Motorcycle woes
So I've been riding around the countryside enjoying myself, visiting some cool places, feeling the freedom of travelling where I want, when I want. But something was niggling at the back of my mind... what is that intermitent grinding noise coming from my bike?
So I checked the oil (something I failed to do on my last bike... oops) a little low - topped it up but that didn't seem to make a difference.
So I checked the tyre pressuse, the back wheel was really low so I pumped that up and felt a lot more stable on the road.But still the sound persisted. And it was getting worse.
So today, some 30 miles out from cambridge, I finally rode the bike with my helmet off so I could hear the noise properly, to find it was coming from my back wheel - the chain was completely dry (no oil/grease) and incredibly loose (supposed to have about 2cm play - was more like 7 or 8!!)
I limped home, hoping the thing wouldn't shred, or break or who knows what, but I couldn't find a workshop! Then this great old guy who still rides turned up and said my diagnoses was correct and directed me to his mechanic, about 3 miles of nervous riding away.
I got it there and the guy says 'well the chain's stuffed, should never get that dry' -> I'll have to replace the whole thing - 100 pounds of pain, and it won't even get done until Monday/Tuesday next weekSuch is life :)
So I checked the oil (something I failed to do on my last bike... oops) a little low - topped it up but that didn't seem to make a difference.
So I checked the tyre pressuse, the back wheel was really low so I pumped that up and felt a lot more stable on the road.But still the sound persisted. And it was getting worse.
So today, some 30 miles out from cambridge, I finally rode the bike with my helmet off so I could hear the noise properly, to find it was coming from my back wheel - the chain was completely dry (no oil/grease) and incredibly loose (supposed to have about 2cm play - was more like 7 or 8!!)
I limped home, hoping the thing wouldn't shred, or break or who knows what, but I couldn't find a workshop! Then this great old guy who still rides turned up and said my diagnoses was correct and directed me to his mechanic, about 3 miles of nervous riding away.
I got it there and the guy says 'well the chain's stuffed, should never get that dry' -> I'll have to replace the whole thing - 100 pounds of pain, and it won't even get done until Monday/Tuesday next weekSuch is life :)
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