Keeping the tension in ur chain tight
01-14-2004, 05:45 PM
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Keeping the tension in ur chain tight
If some of you have super garbage wheelies it might have to do with tension in ur chain...to much slack is no good.
keep them tight...50 chains are weak and strerch a lot...
you may have to adjust oftten till its done strerchin.
keep them tight...50 chains are weak and strerch a lot...
you may have to adjust oftten till its done strerchin.
01-14-2004, 06:54 PM
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This is very true. When I was first learning my wheelies were garbage, then I jumped on my friends 50 and wheelied the ***** out of it. Couldn't figure out what was diffrent. Come to find out my chain was loose as hell so there was a big delay between twisting the throttle and getting power to the back tire.
01-14-2004, 07:40 PM
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Originally posted by NINER
Come to find out my chain was loose as hell so there was a big delay between twisting the throttle and getting power to the back tire.
Come to find out my chain was loose as hell so there was a big delay between twisting the throttle and getting power to the back tire.
that is one of the many reasons some cant wheelie all that well.
01-14-2004, 11:44 PM
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Originally posted by NINER
This is very true. When I was first learning my wheelies were garbage, then I jumped on my friends 50 and wheelied the ***** out of it. Couldn't figure out what was diffrent. Come to find out my chain was loose as hell so there was a big delay between twisting the throttle and getting power to the back tire.
This is very true. When I was first learning my wheelies were garbage, then I jumped on my friends 50 and wheelied the ***** out of it. Couldn't figure out what was diffrent. Come to find out my chain was loose as hell so there was a big delay between twisting the throttle and getting power to the back tire.
I have the same problem...when I pin the throttle from a dead stop I have a delay because the rear tire starts smoking from massive quantities of HP going through my little motor.
01-15-2004, 01:23 AM
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Originally posted by 02redr1
man, i put a smaller spocket on the rear after the 88 kit, now i think it stretched some more...i think i'm gonna cut a link out tomorrow
man, i put a smaller spocket on the rear after the 88 kit, now i think it stretched some more...i think i'm gonna cut a link out tomorrow
01-15-2004, 03:57 AM
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Originally posted by Silver Surfer
I have the same problem...when I pin the throttle from a dead stop I have a delay because the rear tire starts smoking from massive quantities of HP going through my little motor.
I have the same problem...when I pin the throttle from a dead stop I have a delay because the rear tire starts smoking from massive quantities of HP going through my little motor.
01-15-2004, 12:57 PM
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i kept telling my buddy his chain was to loose. His reply was that he weighs alot more than the bike is designed for so when ihe sits down on it will reduce the slack. We were about a 1/4 mile back in the woods and his chain popped off. He had to push the fiddy back.
01-15-2004, 04:54 PM
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if you do alot of jumps i would suggest leaving the chain some what loose, aroudn here everyones stock swing arm gets egged out ont he left side when they jump an dhave their chain to tight........shity design on hondas part i think. if you dont jump you don thave to worry about it. if u look at your swingarm you can see the taperd part that gets egged out.
