Ive only had a bike for 7 years and have always used WD to clean and then a dry lube after. I have never had to adjust a chain (gladly, as I am a total numpty) as a yearly service has always sorted this for me. I have heard some right horror stories of what happens if you do not lube though...........Its frightening that people ride bikes at speed, but never check or lube chains????
its cos of the number of times the same teeth make contact with the same chain link - causes accelerated wear. check it on http://www.gearingcommander.com before making your choice of cogs
Impressive site! Just checked it out with my bike and the speeds are only out by 2 or 3 mph in every gear...Definitely one to bookmark.
yeh lol but highly unlikely you'll ever see that combo tbh! theres other things to consider as well, like +/- number of links - you dont really want 2 soft links in a chain. then when you drop a tooth on the front it moves the wheel back a bit so can affect handling. like on mine, i brought the wheel forward by 1/2" and the fkin hugger wouldnt fit! gearingcommander site is also handy to see the difference in gearing by fitting different profile tyres - i noticed a marked difference going from a 50 to a 55 profile and it made a difference to my speedo healer offset too. as lilday said, its also useful to check how far out your speedo / odo is
By the same token and if you really want to climb up your own internals, you might want to consider your chain link to sprocket ratio too. 120 link again to 40 tooth rear to 15 tooth front would be another to avoid. I'll leave you to ponder.
mine is 17-38 as std so easy to cock up and get a 2-1 ratio. 1 up front 2 down rear. 18-36. Think 3-1 would be less common? Id need to go up 13 teeth on the rear!
Thats right Ken,I've worked with chain drives on various pieces of machinery for years and when things go wrong bits go everywhere and the offending chains have no respect for human body parts whatsoever (all for the sakes of some care and maintenance).On that cheery note I'll leave you ,I'm off out to buy a shaft drive ! :lmfao:
I have a club hammer. Show me the Scott oiler, stand back and watch. Feel free to detach from bike first. Probably best actually.
