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Garage Night TV Forums Tag: cagiva elefant - Recent Topics http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/tags/cagiva-elefant Find out how to fix your bike en-US Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:09:44 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/search.php Waz on "Ep 8: Chain and sprockets part 2" http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/topic/ep-8-chain-and-sprockets-part-2#post-44 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:59:35 +0000 Waz 44@http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/ <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/%2B33TqxQA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="270" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Missed part 1 of Chain and Sprockets? <a href="http://www.garagenight.tv/?p=14">Click here</a> With the old chain taken off and consigned to the trash, Trent and Pete remove and examine the old sprockets, install the new ones and rivet the fresh chain in place on Pete’s KTM 950 Adventure. <div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 110px"><a class="flickr-image" title="Stick with us" href="http://www.garagenight.tv/stick-with-us" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2888965327_eb4077da6a_t.jpg" alt="Stick with us" width="100" height="69" /></a><a href=http://www.garagenight.tv/stick-with-us>Stick with us! Get the official sticker by supporting Garage Night</a></div> Along the way, Trent discusses correct chain tension, the different ways a front sprocket may be attached to the countershaft, and why you should NEVER use a worn sprocket with a new chain - at least not if you want the chain to last. Pete talks about how changing the sprocket ratio - in his case, the number of teeth on the front sprocket - has improved his bike’s driveability. There’s an interesting aside, too, on the possible negative consequences of going for a smaller front sprocket. <a href="http://www.garagenight.tv/ep-8-chain-and-sprockets-part-2/">Ep 8: Chain and sprockets part 2</a> Waz on "Ep 9: New spokes on an old wheel" http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/topic/ep-9-new-spokes-on-an-old-wheel#post-22 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:30:18 +0000 Waz 22@http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/ <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/%2B33btQQA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="270" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Watch Waz and Trent dismantle the wheel in <a href="http://www.garagenight.tv/?p=10">Ep 3: Sand, heat and nipples</a> and <a href="http://www.garagenight.tv/?p=11">Episode 4: Wires, shocks and smoke</a>. A spoke wheel is a thing of beauty. Here at Garage Night, you can’t tell us otherwise. Cast wheels might be acceptable if you ride a road toad, but if you’ve got spokes, you’ve got class. <div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 110px"><a class="flickr-image" title="Stick with us" href="http://www.garagenight.tv/stick-with-us" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2888965327_eb4077da6a_t.jpg" alt="Stick with us" width="100" height="69" /></a><a href=http://www.garagenight.tv/stick-with-us>Stick with us! Get the official sticker by supporting Garage Night</a></div> Just think, each thin metal spine is fragile on its own, but strong enough when laced together with a bunch of buddies to bear several times the weight of your bike when you’re full on the brakes, or keep your wheel from crumpling when you smash through a wash-out. And no matter how you try, for elegance of both form and function a cast or billet wheel can’t come close. An old, neglected spoke wheel is NOT a thing of beauty, though - as I found when I bought a complete secondhand USD fork front end for my bike and discovered the seller had been less than honest about its condition. The Garage Night guys were never going to let me put it together in that state. So the wheel had to come apart. <a href="http://www.garagenight.tv/ep-9-new-spokes-on-an-old-wheel/">Ep 9: New spokes on an old wheel</a> Waz on "Ep 13: Mountain Madness 2009" http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/topic/ep-13-mountain-madness-2009#post-34 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:36:21 +0000 Waz 34@http://www.garagenight.tv/forum/ <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/%2B32BldobAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="510" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> We did it! <a href="http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/humm">Mountain Madness 2009</a> is done and dusted, with Garage Night “satellite squad” the Mushman Candidates placing FIRST in the under-650cc class and 2nd outright on points. <div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 110px"><a class="flickr-image" title="Stick with us" href="http://www.garagenight.tv/stick-with-us" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2888965327_eb4077da6a_t.jpg" alt="Stick with us" width="100" height="69" /></a><a href=http://www.garagenight.tv/stick-with-us>Stick with us! Get the official sticker by supporting Garage Night</a></div> Trent and Pete again teamed up with KTM rider and navigator extraordinaire James to produce an outstanding result - though scoring second overall for the <a href="http://www.garagenight.tv/mountain-madness/">second year running</a> left them even more determined for outright victory next year. Our not-so-hotly-competitive “official” entry Team Garage Night - myself (Waz), Richard and Etienne - placed 8th out of 14 in the over-650cc class. Richard and I hadn’t ridden on dirt for years, and for the three of us it was our first outing as a team. Not making excuses - but it took us a while to find our offroad legs. <a href="http://www.garagenight.tv/ep-13-mountain-madness-2009/">Ep 13: Mountain Madness 2009</a>