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[adamscarborough]

Re chain slider
I have one of these fitted, works well.
From memory it's was a little small, heat from some hot water softeners it and you can re-form the bent diameter to fit perfectly.

[adamscarborough]

doh, forgot the link
https://www.ebay.co.uk/c/1488671704

[McMurdo]

Thanks Adam, I've added it to my watch list for future reference

[philipw]

Nice brake Stinkwheel.
Philip.

[stinkwheel]

Something to go with offroad shocks. I've been meaning to do this for ages because I'm fed up hoiking the thing back up off the stand and only being aboe to 3/4 fill the petrol tank.

Took 2 hours to make from a bit of 25mm x 5mm wall steel bar. Probably overkill because it's pretty heavy but I'll be able to prop the bike over against this to take a wheel out with confidence.





You can't buy one. If you go into a bike shop and order a long stand, they'll just keep you waiting.

[McMurdo]

You should make a few - there’s plenty of us who will face the same issue.

[McMurdo]

I took your advice and got a chain tensioner. This cheap Chinese one from eBay seems really well made and apart from a small bend to align with the chain run it went straight on. I’ve been out for a quick off-road with the standard shocks and it didn’t break or fall off so job done. I started putting on the longer shocks today and the spring rate is too hard so I’m now waiting for something softer.

[nab301]

Slight thread hijack
I spotted the jap engined motocrossers at a classic Motocross meet in Northern Ireland near Newtownards back in 2015....
DSC_0343 (2) by Nigel Burgess, on Flickr
DSC_0350 (2) by Nigel Burgess, on Flickr
DSC_0356 (2) by Nigel Burgess, on Flickr

[nab301]

@Stinkwheel, Thanks for posting the photos of your front brake conversion , I prefer the Electra sliders than the modified originals , handy to know they fit, just got to start gathering the bits...