Oil your chain without a center stand

[happy]

1. Clean exposed chain.
2. Roll bike ahead.
3. Clean exposed chain.
4. Roll bike ahead.
5. Clean exposed chain.
6. Roll bike ahead.
7. Clean exposed chain.
8. Roll bike ahead.
9. Clean exposed chain.
10. Roll bike ahead.
11. Spray chain.
12. Roll bike ahead.
13. Spray chain.
14. Roll bike ahead.
15. Spray chain.
16. Roll bike ahead.
17. Spray chain.
18. Roll bike ahead.
19. Spray chain.
20. Look around.
21. Wonder where you are.

You know? I am so lazy that i let the bike shop clean my chain (last week) after the last 5 years.
They had to because she was getting a new timing chain anyway.

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[Deleted member 1183]

You know? I am so lazy that i let the bike shop clean my chain (last week) after the last 5 years.
They had to because she was getting a new timing chain anyway.

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That settles it then. Your next bike MUST have a shaft.

 

[JamesD]

1. Clean exposed chain.
2. Roll bike ahead.
3. Clean exposed chain.
4. Roll bike ahead.
5. Clean exposed chain.
6. Roll bike ahead.
7. Clean exposed chain.
8. Roll bike ahead.
9. Clean exposed chain.
10. Roll bike ahead.
11. Spray chain.
12. Roll bike ahead.
13. Spray chain.
14. Roll bike ahead.
15. Spray chain.
16. Roll bike ahead.
17. Spray chain.
18. Roll bike ahead.
19. Spray chain.
20. Look around.
21. Wonder where you are.

In your case, Canada apparently. If someone asks you for a passport at some point, you are crossing the border into the US.
Though with a swing arm that long you might be crossing into Mexico.
I guess GPS is required for this method. Maybe you can look for Pokemon along the way for a breather, maybe a drive through so you don't starve, a pub, Mount Rushmore...

 

[frog13]

You folks that " think out of the box" never fail to impress , we'll done.
I'm also a member on the TW200 forum , I'd swear some of those folks are retired engineers , some of the stuff they come up with , wow.

 

[Deleted member 5383]

cheap cheap jack does it easily and securely

 

[bajadog]

Very clever.

Now I have my labor day weekend end project!

 

[sumo]

Very clever. Now I have my labor day weekend end project!

How'd you make out?

 

[supertux1]

How'd you make out?

Are you ready to throw in the towel, spend $105-130, get the center-stand, screw with some heavy springs & curse for an hour yet?

 

[Deleted member 5383]

i must have at least one bottle jack and two scissors jacks around, not including the harbor freight jack i paid $14 for (in the picture above) that can securely lift from under the swingarm crossmember just rearward of the shock link...

 

[werdigo]

I too used the rolling floor jack that I have for my cars. This photo shows the jack''s saddle under that lower bracket (I'm not exactly sure what it supports --- the monoshock? The bike's outside in the cold and dark and I'm not going out to look at it. ) Maybe that's where greenboy positioned his too. I raised the jack slowly and carefully until the rear wheel just cleared the driveway. It would have been better with some wood under the sidestand, as greenboy did, but had no trouble without it.

 

[ld_rider]

For those of you without center stands....is it difficult to carry the jack stands, floor jacks and assorted wooden blocks when traveling?

Me? I had the dealer toss in the center stand as part of the deal when I purchased ;-)

 

[Antarius]

I just spray the heck outta the chain, roll forward, and spray more. Then wipe.

Simple.

Anyhow, good job man. Good design.

 

[Red NC]

Are you ready to throw in the towel, spend $105-130, get the center-stand, screw with some heavy springs & curse for an hour yet?

The Center Stand was well worth the headache of all of that.

 

[Techrat]

Total noob here. Only been riding about six months. I have read a lot but have very little real knowledge about bike maintenance. 90% of the time I'm on streets in traffic, so I wouldn't think that my chain would be getting that dirty. How often do you really need to clean and lube your chain?

 

[potter0o]

Manual recommends every 500 miles.

 

[670cc]

Total noob here. Only been riding about six months. I have read a lot but have very little real knowledge about bike maintenance. 90% of the time I'm on streets in traffic, so I wouldn't think that my chain would be getting that dirty. How often do you really need to clean and lube your chain?

Over zealous cleaning ruins the chain by destroying the o-rings that keep the lube in the pins. Keep strong solvents and grunge brushes away. A somewhat dirty chain is healthier than one that's spotless from over cleaning. While the manual does say to clean and lube every 500 miles, I probably clean my final drive chain lightly every 3000 miles or so, depending on the environment in which it's ridden. I got 17,000 miles from the original chain, which isn't a particularly high quality chain.

 

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Even though I already have a center stand, I liked the video so much that I may buy one. It would help when I have oversized tires installed.

Ray

 

[Hank]

It is not an economical option, but I bought a front stand from a company in Stillwater, Oklahoma that works great, and paired it with one of those rear paddock lifts.
I am pretty lazy about stuff like this and I am actually allergic to all petroleum products, so anything that minimizes my manipulation and use of solvents is good.

Wheeldock and Oxford are the brand names.

 

[AgronomyMike]

I had one of these in the shop and I use it. Works pretty good. I will be buying a center stand at some point but I use this for now as I have been using it with other bikes that have no option for center stand. Been using it for several years.