Chain came off while riding!

**Metalor** · 7th April 2009, 23:02

Yea, so, riding out to hallertau on coatesville-riverhead highway when chain came off. Luckily it didn't lock the back wheel up and my mates were there to help get it back on.

Now I need a new sprocket set as the rear sprocket is FAAAAAAAARKED and most likely the from too.. AND it's only been 6 months since I put a new chain and sprocket set on!!

Guess that'll teach me for getting slack on my chain lubing and tightening....

**LBD** · 7th April 2009, 23:08

Originally Posted by Metalor

Yea, so, riding out to hallertau on coatesville-riverhead highway when chain came off. Luckily it didn't lock the back wheel up and my mates were there to help get it back on.

Now I need a new sprocket set as the rear sprocket is FAAAAAAAARKED and most likely the from too.. AND it's only been 6 months since I put a new chain and sprocket set on!!

Guess that'll teach me for getting slack on my chain lubing and tightening....

And also ensure your wheels/sprockets are in line...

Yup, I holed my sump and had wheel lock up in a straight line when I was young and inexperienced

**MSTRS:Me** · 8th April 2009, 08:37

Originally Posted by Metalor

Guess that'll teach me for getting slack on my chain lubing and tightening....

Lack of maintenance can not only turn out to be expensive, it can be deadly. Ignore the basics at your peril.
Lesson learned?

**HungusMaximist** · 8th April 2009, 09:19

Less beers, more bike!

**MaxCannon** · 8th April 2009, 12:22

Mate - I'd have thought the greasing and lubing would have come natural to you.

Good to hear you are in one piece - even if that rusty old volty isn't.

FYI according to my service book the chain on the bandit is 16,000 kms old and still looks like new. Clean and lube every 1000kms + a bit of oil on it every 200-300 clicks.

**tigertim20** · 8th April 2009, 15:01

Originally Posted by LBD

And also ensure your wheels/sprockets are in line...

Yup, I holed my sump and had wheel lock up in a straight line when I was young and inexperienced

Done that too. was gutted! lol

**The Pastor** · 8th April 2009, 15:06

Probably because you ride a tu250, the shop (or you!) decided a cheaper chain and sprocket set (i.e., lower spec) would be ok.

**kasper** · 8th April 2009, 16:54

Ah, you've got to love belt drives.

--kasper

**Squiggles** · 8th April 2009, 17:35

Originally Posted by kasper

Ah, you've got to love belt drives.

--kasper

Yep, they make chains look cheap.

**JimO** · 8th April 2009, 17:38

had that happen on a bike i was test riding many years ago the joining link broke

**Mully** · 8th April 2009, 18:29

Nothing to do with the maintenance - it's the power of the mighty Volty.

**Insanity_rules** · 8th April 2009, 21:03

I had one jump off and jam the back wheel on my VF400F. It just ground to a halt thank god.

**klingon** · 8th April 2009, 21:23

Originally Posted by Metalor

Yea, so, riding out to hallertau on coatesville-riverhead highway when chain came off. Luckily it didn't lock the back wheel up and my mates were there to help get it back on.

Now I need a new sprocket set as the rear sprocket is FAAAAAAAARKED and most likely the from too.. AND it's only been 6 months since I put a new chain and sprocket set on!!

Guess that'll teach me for getting slack on my chain lubing and tightening....

Aaw you should have come out to Frosty's the other week and got the full-on Volty Maintenance Session.

I just bought a new chain and sprockets from Cycletreads. $149 for the cheap one!

And that's not including all the free labour - Frosty had to drill out the bolt holes on the rear sprocket (because they sold me the wrong one) and shorten the chain by several links (even though Cycletreads had already shortened it... but I suspect they can't count).

The other option was $199 for them to fit it... in hindsight it would have been worth the extra $50 to let them deal with their own headaches.

Anyway glad you and the Volty are still in one piece. They're indestructable I tell you!

**Metalor** · 8th April 2009, 21:53

Originally Posted by klingon

Aaw you should have come out to Frosty's the other week and got the full-on Volty Maintenance Session.

I just bought a new chain and sprockets from Cycletreads. $149 for the cheap one!

And that's not including all the free labour - Frosty had to drill out the bolt holes on the rear sprocket (because they sold me the wrong one) and shorten the chain by several links (even though Cycletreads had already shortened it... but I suspect they can't count).

The other option was $199 for them to fit it... in hindsight it would have been worth the extra $50 to let them deal with their own headaches.

Anyway glad you and the Volty are still in one piece. They're indestructable I tell you!

Oh really? That's a pain in the arse! I had to do the same thing with the last sprocket I put on... holes were all in the wrong places, pretty hard steel too so took a while to drill through!

I just ordered some parts from bits4bikes.co.nz... o-ring chain, front and rear sprocket and brake shoes, $170 all up which isn't bad! Gonna be hard to change it all again though.

How's your volty going? Probably much better than mine

Next bike I wanna get is an M50... no chain to worry about, haha! (Still has annoying drum brakes though... )