We have put out another episode of our web video show about working on
bikes.

Trent and Pete are back from Mountain Madness in the Spanish Pyrenees
and Pete's KTM needs a new chain and sprockets (it even spat out some
rollers - nasty!).

Watch here: http://www.garagenight.tv/?p=14

All the best,
Waz
http://www.garagenight.tv

"Waz"  wrote in message 
news:417ac50f-74d1-48ac-8093-9aa2be49c3a9@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> We have put out another episode of our web video show about working on
> bikes.
>
> Trent and Pete are back from Mountain Madness in the Spanish Pyrenees
> and Pete's KTM needs a new chain and sprockets (it even spat out some
> rollers - nasty!).
>
> Watch here: http://www.garagenight.tv/?p=14
>
> All the best,
> Waz
> http://www.garagenight.tv


What the hell are chains and sprockets?

Boxer
BMW R100RS
BMW R75/6
BMW R100GSPD
BMW K100RT & Sidecar
BMW R1200GSA

Boxer wrote:

 
> What the hell are chains and sprockets?
> 
> Boxer
> BMW R100RS
> BMW R75/6
> BMW R100GSPD
> BMW K100RT & Sidecar
> BMW R1200GSA

They are things that proper motorcycles have.

-- 
Lozzo
SV650S K5 
CBR600F-W 
SR250 SpazzTrakka
TS50X
TS50X

On Sep 2, 2:14 pm, "Lozzo"  wrote:
>
> They are things that proper motorcycles have.
>

Yeah, and they allow you to wheelstand, unlike with a shaftie ... hee
hee ...

Waz
http://www.garagenight.tv

On 2 Sep 2008 13:14:49 GMT, "Lozzo"  wrote:

>Boxer wrote:
>
> 
>> What the hell are chains and sprockets?
>> 
>> Boxer
>> BMW R100RS
>> BMW R75/6
>> BMW R100GSPD
>> BMW K100RT & Sidecar
>> BMW R1200GSA
>
>They are things that proper motorcycles have.

Was that Brother of Burnt that passed that way then?

-- 
Pip: B12

Boxer wrote:
[...]
> What the hell are chains and sprockets?

It's a fairly useful invention for transmitting power from an engine to a
rear wheel of a motorcycle.  It allows for properly working suspension, you
can put some shock absorbing device into the wheel which makes on/off power
jerks way smoother, and you can tighten them properly for low freeplay,
which smoothes this thing even further.  Add to that low unsprung mass,
fairly neutral behavior under power and high strength and you'll want it
yourself.
 
> Boxer
> BMW R100RS
> BMW R75/6
> BMW R100GSPD
> BMW K100RT & Sidecar
> BMW R1200GSA

Unfortunately none of those is capable of using this recent improvement. 
They have their engine put in wrongly, so it won't work.  Try a BMW with a
proper motorcycle engine and you'll find they make use of chain and
sprockets to their full advantage.

-- 
Andrzej Rosa

In message <dgavk.33151$IK1.21343@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, Boxer 
 writes

>What the hell are chains and sprockets?
>
>Boxer
>BMW R100RS
>BMW R75/6
>BMW R100GSPD
>BMW K100RT & Sidecar
>BMW R1200GSA

They're the things that make your cams go round
-- 
Gyp
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In communiqué <ttKlXgC9HTvIFw1T@orange.orange>, Gyp 
 cast forth these pearls of wisdom
>In message <dgavk.33151$IK1.21343@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, Boxer 
> writes
>
>>What the hell are chains and sprockets?
>>
>>Boxer
>>BMW R100RS
>>BMW R75/6
>>BMW R100GSPD
>>BMW K100RT & Sidecar
>>BMW R1200GSA
>
>They're the things that make your cams go round

IIRC a tiny little chain helped open the throttles on the /6 models. 
Hence the favourite m/c club night quiz question of the era - how many 
chains on a BMW?
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Pete Fisher wrote:

> In communiqué <ttKlXgC9HTvIFw1T@orange.orange>, Gyp
>  cast forth these pearls of wisdom >In message
> <dgavk.33151$IK1.21343@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, Boxer
>  writes
> > 
> > > What the hell are chains and sprockets?
> > > 
> > > Boxer
> > > BMW R100RS
> > > BMW R75/6
> > > BMW R100GSPD
> > > BMW K100RT & Sidecar
> > > BMW R1200GSA
> > 
> > They're the things that make your cams go round
> 
> IIRC a tiny little chain helped open the throttles on the /6 models.
> Hence the favourite m/c club night quiz question of the era - how
> many chains on a BMW?

They only need one chain attached to them, the other end can be
tethered to a boat to keep it from being swept away.

-- 
Lozzo
SV650S K5, CBR600F-W, SR250 SpazzTrakka
and a shit load more 2-wheeled junk in the garage
I believe in free speech, but I still have to pay my phone bill

On Sep 2, 6:11 am, Waz  wrote:

> We have put out another episode of our web video show about working on
> bikes.
>
> Trent and Pete are back from Mountain Madness in the Spanish Pyrenees
> and Pete's KTM needs a new chain and sprockets (it even spat out some
> rollers - nasty!).
>
> Watch here:http://www.garagenight.tv/?p=14

Nicely done, guys.

Lozzo wrote:

> 
> They only need one chain attached to them, the other end can be
> tethered to a boat to keep it from being swept away.


That'll be the problem that container ship had then.

-- 
I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as
members. Groucho Marx

On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 20:12:41 +0100, "Scraggy"
 wrote:
 
>Lozzo wrote:
>
>> 
>> They only need one chain attached to them, the other end can be
>> tethered to a boat to keep it from being swept away.
>
>
>That'll be the problem that container ship had then.

Chains not strong ehough, eh?


-- 
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 `\\ | //'   BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10
   `\|/`
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Gyp wrote:
> In message <dgavk.33151$IK1.21343@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, Boxer 
>  writes
> 
>> Boxer
>> BMW R100RS
>> BMW R75/6
>> BMW R100GSPD
>> BMW K100RT & Sidecar
>> BMW R1200GSA
> 
> They're the things that make your cams go round

None of the above make me go round, I have an R850R to do that.

	regards,
		CrazyCam

CrazyCam wrote:
> Gyp wrote:
>> In message <dgavk.33151$IK1.21343@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, Boxer
>>  writes
>> 
>>> Boxer
>>> BMW R100RS
>>> BMW R75/6
>>> BMW R100GSPD
>>> BMW K100RT & Sidecar
>>> BMW R1200GSA
>> 
>> They're the things that make your cams go round
> 
> None of the above make me go round, I have an R850R to do that.

Full of chains, those.

http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/photos/mechanicalphotos/R1200GS%20Engine(3).jpg

"Lozzo"  wrote:
>> Boxer  writes
>> >
>> > > What the hell are chains and sprockets?
>> > >
>> > > Boxer
>> > > BMW R100RS
>> > > BMW R75/6
>> > > BMW R100GSPD
>> > > BMW K100RT & Sidecar
>> > > BMW R1200GSA
>> >
>
> They only need one chain attached to them, the other end can be
> tethered to a boat to keep it from being swept away.
>
[applause]
-- 
Clem

Waz wrote:

> On Sep 2, 2:14 pm, "Lozzo"  wrote:
>>
>> They are things that proper motorcycles have.
>>
> 
> Yeah, and they allow you to wheelstand, unlike with a shaftie ... hee
> hee ...


What! You've never seen a BMW Trailie on one wheel?  
They're not fast but they're quick. Don't you have capable riders in your
neck of the woods?
-- 
davethedave