What the hell happened?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:14 am
Kinda stumped on this one - basically night before last rode over to a mates house 2-up, after which dropped my mate off at his place and carried on home. Pulling away from the lights about 5 miles down the road something went terribly wrong!! felt like the back wheel had come loose!! It hadn't, as far as i can tell it was something to do with the front sprocket and the chain wasn't rolling over it properly, so the back wheel was locking up on every revolution of the front sprocket, I believe it had bent or something
Anyway my only option was to nurse it home in 1st gear, with the bike making a hell of a racket! However half a mile up the road it righted itself and i rode home nervously but without any problems!! Whipped off the sprocket cover and watched the chain go round (in 1st gear up on a paddock stand) It's not quite straight.
Now what could have happened and is it likely i have damaged anything other than the sprocket?? And how do you drill a bolt out as the head sheared off as i was trying to loosen the front sprocket.
Cheers for any help, i know i babble a bit lol
Anyway my only option was to nurse it home in 1st gear, with the bike making a hell of a racket! However half a mile up the road it righted itself and i rode home nervously but without any problems!! Whipped off the sprocket cover and watched the chain go round (in 1st gear up on a paddock stand) It's not quite straight.
Now what could have happened and is it likely i have damaged anything other than the sprocket?? And how do you drill a bolt out as the head sheared off as i was trying to loosen the front sprocket.
Cheers for any help, i know i babble a bit lol