crasher76 Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Notchy and rumbling when rolling forward but smooth n silent when pushing bike backwards, being a tightwad would prefer to get a few more miles outta it if possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Flip the sprockets over and you’ll get the same mileage again. You can keep doing this almost forever or until the rear sprocket looks a bit like a brake disc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilchicken0 Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Turn the gearbox upside down and go everywhere in reverse 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobert23 Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Yup, sounds like the chain's not the issue, but slight 'shark tooth' wear on sprockets It's not good practice, but changing 'sprockets only' isn't expensive (assuming that sprockets can't be flipped around, if they're offset (e.g. front). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 51 minutes ago, David W said: Flip the sprockets over and you’ll get the same mileage again. You can keep doing this almost forever or until the rear sprocket looks a bit like a brake disc... I may have done this on my Benly until it slipped like a slipping clutch 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coombehouse Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Bite the bullet & replace it all. Broken chains really can ruin your day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilchicken0 Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 10 hours ago, coombehouse said: Bite the bullet & replace it all. Broken chains really can ruin your day. There are cases for it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougW Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) In my student days I fitted a free (new) chain a mates dad gave me to the DT175 I used to do the daily 40 mile round trip to college . It lasted 15 miles before it snapped and took out the crank cases. (Mates dad was printer, turned out chain was for some kind of printing machine) More recently, decided the chain on the GSXR11 would stretch (ha) to another summer. When that broke, it only took out the clutch slave cylinder and cover. Don`t skimp on chains. Edited July 9, 2020 by DougW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeeTeeArr Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 I had a chain snap on my GSX750f. It just hung itself over the swing arm without any damage to anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougW Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, VeeTeeArr said: I had a chain snap on my GSX750f. It just hung itself over the swing arm without any damage to anything else. Lucky ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeeTeeArr Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Just now, DougW said: Lucky ! I know. I was so lucky a bloke saw me pushing it and stopped his car to give a push to his mates house where he happened to have the correct size split link to get me home. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeeTeeArr Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Now I come to think about it that was quite a lucky bike, despite my mistreatment of it. As well as the chain incident, I got stopped doing 90 in a 60 and was let off with a warning and another time after missing my braking and going straight on a bend at the Cat & Fiddle and riding off a 5ft drop at 60mph I was still able to ride the bike back home with only a cracked screen and broken mirror. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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