Wed, 13 May 1998 10:16:50 +0100 - Message No. 2991
From: "Seaton, Andy"

Subject: RE: Front sprocket problem


I lube my chain around the 250 mile mark in dry fine weather, every time
after it has rained. I think 600 miles is way too long before lubing. 

Cheers...


 Andy Seaton. X5287.
Systems Support Manager,
E-Mail: Andy.Seaton@gs.com
 "The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other
people"


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Pete [SMTP:philz@netcomuk.co.uk]
	Sent:	13 May 1998 7:53 am
	To:	xrv@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de
	Subject:	Re: (XRV) Front sprocket problem

	> On my way home last night, my chain starting making an awful
noise. When
	> I got home I popped the @ up on it's centrestand and went
looking for
	> the source of the noise. It was the chain rubbing against the
inside of
	> the front sprocket cover.

	I had the same problem with an awful noise coming from the
chain\sprocket
	area, so likewise I decided to stop being lazy and investigate,
I put the
	bike on the center stand and spun the back wheel and the noise
was coming
	from the chain\front and rear sprockets (new chain 1000 miles
ago and
	regularly lubricated) I got the old gear oil out and lubed the
chain again
	and it cut the noise by about 75% now what noise is left is
fairly
	consistent front and rear so I assume my sprocket bearings are
fine
	Chris.right my point is it says in the manual to lubricate the
chain every
	1,000km (600ml)  using SAE 80 or 90 gear oil, which I have
certainly been
	doing, so how come the chain was so dry, it didn't look dry but
obviously
	because of the noise it WAS !!! I haven't used it much in the
rain and most
	of my journeys so far have been fairly local trips of around 50
miles (
	fair-weather plastic crotch !!! )
	what oil and how often do you guys lubricate your chain ???

	2nd  question=Crancase breather (page 55 owners handbook) it
says to
	periodically remove the drain plug and drain any deposits found,
why cant we
	leave this plug off all the time and drain as it occurs whilst
going along
	??

	and for the GPS users, do you know of any Atlas available on the
Internet
	where I can check Latitude and Longitude for different countries
of the
	world ??

	regards Pete. (UK)

dipper@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de