Put on a new chain

[No Worries]

Originally Posted by BobTheBiker

sweet lookin, but wheres that old CBR1000 you used to have?

I took off the cylinder head and put new exhaust valves in and lapped all the valves. Then I got a CBR1000F engine with only 18K miles on it. I've just been too busy with life to do anything with the Honda.

[No Worries]

By the way, it was my first time using a master link. I had used my chain breaker before to press on a rivet link on my Honda. One problem with the master link is the O-rings are too fat and sassy to push the side plate down over the pins to slide the locking clip into the groove. I used a pair of needle-nose vice grips to squeeze the side plates together enough to expose the groove, and then slide the locking clip into position.

How does it work? last month the bike felt like it was surging. When I put it on the centerstand and spun the wheel, it would slow down and stop by the same couple links each time. I took it out today and there's no surging, and it feels like I got an extra 10 HP.

[BobTheBiker]

I usually know its time to get new chain/sprockets by a similar feeling, or a vibration from the left peg.

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by No Worries

By the way, it was my first time using a master link. I had used my chain breaker before to press on a rivet link on my Honda. One problem with the master link is the O-rings are too fat and sassy to push the side plate down over the pins to slide the locking clip into the groove. I used a pair of needle-nose vice grips to squeeze the side plates together enough to expose the groove, and then slide the locking clip into position.

How does it work? last month the bike felt like it was surging. When I put it on the centerstand and spun the wheel, it would slow down and stop by the same couple links each time. I took it out today and there's no surging, and it feels like I got an extra 10 HP.

http://www.motorcycle.com//products/...kets-3511.html

shows what a chain and sprockets can do for you.

[Fleck750]

Originally Posted by No Worries

When I put it on the centerstand and spun the wheel, it would slow down and stop by the same couple links each time. I took it out today and there's no surging, and it feels like I got an extra 10 HP.

Did the same to mine this week. Feel like I have a brand new bike. No more sloppy throttle, just feels tighter and I feel much more in control. Went down one tooth, so torque is my friend again.