DuctTapedGoat
Active Member
So I am riding along and broke down.
30 seconds away from home... Yet I don't care if I have all my at home backup parts, I'm repairing with a roadside kit - going to my destination 5 miles away and making it back before dinner, and so I can do out issue 48 of my Guidebook, Duct Taped Goats Guide To Emergency Motorbike Maintenance.
Essentially: The spring chain tensioner (aluminum) has been aeten by the bike. Initially, it ate the sprocket, covering the rear in shiny aluminum pieces amidst the residue of oils. I replace the nylon wheel to it and 500 miles passes by, the spring breaking around 480 miles, which is why I bought two heavy duty aftermarket springs due to my bike eating all the flexback from the stock aftermarket spring.
The hinge failed day one and day one I made the decision for a future of at least 74 days of riding to remove the hinge, throw a generic two nut one bolt in it and watch it saw off of there and today that did happen, the hinge failed and I am on the road with access to 2 Hose Clamps. The two clamps acting as a tube around the seatstay and the spring where it's drilled to lock the seat down doubles the amount of intended pressure of spring power, but it is what I have available on the road. Symptoms now are LOTS of Drag, and I have the Fear it's Gonna Break every second while it's absolutely fine. new tensioner is on the way, however this repair might be Broken In by the time the replacement spring tensioner arrives. However there is so much drag - it is tougher to pedal, there's no way just a few more Springs and Hose Clamps would be reliable. I am certainly in suggestion that we have a product that puts our spring tension into the seatstay post, this fits almost naturally where a Ghost Sprocket could be Housed.
Photos are in the next post or edit here
30 seconds away from home... Yet I don't care if I have all my at home backup parts, I'm repairing with a roadside kit - going to my destination 5 miles away and making it back before dinner, and so I can do out issue 48 of my Guidebook, Duct Taped Goats Guide To Emergency Motorbike Maintenance.
Essentially: The spring chain tensioner (aluminum) has been aeten by the bike. Initially, it ate the sprocket, covering the rear in shiny aluminum pieces amidst the residue of oils. I replace the nylon wheel to it and 500 miles passes by, the spring breaking around 480 miles, which is why I bought two heavy duty aftermarket springs due to my bike eating all the flexback from the stock aftermarket spring.
The hinge failed day one and day one I made the decision for a future of at least 74 days of riding to remove the hinge, throw a generic two nut one bolt in it and watch it saw off of there and today that did happen, the hinge failed and I am on the road with access to 2 Hose Clamps. The two clamps acting as a tube around the seatstay and the spring where it's drilled to lock the seat down doubles the amount of intended pressure of spring power, but it is what I have available on the road. Symptoms now are LOTS of Drag, and I have the Fear it's Gonna Break every second while it's absolutely fine. new tensioner is on the way, however this repair might be Broken In by the time the replacement spring tensioner arrives. However there is so much drag - it is tougher to pedal, there's no way just a few more Springs and Hose Clamps would be reliable. I am certainly in suggestion that we have a product that puts our spring tension into the seatstay post, this fits almost naturally where a Ghost Sprocket could be Housed.
Photos are in the next post or edit here