberal supply of grease.
The new front sprocket went in
after that out came the brand spanking new chain to wrap around these wee lovelies, and I took a photo of the chain and sprockets FINALLY in situ, its really starting to look like a halfway decent bike now.
a little fettling will need to be done, to get the slack right yet, and I put the chain rollers on. The chain guide still needs to go on too, so Ill get around to that at some point.
I thought the front brake pads might have turned up by now, but they havent, so meh, maybe tomorrow. then its put those in, do the chain guide, gear lever, and sort out the rear brakes.
Id really love to take this out for a fucking good fang once she is all done!
Forum whore
Choice bro! made mint progress on it..
im still waiting another 3 weeks until my fund allocations turn from sidecar back to aprilia (hopefully, I need a trailer now too).. rs250 been neglected for a few weeks now.
Hardcore Punk
Ha ha that looks like the sprocket I was trying to pawn of on you the other day.
For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.Keep an open mind, just dont let your brains fall out.
mad thou rider
mate, it would be just my luck!Ha ha that looks like the sprocket I was trying to pawn of on you the other day.
I have a perfect, brand new sprocket for a CR 125 in unused, unmounted condition if anyone is interested! haha
mad thou rider
Got some time today so I spent a bit of time in the shed on this again, with some progress!
I thought I should at least take a look at the condition of the clutch, so off came the cover
and out came the clutch
every thing all seemed to be pretty ship shape, lots of meat, no blue-ing or warping etc etc, so It all got put back together again, and some fresh oil into the gearbox.
The hour meter has been sitting around for ages in it package, because 1, i couldnt be fucked arsing around with it, and 2, I wasnt sure where i wanted to put it.
I decided i would put it up on the front number board as it wasnt too finicky to put it there.
I followed the easy instructions to wire it in
with that done, i went and put the tank and seat back on, and attached the meter itself to the number board
So heres a pic of it as it is now
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