couple questions on chain cleaning/lubricating...

[Brent Bacon]

> > > Gl 1500 SE gold wing 800 and some odd pounds + 150 lbs of gear about

1000

> lbs give or take a few lbs, You learn to use your legs, > My max squat at the gym is 580 lbs, > > Mike

Keep in mind you are not picking up the whole bike. The wheels stay on the ground , please. If you can squat 580, you should be able to pick it (Goldwing, oh did I call it ...IT?) up easily enough. What does everybody else think? brent

[Ronald Wells]

I dropped a fully loaded Goldwing right in front of a cafe with a large picture window where I had just eaten. I popped that sucker up and was gone in 30 secs. Embarrassment is a powerful stimulant! A downed goldwing doesn't lay flat on the ground. like a GS it sits on it's engine guards at about 45 degrees. Both are easy to right . A KLR650 is harder. I remember the surprise the first time I dropped my loaded KLR with full fuel. I was use to bikes giving me a 45 degree headstart. the KLR seemed to be sucked dowm to the earth! It took me atleast 30 minutes to finally figure out the technique! Ron -- --- Ronald Wells

> From: "Brent Bacon" > Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 18:36:40 -0500 > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Re: Picking up a dropped bike... > >> > >> Gl 1500 SE gold wing 800 and some odd pounds + 150 lbs of gear about > 1000 >> lbs give or take a few lbs, You learn to use your legs, >> My max squat at the gym is 580 lbs, >> >> Mike > > Keep in mind you are not picking up the whole bike. The wheels stay on the > ground , please. If you can squat 580, you should be able to pick it > (Goldwing, oh did I call it ...IT?) up easily enough. > What does everybody else think? > brent > >

[bsetliff]

> 1. Coming from a mountain bike background, I had to clean and lube > the chain quite a bit. They sold these handy devices that you > filled with cleaning fluid (usually citric based), attached it > to the chain, and then just turned the pedals to clean the > chain. They worked great. Do these exist for motorcycle > chains?

Here's what I was talking about... http://www.denniskirk.com/powervendor/details/detail.asp? serverid=nlDirt&PartNo=301624&ProdType=14&SubProdType=chaintools&Name= Chain+Tools&