showcrop
Well-known Member
There have been a number of posts recently about chains and sprockets. I learned at an early age about chains and sprockets wearing during my brief and uncelebrated dirt bike competition period. During these competitions chains are normally lubricated with mud for rides often over 100 miles. What I learned is that you can check a chain in just a second by grasping it at the larger sprocket, and trying to pull the chain away from the sprocket. A good chain will not pull away while a stretched one will. If it does pull away you can also see some teeth, and you can see if they are pulled to one side as a stretched chain will do to the sprocket. And as we all know you replace the sprocket as well as the chain if it shows leaning teeth.