And home made chains,no matter how good,were no good at all !
Basically the chain we used was not hard enough !
It wore away on the Tarmac when the wheel was spinning !
I was suprised the cable ties used to hold the chains on stood up to the job.
Talking of chains.....on the way to the Ferry I decided to stop and inspect my drive chain due to a harsh vibration I could feel in my footrests.
Good job too !
I noticed one of the links consisted of 1 1/2 plates and 1 1/2 pins,the rest was missing.
Deciding not to risk anymore damage I ran Carole Nash Recovery.
Told the other 2 to carry on without me.
Nearly two hours later was picked up and taken to a local Dutch Suzuki Dealer.Luckily they had a chain on the shelf.
Told them I would have it and asked to borrow a couple of tools to Rivet the new chain together.Got all my spanners out and started to do the job.
Next thing I know Workshop guy says lets have a look.....did most of it for me !
Great stuff ! Was away by 1.30 missed my 2.00pm Ferry but there in plenty of time for the next one at 6.00pm and no extra charge.
But the Fog from Dover all the way Home was a Bloody Nightmare !
Anyways.....Bloody Good Trip,plenty going on one way or another.
And excellent Company !
See You All at The Dragon
Jethro
