► Chains, oilers, sprockets

Tim Cullis said:
Yup, that's what happens. I stick the bike on the centre stand, run the engine in gear and use an (old) toothbrush to mix the brown sludge well in, then a rag to wipe it off.

I look with envy at other bikes with their immaculate chains. Rear crap quality. The front disc is also covered with rust.

Tim
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That's exactly what I do as well Tim, but one little tip I have... don't let your golden labrador stand behind your bike whilst applying lubricant to the chain & blipping the throttle, else like me you end up with a greater spotted scottoil-a-dor.
 
gareth041 said:
Hi All
Hi everyone.
Had my F800 GS two weeks on Friday, love it.
Got home, 71 Miles, , no rain.
Washed it, gently, no pressure washer, put it away, DRY.
Went in the garage to put some polish on four days later and was greeted with a lovely brown chain! BMW quality, not. Dealer is looking into it.
Any advice from you all most welcome?
Very unimpressed and ready to chuck the bike at them and go back to Japanese!
Sorry all,
Gareth.
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Yup, sorry its a crap rear chain- ditch it and get a DID one.
having said that ive got 12500 miles out of my "crap" chain but ive had an oiler on it from day one, i now have a nice O ring DID quality chain though.

M
 
My independant tells me he can get Renthall chain and sprockets to suit Elvie's 658. Don't know the price as yet, but it is a quality product. Thinking of getting it done in the near future.
 
scottoiler

came in the post, beat the recession i thought fit it my self,opened box got instructions thought easy enough step 3 "take long nosed pliers and pull downwards pipe from bottom of airbox "to fit the vaccum pipe for oiler pulled and the bottom of the plastic t piece came with it 3.5 hours later after taking of most of the bodywork to remove the air box so mr super glue and its mate araldite could do there stuff scottoiler was fitted and bike back together. I hate to think how much a new air box would have been i paid £103 for a rear brake lever for a x challenge ,the bottom of the t piece is not very substantial beware unless you like taking bikes apart when the sun is shining :beerjug:
 
Sheesh, man. You just made a two-sentence full paragraph. :)

But I agree that the scottoiler can be prohibitively time-consuming to install. That's why I haven't bought one yet. :augie
 
Scottoiler

Hmmm ... interesting name you have F650Dakar_Norway ! :D

Anyway, if you take a look on the Scottoiler website, you will find a thread that have started to show me how to fit a Dual Injector. Look for the name Circlip that has started a thread.
There is also a video somewhere on there to show how it`s done, plus a few photos on my thread of your swinging arm.

Cheers Dakarnoway. :thumb2
 
Dakarnoway said:
Hmmm ... interesting name you have F650Dakar_Norway ! :D

Anyway, if you take a look on the Scottoiler website, you will find a thread that have started to show me how to fit a Dual Injector. Look for the name Circlip that has started a thread.
There is also a video somewhere on there to show how it`s done, plus a few photos on my thread of your swinging arm.

Cheers Dakarnoway. :thumb2
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The video is on the Scottoiler website it took me only 1.5 hours to fit and has worked well through the winter will have to get used to the adjustment for warmer weather so i don't spray all the rear of the bike.
 
Fitted mine myself and took about 1 1/2 hrs. The trickest bit was putting the rubber connector on the air box. Managed to do it without taking the back wheel out. Watch the you tube video first was a great help. Wouldnt be without my Scottoiler now.
 
The trickest bit was putting the rubber connector on the air box. Managed to do it without taking the back wheel out.
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Really not sure how removing the back wheel would help remove the airbox bung....;)
 
I used the youtube video to help when I fitted my scottoiler...did curse a bit when the guy on the vid kept sticking his head in the way tho..
The only thing I would say is instead of 6 inch long nose pliers to remove the bung as advised in the instructions...use 8 inch.
 
Chains - opinions please

Mate of mine said when it's time to replace the chain on my F800GS I should use a normal chain (ie; non X or O ring item), with a split link.

I though he was talking bollix.

His thoughts were:

With a split link it would be easier to take off and clean properly, and therefore more likely to happen.
That with regular 'Lynklife' treatment it would last longer than an X or O ring jobbie.
That split links have been/are used on more powerful bikes sucessfully.

Having had shaft drives for 20 years, don't feel qualified to argue, (must admit my bikes previous to this had split links).

Over to you.

Hope I've come to the right place for an opinion or two.:augie
 
I'm prolly going to swap my chain in the not too distant future, and will probably replace it with an 'X' ring type chain and a spring-clipped link...

IMHO, a decent 'o' ring chain will outlast any non-sealed chain.. irrespective of how much goo you pour on it..

G
 
As many know, I sell bike chains - mostly on eBay.

I've been selling X-ring superbike chains (530 size) which are supplied with a split-link. I also offer a matching rivet link - but they are only bought by about a quarter of the people who buy a chain so, presumably, most people use split links (and why not?).

My own bike,a 450 Husaberg, came with a split-ringed chain from the factory. I've been using split-link chains for ages. Provided the split-link is fitted properly, it should be absolutely reliable.

Consider using a heavy-duty chain. These have thicker side-plates and longer pins as a result. But they are also about half-a-kilo heavier.

A basic (non-O-ring) chain will only cost about half the price of an O-ring chain but, however well you look after it, it's not likely to last as long as an O-ring chain.

Yer pays per mony and yer takes yer choice!

Greg
 
DID x-ring

I am changing chain on my bike now. I have bought a DID x-ring chain, and I am also changing the sprockets (Original BMW). I have got a endless chain - no worries.

On my previous F650 Dakar i used a split chain, there were several time I lost the spring clip. The chain held together, but I did not feel very comfortable rinding without the spring clip until I found a new one.

Baard
 
Baard said:
I am changing chain on my bike now. I have bought a DID x-ring chain, and I am also changing the sprockets (Original BMW). I have got a endless chain - no worries.

On my previous F650 Dakar i used a split chain, there were several time I lost the spring clip. The chain held together, but I did not feel very comfortable rinding without the spring clip until I found a new one.

Baard
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and how many miles did you put on the clock before the replacement?
 
I wouldn't get a chain with a spring clip now even if it was free, same problem as Baard on my Dakar. The actual clip kept disappearing. Either there's a spring clip kleptomaniac of the bike doesn't like spring clips :nenau

All fixed with a rivet link now. :thumb2

Don't have an 800gs, just voicing an opinion, I now regard spring clips as worthless, what happens if you don't notice that the clip has gone and the chain separates on the motorway, sure there's the risk of that anyway on a chain driven bike but why increase the odds by fitting spring clip link :nenau
 
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