Hi KatRiders,
So I was riding through a little town Saturday morning when I had a relatively scary chain failure. I was accelerating in 2nd gear at around 40mph when I heard a lound snap/clank noise and lost all power to the rear wheel.
I coasted into a nearby parking lot and hopped off to see that my chain was dangling on the ground from my rear axle. After a close look I found that the master link was missing. I've only had the bike for a month or so and am hoping the warranty I purchased from the dealer will cover it.
My question is... has anyone else ever had this happen to them? From what I hear I'm pretty lucky that no major damage was caused. What type of chain is everyone running? A mechanic I talked to this weekend said to replace the stock chain with a high quality o-ring chain instead of trying to repair my current one.
Thanks...
So I was riding through a little town Saturday morning when I had a relatively scary chain failure. I was accelerating in 2nd gear at around 40mph when I heard a lound snap/clank noise and lost all power to the rear wheel.
I coasted into a nearby parking lot and hopped off to see that my chain was dangling on the ground from my rear axle. After a close look I found that the master link was missing. I've only had the bike for a month or so and am hoping the warranty I purchased from the dealer will cover it.
My question is... has anyone else ever had this happen to them? From what I hear I'm pretty lucky that no major damage was caused. What type of chain is everyone running? A mechanic I talked to this weekend said to replace the stock chain with a high quality o-ring chain instead of trying to repair my current one.
Thanks...
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