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So I’m riding home form work tonight around 11:30PM tonight, there wasn’t much traffic out so I’m practicing launching form the stop lights. I’m giving as much throttle as I can without the front coming up more then a few inches. Well on the 3rd light I get the RPMS up to I think 6K, don’t know for sure because I was just going by feel and sound on what seemed to work the best. It seemed like I had a pretty good launch gong and right as I let the clutch fully engage, about a full second or 2 into the launch I get tire spinning feeling then WAM, hella traction again.
If felt like a tire spun for about a ½ a revolution only I know the tire didn’t spin. So that means either my clutch slipped (which I’m sure it didn’t) or my chain slipped a tooth.
When I got home I looked and my chain and it definitely needs tightening but doesn’t look loose enough to skip a tooth. I would say maybe 1 ¾ of play max. I think 1” is what’s recommended. Anyone else ever have a chain slip like that? I’m also sure it wasn’t my bike slipping out of 1st gear for a second, I have had other bikes do that before and this was a different feeling. Also my 954 has NEVER miss shifted or popped out of any gear ever so I’m thinking it had to be the chain.
I still have the stock steel sprockets on so I’m thinking there pretty hard to damage. The rear looked fine and I can’t see the front unless I take off a cover. Just wanted some thoughts on the subject.
If felt like a tire spun for about a ½ a revolution only I know the tire didn’t spin. So that means either my clutch slipped (which I’m sure it didn’t) or my chain slipped a tooth.
When I got home I looked and my chain and it definitely needs tightening but doesn’t look loose enough to skip a tooth. I would say maybe 1 ¾ of play max. I think 1” is what’s recommended. Anyone else ever have a chain slip like that? I’m also sure it wasn’t my bike slipping out of 1st gear for a second, I have had other bikes do that before and this was a different feeling. Also my 954 has NEVER miss shifted or popped out of any gear ever so I’m thinking it had to be the chain.
I still have the stock steel sprockets on so I’m thinking there pretty hard to damage. The rear looked fine and I can’t see the front unless I take off a cover. Just wanted some thoughts on the subject.