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Not Abused? My ass!

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silversx80
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http://raleigh.craigslist.org/mcy/1047888927.html

Take a look at that chain (only 2200 miles).



Nice shade of red:
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cirsory
a little bit of rust on the chain says nothing about how it was used, it does say it mightve sat outside for a week or two in the rain.
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silversx80
cirsory said:
a little bit of rust on the chain says nothing about how it was used, it does say it mightve sat outside for a week or two in the rain.
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Looks like red grease to me, could be my monitor. Chain is limper than a 70 year old's dick though.
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mavfan
lol what are you talking about, the guy points out a a 2 specs where the paint is a little messed up. that bike is very clean, he just didn't remember to lube/clean the chain.
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probably an old guy too. From the looks of those tires someone certainly wasn't riding it very hard.
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silversx80
mavfan said:
lol what are you talking about, the guy points out a a 2 specs where the paint is a little messed up. that bike is very clean, he just didn't remember to lube/clean the chain.
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Like I said, looked like red grease.
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JPL_SV
That is rust! He probably left it outside and didn't know your supposed to lube the chain.
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silversx80
JPL_SV said:
That is rust! He probably left it outside and didn't know your supposed to lube the chain.
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So my monitor sucks, sue me :p
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silversx80 said:
So my monitor sucks, sue me :p
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When I got my bike from my brother the chain looked exactly the same after sitting outside (in FL) for 5 months. BTW, you thinking about buying this bike? ...looks nice.
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LSCYCLING
really with all that's wrong with the world and were going to gripe about this? My guess is noobie didn't know to do anything with the chain. Heck I don't abuse my bike but my chain on the other hand get beat to hell. Besides look at those tires, fresh armor all?
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jbswear
That rust isn't a sign of abuse. It's a sign of sitting for a while. What's the worry?
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silversx80
GAH! Last time, my monitor sucks and it looked like red grease.

JPL: I'm bike shopping and keeping my options open ;) I may just have to squid out for the next bike.
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jbswear
Well, paint the dang thing red so you don't get all in a huff over a bit of "red grease"...
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J
I once bought a can if chain grease that was actually red. :)

Ciao
Jan
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SDRider
Just needs to be cleaned and adjusted.

Looks like it wasn't ridden very hard, check out those chicken strips!

That bike is pristine actually. I'd buy it in a second if I were in the market for one.
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silversx80
I've always been told that red grease showing is bed because it means that the o-rings have failed. In 2200 miles, that seemed a bit absurd...

Alright, fine... I'm a man, I can take the flogging.
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SDRider said:
Looks like it wasn't ridden very hard, check out those chicken strips!
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People 'round these parts don't have the ability to get rid of those strips. They'll just run WOT everywhere they go.
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Zach
SDRider said:
Just needs to be cleaned and adjusted.

Looks like it wasn't ridden very hard, check out those chicken strips!
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that says nothing about how many drag races or burnouts it has done!

my bosses son has an '07 gsx-r 600 and I was looking at it one day and my boss goes, "yeah, he needs a new tire". There are 2" chicken strips and the center is BALD. I don't think my boss, being a rider nonetheless, had a clue why the kid got so few miles out of it! :roflmao:
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Zach said:
that says nothing about how many drag races or burnouts it has done!

my bosses son has an '07 gsx-r 600 and I was looking at it one day and my boss goes, "yeah, he needs a new tire". There are 2" chicken strips and the center is BALD. I don't think my boss, being a rider nonetheless, had a clue why the kid got so few miles out of it! :roflmao:
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The center of the tire on this bike looks normal though.
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Look at the rear sprocket. Not an ounce of lube to be found. Zero chain maintenance.
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