MagicMANX
Junior Member
Hi guys
Have a question for you all... I have a FZ6 '06 with 24.000 miles, I took a recent long trip, about 1000 miles, and now I'm noticing a slight cracking noise coming from the chain/sprocket area, I'm experiencing this only at take off, in first gear, its like crackers in my chain, after that the chain sounds normal, no cracking or anything, its just at take off... did a test to put some more load on the chain, while stopped, holding the front brake, releasing the clutch, it did put some more load on the chain and sounded pretty "cracky" but it managed to do a slight burnout without problems.
I inspected the chain, and it looks good, not damaged, its lubricated, it has the regular "dirt" on it, but dont think that some dust could cause this...
What should I do? just go safe and replace sprockets and chain all together? (looking at 520 kits already)
Is there a way I can wash the chain completely ?? what could I use to wash it ?? Kerosene ??
Hope someone can help with this.
PS: the sound is NON-EXISTANT even under load when the bike and chain are cold, once they pickup heat, the "cracking" begins.
Have a question for you all... I have a FZ6 '06 with 24.000 miles, I took a recent long trip, about 1000 miles, and now I'm noticing a slight cracking noise coming from the chain/sprocket area, I'm experiencing this only at take off, in first gear, its like crackers in my chain, after that the chain sounds normal, no cracking or anything, its just at take off... did a test to put some more load on the chain, while stopped, holding the front brake, releasing the clutch, it did put some more load on the chain and sounded pretty "cracky" but it managed to do a slight burnout without problems.
I inspected the chain, and it looks good, not damaged, its lubricated, it has the regular "dirt" on it, but dont think that some dust could cause this...
What should I do? just go safe and replace sprockets and chain all together? (looking at 520 kits already)
Is there a way I can wash the chain completely ?? what could I use to wash it ?? Kerosene ??
Hope someone can help with this.
PS: the sound is NON-EXISTANT even under load when the bike and chain are cold, once they pickup heat, the "cracking" begins.