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Heorot · 04-07-19, 10:24 AM

My bike has done over 21100 miles and the sprocket and chain have been jumping, so last week I bit the bullet and got the garage to source and fit a new sprocket and chain set. Parts £102 plus 2 hours labour
plus VAT of course. The labour included working on a jammed gearbox and binding front brake.

glang · 04-07-19, 11:03 AM

wow you got bigger ones than me! Id be poopin if I had a chain jumping plus it doesnt do the rest of the drive train much good as it increases wear on the cush drive and gearbox bearings. To keep costs down I spent a little on a chain breaker/rivetter and change my own chains very easily....

shiftin_gear98 · 04-07-19, 11:44 AM

Mine, yeah.
This was all I had left.

All that remains of my chain. by martin cockerell, on Flickr

Heorot · 04-07-19, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glang

wow you got bigger ones than me! Id be poopin if I had a chain jumping plus it doesnt do the rest of the drive train much good as it increases wear on the cush drive and gearbox bearings. To keep costs down I spent a little on a chain breaker/rivetter and change my own chains very easily....

It would jump on hard acceleration. I knew the sprocket was wearing and was going to get it changed at its next service in September as it wasn't too bad. However, I think the chain was stretching too which meant it was happening more often. I was OK with paying my mate at his garage to do it for me as I am totally useless at anything mechanical (I spent all my working life in offices). I'm pretty sure that they spent more than the 2 hours labour I was charged.

aesmith · 05-07-19, 01:51 PM

I had a side plate break on my Z400. Luckily in town and at low speed so all that happened was lots of clanking and a very jerky feel. Looking at the broken side plate it seems like a crack had been developing for a while before letting go, then when it broke the other side bent leaving the two pins splayed out. Lucky I only had to go a couple of miles to a friendly dealer who fitted a spring link for me as a temporary measure.

Scittyf · 05-07-19, 02:20 PM

Probably the shock of the loose chain on the sprockets finished it off when its skipped.

04-07-19, 10:24 AM	#11
Heorot Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: South Norfolk Posts: 341	Re: Chain came off My bike has done over 21100 miles and the sprocket and chain have been jumping, so last week I bit the bullet and got the garage to source and fit a new sprocket and chain set. Parts £102 plus 2 hours labour plus VAT of course. The labour included working on a jammed gearbox and binding front brake. __________________ Some say the cup is half empty, while others say it is half full. However, both are wrong; the real problem is the cup is too big. Honda 125 CG blown engine Gone to the great mechanic in the sky Naked SV650 K3 in Silver

04-07-19, 11:03 AM	#12
glang Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 537	Re: Chain came off wow you got bigger ones than me! Id be poopin if I had a chain jumping plus it doesnt do the rest of the drive train much good as it increases wear on the cush drive and gearbox bearings. To keep costs down I spent a little on a chain breaker/rivetter and change my own chains very easily....

04-07-19, 11:44 AM	#13
shiftin_gear98 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: At home Posts: 756	Re: Chain came off Mine, yeah. This was all I had left. All that remains of my chain. by martin cockerell, on Flickr

05-07-19, 01:51 PM	#15
aesmith Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 966	Re: Chain came off I had a side plate break on my Z400. Luckily in town and at low speed so all that happened was lots of clanking and a very jerky feel. Looking at the broken side plate it seems like a crack had been developing for a while before letting go, then when it broke the other side bent leaving the two pins splayed out. Lucky I only had to go a couple of miles to a friendly dealer who fitted a spring link for me as a temporary measure.

05-07-19, 02:20 PM	#16
Scittyf Member Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 83	Re: Chain came off Probably the shock of the loose chain on the sprockets finished it off when its skipped.

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