bad time on a ride

pumpkin · 07-21-2007, 11:44 PM

well it started off when my chain jumped off the sprocket i fixed that went 75 feet and my kick starter fell off. i doubled back and picked it up got to where i was going put it back on. got to the next stop and noticed a bolt fell out of my muffler big rattle. left there and noticed my tail lights didn't work. luckily i was near my parents house so i fixed that there. i still gotta find a bolt for my exhaust . i made it home safe and all i need to do is get a bolt for my muffler. all is still good other wise.

AZ200cc · 07-21-2007, 11:46 PM

It's times like those that I say ( Well it could have been worse)
And than it usually gets worse

SamM · 07-22-2007, 12:36 AM

Pumpkin,
I thought that was you! Rob and I passed you in front of the Cassville V.F.D. Did you see us wave? We were are Barnes & Noble drinking foo-foo coffee and reading all the new bike mags.

Glad you made it home alright! Did you come by the house?

Sam

IronFist · 07-22-2007, 01:08 AM

Hey pumpkin, do you know why your tail lights stopped working?

pumpkin · 07-22-2007, 02:14 AM

sam didn't see you sorry and no didn't have time to stop with making repairs and all

n2r yes my tail lights came unpluged under the seat. easy fix

TeamCheap · 07-22-2007, 06:47 AM

I picked up a large supply of metric bolts from an auto parts store and it has come in very handy.The bolts are all seperated in a plastic parts container and didnt cost that much.I have also seen bolt kits at motorcycle shops that have general bolts that we may need/could use.
I was going to make up a bike specific bolt kit to sell but then I see the bolts are actually very easy to get around here except for the odd size ones.

Sorry to hear about your bad ride (it happens from time to time)

My ride saturday went very well, we went up north with my 200 and the wifes raptor.
I beat the bike hard (bottomed out the suspension a few times hard) and the trails were perfect albeit a bit rocky with tree roots but very tight winding thru the woods, bermed up, just plain fun.

I can say now that I think we have our bikes setup well enough to be reasonably dependable, OK actually after how I rode mine very dependable.I do wonder how much longer the suspension can handle the abuse though.

Savage · 07-22-2007, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by pumpkin

well it started off when my chain jumped off the sprocket i fixed that went 75 feet and my kick starter fell off. i doubled back and picked it up got to where i was going put it back on. got to the next stop and noticed a bolt fell out of my muffler big rattle. left there and noticed my tail lights didn't work. luckily i was near my parents house so i fixed that there. i still gotta find a bolt for my exhaust . i made it home safe and all i need to do is get a bolt for my muffler. all is still good other wise.

Sounds to me like your engine vibration caused most of those probs.

katoranger · 07-22-2007, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SamM

Pumpkin,
I thought that was you! Rob and I passed you in front of the Cassville V.F.D. Did you see us wave? We were are Barnes & Noble drinking foo-foo coffee and reading all the new bike mags.

Glad you made it home alright! Did you come by the house?

Sam

pumpkin · 07-22-2007, 06:50 PM

i thought the chain was a little loose when i left ,but i guess it was worse than i thought. all the rest kinda took me by surprise. nothing major but just a pain.

TeamCheap · 07-22-2007, 08:14 PM

Did you check the engine mounting bolts very VERY closely?
By closely I mean remove them one by one and look for cracks, damage of any kind.

My wifes bike had a vey loose chain and we found it had a broken bolt (lower rear) causing/allowing the engine to shift position in the frame.

Also we noticed a lot of vibration was caused by loose/broken engine mount bolts on both our bikes.

After doing the bolt replacment we havent had any of those types of problems.

I have ridden both our bikes very VERY hard offroad and can say that with a bit of "above & beyond" prep they can be very durable.I'll have to try and get a video of the pounding I put on these bikes at times.

pumpkin · 07-22-2007, 09:46 PM

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Did you check the engine mounting bolts very VERY closely?
By closely I mean remove them one by one and look for cracks, damage of any kind

i had to do that when i broke one of those bolts . when i went to put the new one in the hole was gone . removed and checked all bolts then about 1000kms ago. i think imho that the chain is cheap. i am going to replace the chain and sprockets this winter when i put my new tires and wheels on. i'm all most out of adjustment.

TeamCheap · 07-23-2007, 03:47 AM

Yeah I agree the chains are cheap on these.

IronFist · 07-23-2007, 12:35 PM

Ya I still have the 428 set-up, but I got a decent chain when I did my tires. Fatboy250 have you checked my gallery, I'm no longer eyeballing your tires

katoranger · 07-23-2007, 02:39 PM

I replaced the stock chain with the sprocket change after reading about the stock chains.

