Metaljockey
Race Dog
Yesterday morning Nardus and I wanted to pop over the pont into Transkei for a breakfast at Seagulls Hotel.
On the way there we were exploring some new tracks to try and avoid the new tarred road to Kei Mouth when suddenly I hit 'neutral' and some ugly sounds came from the bottom of the 640.
I got off the bike to see what's what to find that my chain snapped.
My first reaction was to say: #&$*&@^%#^.
Then I said: **&%#%@%$*&^$#
And then I said: 'This is why I ride shaft drive.'
I was'nt really going fast, a rock must just have stood up in the perfect way to break that link.
Lucky for me Nardus is the prepared type and he produced a masterlink that he had been carrying with him for two years. Equaly lucky for me it was the masterlink that snapped.
It still took a good half an hour to get the thing bashed back together with the help of some handy rocks.
The lesson I learned - carry spare linkages. Yes I know, it's not really a lesson, I should have carried it.
The lesson Nardus learnt - the link he had been carrying fits the 640. His 950 has a different size.
My question to those in the know; If the link breaks anywhere but on the masterlink, what tools can one carry to be able to break the chain where necessary?
On the way there we were exploring some new tracks to try and avoid the new tarred road to Kei Mouth when suddenly I hit 'neutral' and some ugly sounds came from the bottom of the 640.
I got off the bike to see what's what to find that my chain snapped.
My first reaction was to say: #&$*&@^%#^.
Then I said: **&%#%@%$*&^$#
And then I said: 'This is why I ride shaft drive.'
I was'nt really going fast, a rock must just have stood up in the perfect way to break that link.
Lucky for me Nardus is the prepared type and he produced a masterlink that he had been carrying with him for two years. Equaly lucky for me it was the masterlink that snapped.
It still took a good half an hour to get the thing bashed back together with the help of some handy rocks.
The lesson I learned - carry spare linkages. Yes I know, it's not really a lesson, I should have carried it.
The lesson Nardus learnt - the link he had been carrying fits the 640. His 950 has a different size.
My question to those in the know; If the link breaks anywhere but on the masterlink, what tools can one carry to be able to break the chain where necessary?
