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Originally Posted by gotcbr
(Post 1148707)
Just to state the obvious: Do NOT ride your bike again until you get a new chain.
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You'll need to have it transported to the shop, that chain could kill you.
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All I can say is wow!! I've never seen a chain as bad as this. I'd definitely want to be there and see what that front sprocket looks like when you take the front cover off. That is scary dangerous. This must have been making some horrendous noise.
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That could be a mis-manufactured part. Its not possible to tighten the chain so much that it breaks the links. File a warranty claim with the vendor you bought the chain from and have the shop replace it
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Originally Posted by jr f4i
(Post 1148690)
im uploading more pics and my friend who also has an f4i looked at the chain and said that it had to much slack. not only that but that shop i took it to told me to bring the bike within 1000 miles so they can adjust the chain slack . but from what ive read today your suppose to adjusted within 50 mile and then recheck at 200 miles right?
when I put on a new chain BTW you shouldn't have to take it to a shop just to adjust your chain slack I check it after about 100 miles and adjust as needed , ride some more I've got about 500 miles in between adjustments right now , and I check the chain every time I ride |
Originally Posted by Sprock
(Post 1148708)
wearing on the outer upper link plates with scoring
chain is way too loose and is riding up on the front sprocket somehow and against the engine casing or sprocket cover - is my best guess or something similar like that show me pics of the front sprocket cover and how the front sprocket was installed ! could be the front sprocket bolt is off too ! Yeah it def looks like it's grinding itself against the sprocket cover man just look at the scores on those link plates who did the install ? and the front sprocket will tell all here imo , wonder if the new front was even installed at all ! |
I'd probably puke if I got off my bike and saw that. I'm going to guess faulty parts or they let someone who's never seen a motorcycle or a bicycle install it. Glad my RK chain didn't do that after I installed it. Good luck.
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yikes, that is scary. Never seen a chain that bad before.
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i called sprocket center and they told me that it could not be the chain because the chain comes cut off a 100 foot long chain meaning that other people would have the same problems as me with their chain. so what it pretty much boils down to is the shop not properly installing it.
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A lot of times the chain loosens up after a short ride. Whenever I adjust, I go for a short ride with hard accel/decel and then double check, you can just tell by kicking it with your boot in a couple different spots if it's okay.
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