17,000 miles later...

tached1000rr · 11-08-2009, 12:39 AM

17,000 miles later and my buddy discovered while replacing his chain on the R1 that the nut on the front sprocket was missing. He's the fastest rider in our group and runs the hell out of that R1 it's amazing it never came off. Damn....

Dave · 11-08-2009, 12:53 AM

he should buy a lotto ticket

tached1000rr · 11-08-2009, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave

he should buy a lotto ticket

No shit!

Mikey · 11-08-2009, 01:22 AM

I would have my doubts that it had been gone for 17,000 miles. For it to be gone that long without catastrophic failure is just beyond my comprehension.

Also, he has done 17K on the same chain on an R1? Wow.

tached1000rr · 11-08-2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikey

I would have my doubts that it had been gone for 17,000 miles. For it to be gone that long without catastrophic failure is just beyond my comprehension.

Also, he has done 17K on the same chain on an R1? Wow.

Yep! and he's not nice to that R1 either. I wonder if it came off at some point or just never there. I mean he's had this bike for 3-4 years now.

karl_1052 · 11-08-2009, 01:38 AM

My buddy lost the steering stem nut on his R6 at the track.

fuckin yamahas

Rangerscott · 11-08-2009, 02:17 AM

I left to go out of town and did a bunch of work on my bike. Rode 180 miles and when I got to my destination I noticed all four bolts on the bottom of my forks that crimp around the axle were about to fall out. Exciting!

racedoll · 11-08-2009, 08:22 AM

He is VERY lucky! Wouldn't that have made the chain loose in some way where he would have noticed something wasn't right?

tached1000rr · 11-08-2009, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by racedoll

He is VERY lucky! Wouldn't that have made the chain loose in some way where he would have noticed something wasn't right?

When following him I could sometimes hear his chain, "pop and cackle" as he took off from a stop, it was stretched a bit and he knew it was time to replace it but he works at a rock quarry and usually rides the bike to work and travels down a dirt/gravel road each day which wreaks havoc on that chain as well

was92v · 11-08-2009, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by racedoll

He is VERY lucky! Wouldn't that have made the chain loose in some way where he would have noticed something wasn't right?

It probably wouldn't do anything different until it came off.
Then he would have noticed something was very not right!

11-08-2009, 12:39 AM	#1
tached1000rr WERA White Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NC Moto: 2009 GSXR 1300 Posts: 2,448	17,000 miles later... 17,000 miles later and my buddy discovered while replacing his chain on the R1 that the nut on the front sprocket was missing. He's the fastest rider in our group and runs the hell out of that R1 it's amazing it never came off. Damn....

11-08-2009, 12:53 AM	#2
Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	he should buy a lotto ticket __________________ TWF Post whore #6

11-08-2009, 01:22 AM	#4
Mikey Raving Lunatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Moto: Concours 14 ABS, ZX6E Posts: 902	I would have my doubts that it had been gone for 17,000 miles. For it to be gone that long without catastrophic failure is just beyond my comprehension. Also, he has done 17K on the same chain on an R1? Wow. __________________ Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

11-08-2009, 01:38 AM	#6
karl_1052 sergeant hatred Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ottawa Moto: The bus Posts: 2,723	My buddy lost the steering stem nut on his R6 at the track. fuckin yamahas __________________ My wife was afraid of the dark...then she saw me naked and now she's afraid of the light.

11-08-2009, 02:17 AM	#7
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	I left to go out of town and did a bunch of work on my bike. Rode 180 miles and when I got to my destination I noticed all four bolts on the bottom of my forks that crimp around the axle were about to fall out. Exciting!

11-08-2009, 08:22 AM	#8
racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	He is VERY lucky! Wouldn't that have made the chain loose in some way where he would have noticed something wasn't right?