A Shaftie would be nice right about now

[WesV]

Hey Ya'll,
I guess I need to start getting on here regularly again, this reregistering every time I decided to slip back here and post is getting old. :shock:8-[

Anyway, I don't know if many of you do remember me since I haven't been a regular poster for just over a year now (gonna change I promise), but my '81 450L is still running like a champ (even though she doesn't like the hot weather) and I am still wishing for an 850 or bigger.

My story:
I think my bike is quite fed up with me. I will admit, ever since I bought the Lincoln back in Feb, it has been getting the weekly time that used to be spent washing, waxing, polishing and general pampering that was allocated to my bike. The bike knows this too! She has decided to leak from the clutch rod seal again (this one is only 5 or 6K old). Well I took her out on 4th of July riding for a while just after a nice wash, chain lube and adjustment and routine maintinance. She runs fine until I park her to watch the fire works and then I decided to head home. 30 ft from where I parked, the master link must have popped out because the chain just all of a sudden dropped and wedged up inbetween the tire and swingarm and also between the countershaft sprocket and case. Admittedly the chain was gonna be replaced in another 1000 miles or so (had 4600 on it) but I really didn't need to be stranded in the middle of town as several buddies passed by on shafty cruisers grinning.

As much as I love my bike, I think I really need a shafty, the chain is the only thing that has ever left me stranded on it :?

WesV

[marvinsc]

YES SHAFTS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[crag antler]

YES SHAFTS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[-X ](*,) : :

[marvinsc]

[-X ](*,)

:twisted: WHAT!!

[tconroy]

:twisted: WHAT!!

Im with marvinsc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shafts all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[crag antler]

Im with marvinsc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shafts all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like the script from BrokeBack Mountain:shock: :-D :-D

[crag antler]

Everybody now
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
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Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
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Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,ChainsRULE\\/ \\/ \\/

[crag antler]

:-D sorry,must be the allergy meds.\\/

[marvinsc]

Sounds like the script from BrokeBack Mountain:shock: :-D

:shock: :shock: errr, Broke Chain Mountain!

[WesV]

Glad to see it still takes nothing to get the ole passions a flaring! :-D:-D

[brenno]

Everybody now
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
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Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,Chains
Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,Chains,C hains,Chains,Chains,ChainsRULE\\/ \\/ \\/

Did i get that right Doug "chains rule'?

Brenno

[JHawkins]

Hey Ya'll,
I guess I need to start getting on here regularly again, this reregistering every time I decided to slip back here and post is getting old. :shock:8-[

Anyway, I don't know if many of you do remember me since I haven't been a regular poster for just over a year now (gonna change I promise), but my '81 450L is still running like a champ (even though she doesn't like the hot weather) and I am still wishing for an 850 or bigger.

My story:
I think my bike is quite fed up with me. I will admit, ever since I bought the Lincoln back in Feb, it has been getting the weekly time that used to be spent washing, waxing, polishing and general pampering that was allocated to my bike. The bike knows this too! She has decided to leak from the clutch rod seal again (this one is only 5 or 6K old). Well I took her out on 4th of July riding for a while just after a nice wash, chain lube and adjustment and routine maintinance. She runs fine until I park her to watch the fire works and then I decided to head home. 30 ft from where I parked, the master link must have popped out because the chain just all of a sudden dropped and wedged up inbetween the tire and swingarm and also between the countershaft sprocket and case. Admittedly the chain was gonna be replaced in another 1000 miles or so (had 4600 on it) but I really didn't need to be stranded in the middle of town as several buddies passed by on shafty cruisers grinning.

As much as I love my bike, I think I really need a shafty, the chain is the only thing that has ever left me stranded on it :?

WesV

If you only get 5000 miles on a chain you are doing something wrong. At that rate I would be changing twice a year.

I have over 10,000 on my current chain, with no sign of stretch at all after the initial break in.

Now, ... for the interesting part. When I got back from my last ride the clip on my masterlink had disappeared! The link was still fully intact, just the clip missing. Right now it is in place with aircraft safey wire, which looks like it might be a better solution anyway. I will however be going with a rivet type master link to avoid this problem in the future.

[Jethro]

Same reason I use rivet styles now. Chains should last at least every valve adjustment- what's that, 8k miles? I think I get 10-15k out of mine on average.

[Jethro]

Oh yeah, Doug..... chains.

[Desolation Angel]

So, basically, the consensus is that SHAFTS are the way to go in the 21st Century.

I knew it all along! :-D