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Posted by jamey wright
- September 09, 2011, 22:21:53 PMusually the chains are seamless, so removal of the fender, rearwheel, brakes, rear shock, and swing arm, front sprocket cover, etc. so you can see why they charge so much.
Posted by DriftinAway
- September 09, 2011, 08:25:00 AMThanks Carpe Diem... you probably have a point. Not to mention saving myself a $300.00 headache just let the "pros" deal with it and if something breaks they can see it gets fixed. I really do want to at least start doing some simple jobs on this bike. It obviously is going to require more maintenance than all the shaft driven rides I've owned.
Posted by CARPE DIEM DRIFTER
- September 09, 2011, 08:20:12 AMDriftinAway,
The price on parts and labor don't seem way out of whack to me. You can check chain and sprocket prices on e-bay either as a kit or individual pieces. Like every thing else in life, some quality is better than others, you get what you pay for. Just a tip if you decide to take on the repair yourself . Besides the lift you will also need an air or electric powered impact wrench to remove the drive sprocket. A service manual is also a good idea for procedure, torque values and the like.
Happy drifting, CDD
Posted by DriftinAway
- September 08, 2011, 18:50:27 PMHey guys... just picked up an 800cc Drifter yesterday and I noticed last night the chain was VERY VERY loose ... it had about 4 inches of play in it... reading online I found that 1 inch to 1 1/4 is considered acceptable. Well I don't have a lift or a jack to get it off the ground so I took it to the stealership today to have the chain tightened. Well of course it wasn't just a simple fix ... seems the chain is about gone and the sprockets are worn almost completely off on one side... so as the wheel turns the chain is tight then as the wheel moves to the other side of the sprocket it gets very loose.... well they quoted me $340.00 for both front and rear sprockets and a new chain plus 1 to 1.5 hrs labor. Does that sound about right to you guys? Seems like a lot for a chain. The chain alone was $130 - then the rear sprocket was 40 and the front $30 ... plus 1.5 hrs labor at $80 an hour. If I had a way to get this up in the air I think I would try to do it myself to save $160 bucks.... please let me know if this price sounds reasonable to you guys.... thanks for your help!!!