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Posted by: Raptoryfn660r
I have always kept the chain maintained and the chain I have now is a non oring. I take it off ever so often and drop it in a 5 gallon container of used synthetic motor oil. I have been riding dirtbikes for about as long as mywifesquad and I have never broken a chain.
Posted by: Raptoryfn660r
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Originally posted by: Bing
you guys must be riding like a couple of old men to have had that kind of chain stamina!! hr>
LOLBR>
After every ride on the KDX I get down there and take a ruler and measure the the point on the swing arm for the chain deflection. I only adjust after it has passed the specs recommended by kawasaki which is 2.8 inches. When the bike was new I had to adjust it quite often during the first 300 miles but now the chain doesn't stretch too much with its oil baths and I purchase a honda product to spray on it in-between but I can think of what its called off the top of my head.
Posted by: TractorPacker
I try to keep one in my tool box. If you have one, you will never need it. Forget it at home and the chain blows apart. That is the same rule, with tires and plug kits.
Posted by: maddog56
That member who posted just before me needs to truncate his signature, or at least stop hitting the enter button when he makes it out.
I always carry a spare chain, master, and any tools I have with me in the tool box on trips. I try to remember to throw an extra master link with me on the trail or dunes but usually the trailer and tools are nearby anyway. I have very few chain problems and have only had the chain come off my atv once and never on any bike I've owned.
Posted by: Bing
i have a breaker and master links in my trailer
after a fella breaks a chain one time,,,,he stocks up for the future (then the chain lasts forever)
Posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: Raptoryfn660r
I have always kept the chain maintained and the chain I have now is a non oring. I take it off ever so often and drop it in a 5 gallon container of used synthetic motor oil. I have been riding dirtbikes for about as long as mywifesquad and I have never broken a chain.
my girlfriend threw a chain on a trailblazer 250 BR>
you guys must be riding like a couple of old men to have had that kind of chain stamina!! BR>
Posted by: Bing
i meant to say 'break' then
Posted by: Bing
if you guys don't already have one of those chain scrubber deals,,,,,i highly recommend you get one.
Great for regular maintenance,,,,,keeps it looking new,,,,and no kinking.
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Posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: mywifesquad
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Originally posted by: Bing
if you guys don't already have one of those chain scrubber deals,,,,,i highly recommend you get one.
Great for regular maintenance,,,,,keeps it looking new,,,,and no kinking.
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So if us old guys get one of those, we may never have to replace a chain again? hr>
sounds like a viagra commercial BR>
Posted by: reconranger
I am just getting back into dirt bikes after many years, and there seems to be this rule among dirt bikers that it is necessary to carry extra master links, and chain tools, etc. Do you carry this stuff when you ride your quad??? I don't know ANYBODY who does, and I don't know ANYBODY who has ever broken a chain and needed any of this stuff anyway.
So, are there chain issues with dirt bikes that don't exist with quads??? If anything, a quad should be way harder on its chain than a dirt bike (heavier vehicle). You just don't hear of massive numbers of DNF's at the big desert endurance races, because of chain issues. Plus on a quad, you don't have as great a range of chain adjustment as a bike, so if you broke a quad chain you are going to have to replace the links, and you can't just pull the broken one out and fix it with a new master link, and adjust out the difference.
I have to say that the first thing I do with a new quad is change out the stock chain and sprockets, for better aftermarket ones. I do keep my chains and sprockets reasonalbly fresh and properly adjusted, and I use Maxima chain wax.
Posted by: reconranger
So maybe rescuing stranded women, might work for me???
Posted by: reconranger
"Throwing" a chain is one thing, and "breaking" one is completely another. I have seen folks lose a chain that wasn't tight enough a few times, but never seen one actually break in two out on the trail.
Posted by: Scootergptx
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Originally posted by: Bing
i have a breaker and master links in my trailer
after a fella breaks a chain one time,,,,he stocks up for the future (then the chain lasts forever) hr>
Ain't that the truth. Didn't actually break mine. More of attacked by a rock and mangled. Luckily, someone camping by us had apparently had a chain break before, and had the stuff I needed. So now I've got the extra m-links, chain and breaker. And like Bing said, the chain acts like it will last forever. My little incident happend on a Friday of a three day weekend. That guy saved my weekend. Would have given him my wife for payment, but that wouldn't have been fair to one of us.
Posted by: Scootergptx
Did have the chain on my street bike break years ago. Masterlink decided it was time to go. Just running down the street and next thing I know, revs go up and something hits me on my side. Ever try to fix a chain with just vise grips? Then it was stuck in 2nd gear. Just rode it home in 2nd. Came out about an hour after I got home to see what was up with that, and it shifted fine.
Posted by: motox26
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Originally posted by: mywifesquad
I used to soak my chains in oil before started using o-ring chains.
I still do this every once in a while.
I've never seen a chain break on a dirtbike, but I have a quad. The only thing that has ever happened to a dirtbike chain, is my friend thru a master link a time or two, but tha was on a MX track. When we trail ride somebody usually carries an extra master link.
Posted by: mywifesquad
reconranger, Ive been riding dirt bikes for 35 years and have probubly carried a masterlink with me for about 25 of those years. Ive never actually needed one but have lent it to some one who did a couple times. I do have one in my fanny pack right now but no chain tools. I run o-ring chains on most of my dirt bikes. I think that lowers chain problems, and watching for sprocket wear helps too. MWQ
Posted by: mywifesquad
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Originally posted by: Raptoryfn660r
I have always kept the chain maintained and the chain I have now is a non oring. I take it off ever so often and drop it in a 5 gallon container of used synthetic motor oil. I have been riding dirtbikes for about as long as mywifesquad and I have never broken a chain.
I used to soak my chains in oil before started using o-ring chains. It seemed to help a lot. I would use a wire brush on the chain to get the mud/dirt off and then remove the chain to wash the bike.
I would say that as long as you keep a eye on your sprockets for wear. Which is a sign of chain wear, you will be ok most of the time.
Posted by: mywifesquad
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Originally posted by: Bing
if you guys don't already have one of those chain scrubber deals,,,,,i highly recommend you get one.
Great for regular maintenance,,,,,keeps it looking new,,,,and no kinking.
here
So if us old guys get one of those, we may never have to replace a chain again?
Posted by: mywifesquad
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Originally posted by: Bing
sounds like a viagra commercial hr>
LOL BR>
I guess since I dont need viagra yet, I can wait a few years for one of those brushes too.
Posted by: Six2notScaredofU
My buddie broke his chain on his Polaris 400 sport. 1 link behind the Master link. So now he carries a link. I myself keep a spare link in my toolbox.
Posted by: getdrunk
u can snap em on the tracks. i seen a guy do that
Posted by: getdrunk
o ring chains rilly dont need to be lubed cuz the lube cant get past the rings so the only thing lube does is stop rust. on non o ring chains u do need it lubed good
