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Ja-Moo
PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:54 pm 
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RODH2 wrote:
Good point, I always do it at about 2 o'cock on the rear sprocket, I always thought everyone did !?



Your toilets don't even "swirl" in the same direction...... :e11 :lol:

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RODH2
PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:03 pm 
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Come on John, enough 'toilet-humour'! :lol:

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:08 pm 
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Actually, It would be interesting to hear what type of con-link people are using these days. I have always used the press-fit, soft pin type. Course, back in the day, the H2 came with an endless chain. It was the bike with so much power, you wouldn't dare use a conventional con.link!

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Ja-Moo
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RODH2 wrote:
Actually, It would be interesting to hear what type of con-link people are using these days. I have always used the press-fit, soft pin type. Course, back in the day, the H2 came with an endless chain. It was the bike with so much power, you wouldn't dare use a conventional con.link!



I re-gear a lot, so it's clip for me....... :thumbup:

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RODH2
PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:33 pm 
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The old memory is a bit hazy now but we would use anything from 13 to 17 on the front and not have to split the chain - different if you are racing, etc.

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RODH2 wrote:
The old memory is a bit hazy now but we would use anything from 13 to 17 on the front and not have to split the chain - different if you are racing, etc.



Short track here, going from 45 to 60.......... :P

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350ernie
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DiD NZ . I put the Orginal plate on but I snap the orginal clip. I then bought a spare chain link and the just used the clip from it. Its plate just sat on the link without the need for pressure, so I used the original link and plate, as it was just a bit longer on the pins but had to use the chain breaker to squeeze the orginal plate on.

Oh yeah i did mine at 12 oclock. I hope that is also correct 8-), however maybe that should of been 6 oclock, being upside down and all.

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BarryB
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I have nightmares about chain breakage and wrapping around the rear and locking up. I've had chain break happen twice on a dirt bike (flew off 1st time, locked rear tire the second time). And once on the freeway at cruising speed - fricking heart stopping scary but I rode that one out to a stop.

Worse than a wobble scary, gives me chills remembering it. I crashed the H2 on a wobble once at 90 - that hurt but I was only 18 and invincible then.

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350ernie
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Looking at your speedo no wonder you have night mares....

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350ernie wrote:
Looking at your speedo no wonder you have night mares....


I'm just a FAST rider Ernie!!!

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