CHAIN ADJUSTMENT TECH: MR. KNOW-IT-ALL
Dear Mr. Know-It-All,
This appears to be like like a ridiculous jam, but right here’s my dilemma. After I modify my chain, I make certain I the truth is have the jam nuts true tight on each and each of the adjuster blocks. I build a screwdriver within the sprocket and flee the chain backwards so the axle is comfy against the adjuster blocks. When I do know the chain is perfectly lined up, I tighten the axle nut. The dilemma I’m having are the jam nuts on the axle blocks preserve backing off. No topic how laborious I crank on the entirety, it quiet manages to return loose. How assemble I preserve issues tight?
Mr. B, right here’s a fashioned reveal that has a myriad of hacks that folk imagine is the cure. I spend an opposite tactic of adjusting the chain to the staunch stress. Shove a screwdriver or rag between the sprocket and chain, and roll the wheel motivate except the chain tightens and the adjusters are taut within the block. Then, tighten the axle. Here’s the put my methodology differs from most: I proceed the rear axle tight. I then motivate off the adjuster streak, taking stress off the streak, comfy it motivate with tiny stress, after which tighten the jam nuts. With this form, my chain-adjuster jam nuts remain of their correct atmosphere.
CHAINED UP
Dear Mr. Know-It-All,
I lately installed a brand fresh chain and sprockets on my 2005 Honda 250F. I’m very pleased with this machine and preserve it buffed out—from the plastic to the stickers. I felt that in hiss to bear the chain final longer, I’d flee the axle all the style ahead so it has more room to stretch sooner than I the truth is want to gain a brand fresh one. On my first jog after installing the fresh chain, the entirety felt diversified. The bike bought colossal twitchy, the suspension felt harsh, and I had agonize controlling it even within the turns. I don’t realize how a brand fresh chain and sprockets can bear my bike tackle sinister. The chain is an O-ring, and the rear sprocket is steel. Is the extra weight of the chain and sprocket screwing up my going via?
Curtis
Curtis, my friend, right here’s some account advice from a diligent one who has puny regard for idiocy. Sticky label placement over correct machine setup is the supreme storm—for a skateboarder. Here’s my overview of your drama: whenever you happen to moved the rear-wheel verbalize to the very entrance of the swingarm, this successfully anxiousness three key areas. It shortened your wheelbase, it stiffened the swingarm and successfully altered the leverage on the shock, lowering free sag. Persistently flee the wheel within the center of the adjustment zone, favoring more rearward as against more ahead. This maintains correct swingarm flex, correct leverage on the rear damper, and correct going via traits via a wheelbase that embraces steadiness and cornering bias.
I DON’T GET IT
Dear Mr. Know-It-All,
My buddy and I were talking about this article, and I’m looking to earn my head all over the conception. Win you ideas explaining in more part on what’s admittedly going on?
Fascinated by it, I’d possess the elevated diameter would snatchlesspower as a result of the elevated put. Tension is what moves the piston within the snatch: Tension=Pressure/Home. Therefore, for the same stress, a elevated put would require less power and as a result of this truth less power on the lever from the rider.
Conversely, the smaller-diameter piston would require more lever motion to displace an the same quantity of fluid, giving more finesse to the preserve watch over of the snatch (but would require more power as above).
Thoughts?
Jeff
Here’s my snatch: The smaller piston has to push less fluid, requiring less strength to transfer it via the hydraulic blood. These (9mm) systems work for the 250 four-strokes and the 250/300 two-strokes because they lack the horsepower and torque numbers of a 450. Those machines require the 10mm piston; otherwise, the snatch pull does now not transfer ample fluid to preserve correct engagement. The backside line: it works beautifully on the 250/300 machines, providing a lighter pull and supreme engagement.
THE SORTING HAT
Dear Mr. Know-It-All,
I am a 12-365 days-outdated-fashioned with a 2021 KX85 and I admire it. It’s essentially the most attention-grabbing bike I’ve ever had, but now I am snappy outgrowing it. I can’t possess somebody else I’d prefer to supply me advice about what my next bike have to be. Up except lately I’d bear in ideas myself an intermediate-stage rider with some racing abilities. My talent stage and self belief have improved plenty lately, and I am leaping most jumps at my local tracks and am “on the pipe” plenty of the time. I additionally assemble some scurry using with dust bike friends right here in Florida, which is mostly flat, sandy terrain. Furthermore, I abilities studying to preserve my bike. I the truth is have constantly been Crew Inexperienced, but now I do know there don’t seem to be any two-stroke alternatives for me in its place of the KX112. My dad says he doesn’t possess there might perhaps be a large distinction between my KX85 and the fresh KX112s—and, oh yeah, my dad says he’ll disown me if I assemble a fondness for four-strokes. I am today 5-foot-6 and 130 pounds, and would bear in ideas myself a puny little bit of above sensible within the strength department. I definitely thought on continuing my amateur racing and hope at some point soon it develops accurate into a profession, as properly as a ardour.
My dad is aware of I am writing this to you, even supposing he says you’re an imposter and that the actual Mr. Know-It-All met his loss of life via dehydration after throwing a chain all the plan via a clandestine jog at an undisclosed, now-defunct hare jog. Dad says the fashioned Mr. Know-It-All column is essential too nice to be the same sardonic and ambitious Mr. Know-It-All that he grew up with. I imagine in you, on the opposite hand, and can’t wait to listen to your unequalled advice relating to my fresh jog.
Zane
Even this dehydrated, drive-chain-hurling imposter can paint some advice onto a canvas that your father can tackle. I, too, imagine that making the change to a 250F steed is a large step fascinated about your age and size. It’s a ways more acceptable that you simply segue to a 125cc two-stroke. The four-stroke 250 makes substantial torque and vitality, and plenty of that’s from the midrange on up. It requires a heavy hand to preserve watch over, the machine demands more care and feeding, and will at final suit you adore a proverbial tube sock. Nonetheless, for now, my vote goes to the Yamaha YZ125. The vitality, mobility and competitiveness will bear for a seamless transition from the KX85. And please, hiss papa that in case your ardour does now not wane, a four-stroke will at final invade your world.
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