Recent content by chabal

Hi Dennis, That is a bolt with the head cutted of.. The max rpm reached from the engine is, realistically, 6.000. The front sprocket is 16 teeth and the rear sprocket is 48 teeth. Other specifications: -primary reduction: 1.8888 (68/36) -final reduction: 3.0625 (49/16) -torque...

Hi Dennis! So, do you think it would be a good idea using liquid metal epoxy to fix well the prisoner inside the crankshaft ? If i use this kind of epoxy i will prevent the crank's thread from stripping(at least better than threadlocker)? Anyway, I'm quite sure that the thread stripping is a...

Hi ! I'm still riding my bike in the condition i mentioned, and having no problem at all. Now, always trying to make the system "safer" I was wondering about changing the actual prisoner that is made of 8.8 steel, with a new prisoner made of 12.9 steel to avoid any kind of fastener failing /...

Of course, a blue one! I do not racing, i just use my motorbike as a dual sport bike, for mid and long trip..and now I'm planning a 7 days trip in north africa, with a passenger too. Because of this I'm trying to understand if i can stay "safe" or not. Yes, i have a sprocket guard too that has...

Yes, it' a 50hp 650cc... Well, if you tell me that my fear for the breaking hasn't a reason, then i will secure it better with a safety wire, or a doublenut, or a threadlocker i thought...and live in peace :)

Hi Dennis, this is the job completed, with the prisoners screwed, the second front sprocket mounted, the washer and the self locking bolt. Everything is very solid an well locked. As i said, my only question is if the countershaft/output shaft, with the hole i made in the center, has become weak...

Hi! The drilled hole is on the end of the shaft. I try to post a photo again Thank you for the help!

Maybe the right term is counter shaft or output shaft. Anyway this is a picture of the threaded hole, where then i screwed the prisoner http://imageshack.com/a/img910/6312/gcsSTn.jpg

Hello everyone! I'm new here, I'm italian, so please forgive me for my bad english. So, here the situation.. i'm a owner of a Honda Africa twin, which unfortunately has the crank shaft( where the pinion has to be inserted ) that has the teeth a bit worn. So i opted for a modify : I drilled the...