Excellent Service

[Ms Piggy]

I met an old guy who rode an old yamaha dirtbike, he had owned it for 15 years and it had an O ring chain on it that he put on it from new. He said he took it off periodically and cleaned and lubed it and measured the length for wear. He thought he had been through at least 6 sets of sprocs over the years while the chain had only stretched a few mm over its total length!

Yeah when I speaking to Regan at Boyles he was saying a guy he knew religiously lubed his chain every Friday by putting it up on it's centre stand and put it in gear then giving it a good lube. His chain lasted for ages - sorry can't recall exactly how long.

[James Deuce]

Yeah when I speaking to Regan at Boyles he was saying a guy he knew religiously lubed his chain every Friday by putting it up on it's centre stand and put it in gear then giving it a good lube. His chain lasted for ages - sorry can't recall exactly how long.

Mate of mine (the original "brand new" owner of the CBR600FH project bike in my garage.) chopped the end of his index finger off using that method. The creepy thing is it grew back. The finger that is.

[Two Smoker]

A well lubed chain makes it last a long time

[Ms Piggy]

Mate of mine (the original "brand new" owner of the CBR600FH project bike in my garage.) chopped the end of his index finger off using that method. The creepy thing is it grew back. The finger that is.

Well actually my bike has a dicky centre stand anyway so I'd have to have a burly bloke (I wish!!) at hand to lift it onto the stand for me every time I wanted to do that.

Actually how do other people lube their chain & how often? I was told by the guy at my Basic Handling Skills course said that you should lube (just a quick spray) every time you ride & others have said that is too much.

[franco]

Well actually my bike has a dicky centre stand anyway so I'd have to have a burly bloke (I wish!!) at hand to lift it onto the stand for me every time I wanted to do that.

Actually how do other people lube their chain & how often? I was told by the guy at my Basic Handling Skills course said that you should lube (just a quick spray) every time you ride & others have said that is too much.

I use a can of mcycle chain lube ($15-25 depending on brand / dealer), and spray the chain either

1/ before a longish ride (eg, more than 200km's in one trip)
2/ or every 1000km

- whichever happens first

Since my bike ain't got no centre stand, I use the spray the length of exposed chain / roll the bike forward / rest on side stand / spray the length of the chain...etc method.

And suggest you remember to check your tire pressures at least every week. My miss went to the advanced riding course with Andrew last Wed, & I told her to remember to check her tire pressures before going . Well, sure enough she doesnt, and sure enough he checks. Hers were like 20psi on both tires, oops!

[LB]

Shouldn't take more than a day to sort a chain and sprockets, surely?

I am only able to drop it off round lunchtime Saturday, and it suits me to pick it up a couple of days later.

[jimbo600]

glad to hear the beast is all go again

yeah i saw your bike there today (as i just work up the road) and was wondering what you were getting done

The best, and I mean the absolute no bollocks best dudes around for new bikes and spares are Wellington Motorcycles on Kent Terrace. Run by bikies for bikies. I wouldn't let any old twat mess with the gixxer 750 and believe me it goes like god knows what.

[Pickle]

We have Scott Oilers on our 600 / 636's with the twin injector, took a while to set up correctly but once done great. Refill the oil bottle every 1000kms or so. No fuss, No mess & makes the chain last heaps longer with less adjustments. Great on trips with no carrying of spray cans that are sticky & messy.

[Ms Piggy]

I use a can of mcycle chain lube ($15-25 depending on brand / dealer), and spray the chain either

1/ before a longish ride (eg, more than 200km's in one trip)
2/ or every 1000km

- whichever happens first

Since my bike ain't got no centre stand, I use the spray the length of exposed chain / roll the bike forward / rest on side stand / spray the length of the chain...etc method.

And suggest you remember to check your tire pressures at least every week. My miss went to the advanced riding course with Andrew last Wed, & I told her to remember to check her tire pressures before going . Well, sure enough she doesnt, and sure enough he checks. Hers were like 20psi on both tires, oops!

Cheers for that Franco.

Yeah I did my Basic Handling Skills with Andrew and he recomended getting our own tyre pressure gague - which I now have.

How did your miss find the Advanced course?

[Slim]

Seriously - make sure they check the state of your front & rear sprockets. There is absolutely no point in replacing a chain, especially if you're forking out for O- or X-ring, if your sprockets are shagged, because your new, expensive chain will also be shagged within a couple of thousand Km's.


Handy Hint for lubing chains: do it when you come back from a ride. That way the lube has a chance to set in the chain rather than spraying all over your rear wheel if you lube before a ride. General recommendation by chain suppliers & bike manufacturers is to lube your chain every 500kms.

[franco]

Handy Hint for lubing chains: do it when you come back from a ride. That way the lube has a chance to set in the chain rather than spraying all over your rear wheel if you lube before a ride. General recommendation by chain suppliers & bike manufacturers is to lube your chain every 500kms.

haha! nice hint Slim. I must love the extra work I create for myself, gives me more reason to spend time wit da bike Yeah, some people recommend 250 mi, others 500 mi. If you are really worried, decrease the distance between lubes.

Hey Celtic - yeah the miss (Michelle) had a good time. Apparently it was wet and cold, and a bit of mucking around first thing in the morning, tho eventually they got started. She ended up getting her Restricted License ! So, only after 3 weeks on being on a learners, she is now on her Restricted, how cool is that??? Tho she was more into it for the training and confidence rather than the quick promotion.

We've got the Dragonboat Festival on this weekend so no riding for us :confused2 hopefully next weekend tho. Will get her to touch base with ya soon as.

cher, Franco