Allen, I've seen that over the years on nearly, if not all, chains on the bikes I have had or worked on. I didn't immediately replace them but did not let it go beyond a certain variance in stretch/wear, Graham
On Jul 6, 2012, at 6:45 AM, Allen Thomas wrote: > I just learned something new. On my VFR the chain stretched unevenly across > its length. I discovered this because I just adjusted it this past weekend, > and I was lubing yesterday morning. I noticed as I rotated the tire one half > of the chain had correct slack, and the other half was too tight. So despite > a lack of wear on the sprockets or overall stretch of the cain, I have to > replace it due to the uneven wear. Because I can't get both the loose and > tight sides into spec, and don't want to run the risk of derailment, or > output bearing damage. So I thought I'd share this as others on the list may > not have known to check for this issue as well. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
