[speedholes]

Some states require neither a temp. tag or a plate until you get your real plate in the mail. I had to ride mine plate free for 2 months until I got my plates.

 

[ohhh my]

your chain looks a bit tight too....

(more savage pics... now...)

Ever since you mentioned this, I have been noticing my chain. How tight/loose should the chain be?

Pics of the savage will come later. haha

 

[Deuce_Nukem]

i think the manual says there should be just under 1 inch of play total... as in, put it in gear, roll it back till it stops, then you should be able to lift the chain about .75 inches before it'a taut... i think.. somebody knows...

btw, if youre making us wait for savage pics, there had better be ludicrous amounts of mud involved... or at least rediculous amounts of air between the tires and ground...

 

[Lost1888]

I was told the chain should be 20-30mm slack with no weight the bike. I take a metric scale.

Hold it up to bottom of chain, using the pocket clip set on 30mm, and lift chain with finger till it stops. If it goes to far or not far enough adjust.

 

[Deuce_Nukem]

well... 25mm is just about an inch... so... 7/8 to 1-1/8 inch of slack...
i would think youre good at anywhere between .75 and 1.25...
i usually check mine with my shoe... *lift, drop, lift, drop* "looks about right" a little slack but not too much...
idc...

 

[Lost1888]

Not sayin you were wrong in any way. Just stating what I was told and how I check mine.

 

[Deuce_Nukem]

gotcha... (i wasnt sure on the measurement though.. ty for that)

 

[Zokambaa]

I had my chain/sprockets replaced about 1000km (600miles) ago and I noticed it was getting close to about an inch and a half of slack.. possibly a touch more.. it didn't seem to be slapping around much and I couldn't pinch any off the sprocket so I don't think it was a problem..

So I adjusted it today...I'd say it is at about 20mm aka 2cm... it took about 1/2 a turn on the rear adjusters.


I wonder how much re-adjusting your rear spring setting will play in the slack... I just cranked mine up a couple notches from where it was when I had the chain put on... would that as well as chain break in cause that much slack in 1000km?

as a side note.. a guy gave me the remains of a "motul chain lube - road" can.. maybe 2 or 3 more applications... he seemed to love it...

anyone use this stuff...

There is no fling off and the chain stays nice and gold where as when I used wd-40 as a temporary measure the chain was black after a few hundred miles.

But this stuff is super sticky...so I have to wonder how well it lubricates

 

[Deuce_Nukem]

hmmm... it just occured to me that youre supposed to check chain tension with the rider on the bike..... hmmm... mine's probably a good bit loose....

 

[bighammer]

http://break.com/index/burnout-in-the-living-room.html

man up

Let me guess-- They're renters?

 

[CaptainStr8edge]

Rise, Thread!! Rise!!


edit: why is it when i used all capitals that only the first letter is capitalized in each word...???

 

[minuslars]

I see nothing in this thread.

fail.

 

[Trambo]

What's with the necroposting, fellas??

 

[oPURT]

bighammer wins the "Who Can Be The First Person To Dig Up A Dead Thread" award.

Grats dude.

Now please, let it die again.

 

[Trambo]

bighammer wins the "Who Can Be The First Person To Dig Up A Dead Thread" award.

Grats dude.

Now please, let it die again.

Why aren't you out riding that nice new Gladie?? ???

 

[Zokambaa]

Snow kinda prevents that...


Well... actually now it has turned to cold rain... but there was snow..

Why aren't you out riding that nice new Gladie?? ???

 

[oPURT]

Why aren't you out riding that nice new Gladie?? ???

Because it's May 29th and it's freakin SNOWING!!! :angry4:

/doh! Zok beat me to it. LOL

 

[CaptainStr8edge]

Because it's May 29th and it's freakin SNOWING!!! :angry4:

/doh! Zok beat me to it. LOL

really? that blows. in Mass its going to be 84 and beautiful today!

 

[bighammer]

bighammer wins the "Who Can Be The First Person To Dig Up A Dead Thread" award.

Grats dude.

Now please, let it die again.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Anyone still around in here? Can somebody tell me what this thread is about?

 

[Geo Smith]

BH raising the dead threads again, I love it. Happy Thanksgiving.