First of all, thanks to all who offered suggestions on my trip up the Blue Ridge Parkway. I couldn't get as far up north as I wanted to at the request of the person sitting behind me, but we loved the trip, rain and all. We made it to Blowing Rock, NC before looping over into TN and down through US129 into GA.
I just checked the chain after all the miles I put on the bike (1996 750 Nighthawk), and the indicator is back in the "replace chain" range. So I checked the illegally downloaded shop manual I've got and found that I need to buy a 525 110-link chain. A quick check of Ebay, Bikebandit, etc. shows me I can spend between $25.95 and $185 for a replacement. I put a $30 chain on my 1978 CB550K (my Sunday afternoon bike) and it seems just fine, but I don't ride that bike states away with the Mrs. on the back. Question #1 How much should I spend on a chain to get one of stock quality? The bike has 24K miles on it now; I bought it with 13K. If that is the original chain and I can get another 24K miles out of the next one, that is fine with me. I might not put another 24K on it. Advice? Q#2 How do I get the old chain off when the new one comes in? Strangely, I don't find instructions for this in the shop manual at all, and I didn't find it on Paul's how-to's or a Google search. I do not find a master link on the old chain at all, and I've cranked it around slowly, checking both sides. Do I take off the real tire, undo the back left shock, and slip it off the rear pivot arm? Bolt cutters? Hacksaw? And if the new one has no master link, what then? I hate to be such a newb, but thanks in advance for any and all advice. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/yXwkImjNYvoJ. 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.
