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(09-05-2014, 08:53 AM)Short Timer_imp Wrote: (09-05-2014, 06:57 AM)Houtman_imp Wrote: You should adjust it when it is luke warm....
But lube it when it's cooled down..... 
Nah, don't ask.
But lube it when it's cooled down.....
Nah, don't ask.
The Chain Wax can and others say to warm it up first with a 15 minute ride....
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Over 100 posts for a chain adjusting thread! Damn that's gooooood.
Cheers
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(Yesterday 01:57 PM)Houtman Wrote:
You should adjust it when it is luke warm....
Well, whatever I was using - and it's supposed to be high quality stuff for O-ring chains, ran off like water from the warm chain. Made a bit of a mess.
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(09-05-2014, 10:57 PM)Pterodactyl_imp Wrote: Over 100 posts for a chain adjusting thread! Damn that's gooooood.
Cheers
There's oil involved.
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Over a year now...what an enduring thread ...lol
Btw..over 5200 miles on my 14. Still no chain adjustment.
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You have to have the most gentle throttle hand in the entire nation Ferret.
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(09-06-2014, 10:19 AM)Elipten_imp Wrote: You have to have the most gentle throttle hand in the entire nation Ferret.
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+1 I would love to buy a used motorcycle from him. His mileage is unreal.
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But he rides a lot so in few years they are high mileage bikes.
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He sells them pretty quickly when the new model comes along so they'd be a good buy.
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