Allen

pumpkin · 07-23-2007, 04:46 PM

i was going to but thought i would wear the stock one out first. maybe i would get lucky and have a good one on mine guess not. i'll work all the bugs out of it this winter for now i just wanna ride!! now that i've said that the honda ad will be runing though my head all night.lol

07-21-2007, 11:44 PM	#1
pumpkin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westover wv Posts: 443	bad time on a ride well it started off when my chain jumped off the sprocket i fixed that went 75 feet and my kick starter fell off. i doubled back and picked it up got to where i was going put it back on. got to the next stop and noticed a bolt fell out of my muffler big rattle. left there and noticed my tail lights didn't work. luckily i was near my parents house so i fixed that there. i still gotta find a bolt for my exhaust . i made it home safe and all i need to do is get a bolt for my muffler. all is still good other wise. __________________ 06 american lifan 200 gy-5
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07-21-2007, 11:46 PM	#2
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	It's times like those that I say ( Well it could have been worse) And than it usually gets worse __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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07-22-2007, 12:36 AM	#3
SamM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,194	Pumpkin, I thought that was you! Rob and I passed you in front of the Cassville V.F.D. Did you see us wave? We were are Barnes & Noble drinking foo-foo coffee and reading all the new bike mags. Glad you made it home alright! Did you come by the house? Sam __________________ 2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara MOAB 2005 BMW E53 X5 2011 Schutt Industries LTT-HC LQG trailer 2017 Coleman CT200U 1978 Yamaha SR500E 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special II
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07-22-2007, 02:14 AM	#5
pumpkin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westover wv Posts: 443	sam didn't see you sorry and no didn't have time to stop with making repairs and all n2r yes my tail lights came unpluged under the seat. easy fix __________________ 06 american lifan 200 gy-5
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07-22-2007, 06:50 PM	#9
pumpkin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westover wv Posts: 443	i thought the chain was a little loose when i left ,but i guess it was worse than i thought. all the rest kinda took me by surprise. nothing major but just a pain. __________________ 06 american lifan 200 gy-5
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07-22-2007, 01:08 AM	#4
IronFist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada Posts: 2,585	Hey pumpkin, do you know why your tail lights stopped working?
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07-22-2007, 06:47 AM	#6
TeamCheap Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: directly under the earths sun............NOW Posts: 2,302	I picked up a large supply of metric bolts from an auto parts store and it has come in very handy.The bolts are all seperated in a plastic parts container and didnt cost that much.I have also seen bolt kits at motorcycle shops that have general bolts that we may need/could use. I was going to make up a bike specific bolt kit to sell but then I see the bolts are actually very easy to get around here except for the odd size ones. Sorry to hear about your bad ride (it happens from time to time) My ride saturday went very well, we went up north with my 200 and the wifes raptor. I beat the bike hard (bottomed out the suspension a few times hard) and the trails were perfect albeit a bit rocky with tree roots but very tight winding thru the woods, bermed up, just plain fun. I can say now that I think we have our bikes setup well enough to be reasonably dependable, OK actually after how I rode mine very dependable.I do wonder how much longer the suspension can handle the abuse though.
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07-22-2007, 08:14 PM	#10
TeamCheap Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: directly under the earths sun............NOW Posts: 2,302	Did you check the engine mounting bolts very VERY closely? By closely I mean remove them one by one and look for cracks, damage of any kind. My wifes bike had a vey loose chain and we found it had a broken bolt (lower rear) causing/allowing the engine to shift position in the frame. Also we noticed a lot of vibration was caused by loose/broken engine mount bolts on both our bikes. After doing the bolt replacment we havent had any of those types of problems. I have ridden both our bikes very VERY hard offroad and can say that with a bit of "above & beyond" prep they can be very durable.I'll have to try and get a video of the pounding I put on these bikes at times.
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07-23-2007, 03:47 AM	#12
TeamCheap Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: directly under the earths sun............NOW Posts: 2,302	Yeah I agree the chains are cheap on these.
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07-23-2007, 12:35 PM	#13
IronFist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada Posts: 2,585	Ya I still have the 428 set-up, but I got a decent chain when I did my tires. Fatboy250 have you checked my gallery, I'm no longer eyeballing your tires
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07-23-2007, 02:39 PM	#14
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I replaced the stock chain with the sprocket change after reading about the stock chains. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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07-23-2007, 04:46 PM	#15
pumpkin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westover wv Posts: 443	i was going to but thought i would wear the stock one out first. maybe i would get lucky and have a good one on mine guess not. i'll work all the bugs out of it this winter for now i just wanna ride!! now that i've said that the honda ad will be runing though my head all night.lol __________________ 06 american lifan 200 gy-5
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