Chain adjustment -- was "Trip report (long) "

["Pete Berg" <peteberg@xxxxxxxx>]

That's my theory, too.  Right before the trip my dealer performed the 6,000
mile service.  When I retrieved the bike, the chain seemed unusually tight.
Anyway, right now it's back at the dealer.  As you said, I suspect the front
sprocket seal will need replacing.

- - Pete


> Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 16:35:32 -0800
> From: Blake Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Trip report (long)
>
> Pete,
> 	Great trip report -- thanks for taking the time to write it! Sounds
> like a fun trip. One thing caught my eye while reading your trip report,
> though:
>
> Pete Berg wrote:
>>
>> Pulled into a gas station about 30 minutes from
>> home.  A puddle of oil formed underneath the left side.  This was more
>> than a couple of drops.  The puddle was about the size of the speedometer
>> dial.
>
> If my math's correct -- I don't live in FL so you can probably trust it
> :-) -- in a little over a thousand miles of mainly highway riding you
> adjusted your chain three times. That seems excessive. I'm guessing
> you're tightening it too much, causing strain on the front sprocket seal
> and a resulting leak from around the seal.
>
> Try running the chain a little looser than you have been and see if the
> leak goes away in a few days. You may have to replace the seal, though.


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