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Thanks Lentil. Do lower footpegs affect ground clearance? What are dog bones?

[lentil]

Originally Posted by Not for Highway Use[LIST=1

[/LIST];20341354]Thanks Lentil. Do lower footpegs affect ground clearance? What are dog bones?

Dog bones are the suspension linkages between shock and chassis. It helps get the bike up higher and marginly improves ground clearances. I think with lowering pegs as long as you didn't drop the foot peg below the bash plate, ground clearance wouldn't be affected. I'm thinking about a trip to cowra in Feb I could swing by your way if you wanted to compare notes?

[lentil]

Have a search of eBay for a jack up kit

Not jack off this ain't no ktm thread

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Originally Posted by lentil

Have a search of eBay for a jack up kit

Not jack off this ain't no ktm thread

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While I'm on a roll.

Whats the best way to oil the chain. Usually with my dirtbikes I tilt the bike on the stand and roll the rear tyre along by hand giving the chain a squirt on the way but I'm afraid if I do this for the big girl I'll drop it on myself. It's too low to get my stand under it as well.

[oldmanmuzza]

Originally Posted by Not for Highway Use

While I'm on a roll.

Whats the best way to oil the chain. Usually with my dirtbikes I tilt the bike on the stand and roll the rear tyre along by hand giving the chain a squirt on the way but I'm afraid if I do this for the big girl I'll drop it on myself. It's too low to get my stand under it as well.

Get yourself and LOBMAN chain oiler about $4o.oo and no moving parts no electronics fit it in about 10,20 minutes When you want to put some oil on the chain just push to button a couple of times an gravity will do the rest . takes about 5 seconds they are bloody great.
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[lentil]

I use my 8 year old as the chief sprayer or alternatively spray while in neatural and walk with the bike on my hip. A center stand would so great job

Originally Posted by Not for Highway Use

While I'm on a roll.

Whats the best way to oil the chain. Usually with my dirtbikes I tilt the bike on the stand and roll the rear tyre along by hand giving the chain a squirt on the way but I'm afraid if I do this for the big girl I'll drop it on myself. It's too low to get my stand under it as well.

[bebeneil]

Anyone tried lower gearing on the wee strom? I am keen to try one tooth less on the front sprocket.

[southern cross]

The standard gearing is reasonably low with the std. 14 tooth. A 13 tooth sprocket is getting fairly small in diameter for this type of bike. Apparently there are some chain and other issues but I'm only vaguely clear on this. Obviously there will be slightly more wear but that's not a great concern. Somebody else will have a clearer understanding. Why do you want to go smaller? Wheelies? You could also consider 2 or 3 more teeth on the rear.
I went up to 15 teeth on the front but that was to make touring not so busy. It's a bit high tho when in crawling traffic.
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Short trip to Hill End via Macquarie River at Long point.
Long Point crossing.