I have a wireless lapel microphone. I just never thought about using it for that. I tried it in the helmet, and it didn't work so good. I guess it might work well for the off the bike in the garage stuff. Are you having a hard time hearing me in the "how to" videos?
I don't think that is a good idea. I've heard about that before, and some people say it won't hurt anything, but I don't trust that. Using kerosene, gasoline or diesel fuel to clean metal parts, like a rusty axle or a fork tube with no plastic or rubber on it would be fine. I just don't trust that it won't hurt the O-rings. Besides, I think it may seep past the O-rings and break down the sealed in grease of today's modern chains. Chains did not always have O-rings in them.
@@rogerbarfell9075 If it works for you then keep using it. There often many ways to get the same results. Just because I don't trust it, doesn't necessarily mean it will hurt the chain. 🤔
I hate spanner wrenches and nuts. I've learned to almost always wear gloves when dealing with them. You eve consider cleaning the chain off bike? Back in my youthful days putting bicycles together from neighborhood parts, I would take the chain off to clean and fix them. It can't be much more different than with motos. You still had to adjust tension after, but you could do a far quicker, better job cleaning and fixing the chain and wiping down the gears. And if its close to the time to change the chain out, you've already done that part of the job anyway. You can be preemptive if you find the chain with too many issues to not change it out anyway.
The chain on a modern motorcycle must be very different than the bicycle chains you are talking about. Motorcycle chains are cannot be removed without cutting, breaking or undressing a link. They are permanent one piece units. To remove the chain as one piece intact, you must remove the rear wheel, then remove the entire swing arm. This means removing brake calipers, all electronic speed devices and the shock absorber and it's mounts and linkages. Probably a 15 hour job just to remove the chain as a whole piece. When they are assembled, the chains are probably put on prior to assembling the swing arm. Yes, cleaning the chain off the bike would be easier. You can even soak it overnight to free up any contaminates, but in the real world of motorcycles, it's overkill. You'll get to see the process of replacing a chain when I need to put a new one on my bike.
Back in the day, say 20 years ago, a lot of bikes had master links that were held together by a modified circlip. Today however all motorcycles come with a one piece (many pieces but not disassemblable) chain. The master link is pressed into place using a chain press tool then the special pins of the master link are peened over to ensure that it does not come loose. The result is a fully sealed chain with no weak spot (the master link). You can still get a replacement master link that uses the clip, but it is not as safe as a permanent chain. If you do decide to remove the master link and use a circlip type to put it back on, you still have to either cut the old master link or grind off the peened side of the pin. Simple answer to your question is "No, the master link is not removable."
@@scottsspeedtriplechannel must be a relic of old days to make a master link, if it is not removable. Sorta like having one tire on a car being called the master tire, but they’re all interchangeable.
Love that license plate!! Nice!!
Thanks. First time in my life that I've had a custom plate. I felt the new model Speed Triple was so good that it deserved it. 😀
Hey, have you considered using at lapel mic for those far away from the camera shots?
I have a wireless lapel microphone. I just never thought about using it for that. I tried it in the helmet, and it didn't work so good. I guess it might work well for the off the bike in the garage stuff.
Are you having a hard time hearing me in the "how to" videos?
@@scottsspeedtriplechannel no, but it has that Hall effect when you’re not near the camera.
@@melc8049 I'll try the lapel microphone for the next in the garage video.
Scott what do u think about using kerosene to clean chain? Thanks for the video
I don't think that is a good idea. I've heard about that before, and some people say it won't hurt anything, but I don't trust that.
Using kerosene, gasoline or diesel fuel to clean metal parts, like a rusty axle or a fork tube with no plastic or rubber on it would be fine. I just don't trust that it won't hurt the O-rings. Besides, I think it may seep past the O-rings and break down the sealed in grease of today's modern chains. Chains did not always have O-rings in them.
I have seen a lot of people use it and they say it's safe. I don't know been using it for awhile thanks for the reply
@@rogerbarfell9075 If it works for you then keep using it. There often many ways to get the same results.
Just because I don't trust it, doesn't necessarily mean it will hurt the chain. 🤔
I hate spanner wrenches and nuts. I've learned to almost always wear gloves when dealing with them. You eve consider cleaning the chain off bike? Back in my youthful days putting bicycles together from neighborhood parts, I would take the chain off to clean and fix them. It can't be much more different than with motos. You still had to adjust tension after, but you could do a far quicker, better job cleaning and fixing the chain and wiping down the gears. And if its close to the time to change the chain out, you've already done that part of the job anyway. You can be preemptive if you find the chain with too many issues to not change it out anyway.
The chain on a modern motorcycle must be very different than the bicycle chains you are talking about. Motorcycle chains are cannot be removed without cutting, breaking or undressing a link. They are permanent one piece units.
To remove the chain as one piece intact, you must remove the rear wheel, then remove the entire swing arm. This means removing brake calipers, all electronic speed devices and the shock absorber and it's mounts and linkages. Probably a 15 hour job just to remove the chain as a whole piece.
When they are assembled, the chains are probably put on prior to assembling the swing arm.
Yes, cleaning the chain off the bike would be easier. You can even soak it overnight to free up any contaminates, but in the real world of motorcycles, it's overkill.
You'll get to see the process of replacing a chain when I need to put a new one on my bike.
@@scottsspeedtriplechannel the master link on bikes is removable, is that not so with motors?
Back in the day, say 20 years ago, a lot of bikes had master links that were held together by a modified circlip. Today however all motorcycles come with a one piece (many pieces but not disassemblable) chain. The master link is pressed into place using a chain press tool then the special pins of the master link are peened over to ensure that it does not come loose.
The result is a fully sealed chain with no weak spot (the master link). You can still get a replacement master link that uses the clip, but it is not as safe as a permanent chain.
If you do decide to remove the master link and use a circlip type to put it back on, you still have to either cut the old master link or grind off the peened side of the pin.
Simple answer to your question is "No, the master link is not removable."
@@scottsspeedtriplechannel must be a relic of old days to make a master link, if it is not removable. Sorta like having one tire on a car being called the master tire, but they’re all interchangeable.