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Henry Martin spends his nights writing fiction and poetry, which predominately deals with the often-overlooked aspects of humanity. He is the author of three novels: Escaping Barcelona, Finding Eivissa, and Eluding Reality; a short story collection, Coffee, Cigarettes, and Murderous Thoughts; and a poetry collection, The Silence Before Dawn. His most recent published project is a collection of Photostories in five volumes under the KSHM Project umbrella, for which he collaborated with Australian photographer Karl Strand, combining one of a kind images with short stories and vignettes. He is currently working on his next novel narrated in two opposing points of view. He lives with his family in the Northeast.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

WR trouble

I finally found some time to get down to the garage and start working on the WR. The plan for today was to replace the stock gearing with a new set, plus a new chain. I decided to go with 14T front and 52T rear combo, and an RK X-ring chain.
Having spend my allowance on the goodies, I went to the garage and started removing things. But, as motorcycle plans usually go, this one was no exception - it decided to throw some obstacles in my way.
Everything worked just as it should until I took the swingarm off. Heck, I was halfway there, so why not take it apart to inspect the needlebearings. I'm glad I did.

The chain slider was completely worn through, and the chain started cutting into the swingarm. Since this bike only has 5k on it, I cannot help myself to not blame the previous owner. With proper chain maintenance and proper care, neither the front sprocket nor the swingarm should look like this.

Well, I'll have to place an order for new chain slider, and while I'm waiting, I'll be taking all the bushings, bearings, and linkage in the rear suspension apart.



Front sprocket at 5k miles
The new sprocket is huge compared to the stock. That should help the bike crawl in the woods.


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