Hi Guys,
Out for the first ride on my '11 FE570 today, was a lot of fun. Rode through a lot of mud and snow - really slippery, sticky mud.
On the way back to the truck I heard some awful crunching, slowed down to see what it was then the back wheel locked up - thankfully I was at walking speed by this time.
Turns out that small stones that were being picked up by the rear wheel were getting through into the chain and running up to the front sprocket under the chain. This is what eventually locked the back wheel up, a small stone between the front sprocket and chain. There was a heap of mud around the chain and guides.
Has anyone ever had this problem before? I am not that keen on the whole open front sprocket setup - is there a good after market cover for the front sprocket?
Cheers.
Out for the first ride on my '11 FE570 today, was a lot of fun. Rode through a lot of mud and snow - really slippery, sticky mud.
On the way back to the truck I heard some awful crunching, slowed down to see what it was then the back wheel locked up - thankfully I was at walking speed by this time.
Turns out that small stones that were being picked up by the rear wheel were getting through into the chain and running up to the front sprocket under the chain. This is what eventually locked the back wheel up, a small stone between the front sprocket and chain. There was a heap of mud around the chain and guides.
Has anyone ever had this problem before? I am not that keen on the whole open front sprocket setup - is there a good after market cover for the front sprocket?
Cheers.
