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HybridTheory said:
trickywoo said:
After you clean the area enough to get the putty to stick you might not have much pipe left. They look shot.
Yes they've seen better days ! One day I'll be able to afford a new bike Krikkit said:
KTMsm said:
I don't think 'sticking' a bolt in will hold due to the heat
Agreed - most stuff like chemical metal can only cope with a couple of hundred degreesOnelastattempt said:
I have used chemical metal on a friends old VFR750 where the collector box had a hole similiar in size to the OP. It is still holding together after over two years and two mots.
Collector is a lot futher down the system so will be significantly coolerMy vote would be a sliver of skin off a coke can, jubilee clip and holts fire gum
The next ride - if it's all over the engine and the back wheel it was too much 
Personally I dip a toothbrush in a little pot of gear oil
I put two dabs of the brush on the inside of the chain, one on each side of the chain and one on the outside
I don't encourage it - because some people are inept - but I do it with the bike running in first gear on a paddock stand
If you lose a finger, you're inept
Personally I dip a toothbrush in a little pot of gear oil
I put two dabs of the brush on the inside of the chain, one on each side of the chain and one on the outside
I don't encourage it - because some people are inept - but I do it with the bike running in first gear on a paddock stand
If you lose a finger, you're inept
Sycamore said:
How do I know when my chain is sufficiently oiled? Taste?
I have a feeling I'd put too little or too much on.
I use some snazzy brand of chain wax in a spray can. I think there's a picture of a gorilla on it. Clean it off with some degreaser and one of those chain brushes I got conned into buying, flush with water then a medium speed push round of the rear wheel while I spray the chain does me. Once the chain has done a full lap, I call it good. I'll check the inside and outside of the chain to make sure it's all covered, quick check for any binding links and straight back into the garage because it'll probably be raining. I have a feeling I'd put too little or too much on.
KTMsm said:
The next ride - if it's all over the engine and the back wheel it was too much
Personally I dip a toothbrush in a little pot of gear oil
I put two dabs of the brush on the inside of the chain, one on each side of the chain and one on the outside
I don't encourage it - because some people are inept - but I do it with the bike running in first gear on a paddock stand
If you lose a finger, you're inept
I saw a very graphic video some time ago of a chap cleaning his chain whilst on a stand & in first gear. All his fingers got caught in the rear sprocket - loads of blood, exposed bones etc. I rotate the rear wheel by hand - not risking that one!Personally I dip a toothbrush in a little pot of gear oil
I put two dabs of the brush on the inside of the chain, one on each side of the chain and one on the outside
I don't encourage it - because some people are inept - but I do it with the bike running in first gear on a paddock stand
If you lose a finger, you're inept
Biker 1 said:
I saw a very graphic video some time ago of a chap cleaning his chain whilst on a stand & in first gear. All his fingers got caught in the rear sprocket - loads of blood, exposed bones etc. I rotate the rear wheel by hand - not risking that one!
I've seen someone lose a finger when someone else rotated the rear wheel by hand... and the same on the front wheel when helping someone out of a ditch !Everyone has their own level, I'm happy using angle grinders, circular saws, chain saws etc riding motorcycles is probably the most dangerous thing I do
KTMsm said:
Biker 1 said:
I saw a very graphic video some time ago of a chap cleaning his chain whilst on a stand & in first gear. All his fingers got caught in the rear sprocket - loads of blood, exposed bones etc. I rotate the rear wheel by hand - not risking that one!
I've seen someone lose a finger when someone else rotated the rear wheel by hand... and the same on the front wheel when helping someone out of a ditch !Everyone has their own level, I'm happy using angle grinders, circular saws, chain saws etc riding motorcycles is probably the most dangerous thing I do
tvrolet said:
KTMsm said:
Biker 1 said:
I saw a very graphic video some time ago of a chap cleaning his chain whilst on a stand & in first gear. All his fingers got caught in the rear sprocket - loads of blood, exposed bones etc. I rotate the rear wheel by hand - not risking that one!
I've seen someone lose a finger when someone else rotated the rear wheel by hand... and the same on the front wheel when helping someone out of a ditch !Everyone has their own level, I'm happy using angle grinders, circular saws, chain saws etc riding motorcycles is probably the most dangerous thing I do
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