Enfield final drive chain issue

[Propellor]

Further to previous posts regarding swapping out junk Enfield o ring chain to non o ring type, I tried out my new oiler today in the bonus February weather.

Result is good.



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[Smithy]

Are you sure that's oil in that hip flask?

Be interested to know how you get on as I now need my fourth chain at 20000 miles. Oh and my third set of sprockets!

Ian

[Propellor]

Are you sure that's oil in that hip flask?

Be interested to know how you get on as I now need my fourth chain at 20000 miles. Oh and my third set of sprockets!

Ian

Yes Ian, I keep my whisky in another one on the right hand side ha ha.

I'll keep you updated.

[Propellor]

Bit of an arty farty shot showing the glorious view over the reservoir. Oh and my hand carved ally parts 😁

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[mthee]

Great shot and great work. Got any more pics?

[Propellor]

Thanks 👍. It was a great way to kick off this year's riding. Threading my way around the tiny roads linking fewston, swinsty and thurcross reservoirs. Fair bit of dry salt knocking around but I gave Norman a good wash 😯😁. All the winter mods work well especially the functioning of the hip flask and a more hidden mod which ditches a pathetic intake snout at the back of the right-hand box (the air filter box). The surface area of the snout was pathetically small, probably a noise reduction thing. It has gone now and I have an ally plate covering the general area to stop muck getting in but it "fills out" the sound and seems to allow the motor to rev a bit more freely. It ran better than it has done since I've had it.

Another shot.   

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[Propellor]

Don't know how to download multiple shots so here's another, showing of the lovely sunshine 😁😂

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[mthee]

If ever I go to buy an Enfield, your model is looking favourite! Although, here's one that was on fleabay I kind of liked after watching Easy Rider - before and after pics;


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[Smithy]

Great shots Andy and a lovely looking ride.

I have to say I love my Enfield but it really is a turd that I have to keep polishing. Today I discovered that despite constant lubrication and adjustment there are 6 teeth missing on my rear sprocket! I am a little fed up with the poor quality of components on the Mighty Bullet but as I can't afford the silly prices people want for motorbikes these days I am stuck with it. Now where's my turd polish!

Ian

[Propellor]

Cheers Matt.

Sorry to hear of your woes Ian.

This is possibly not related to your exact issue but worth a mention. As part of my modifications to the mounting and rotating the mudguard I removed the shocks and jacked up the rear wheel to simulate bottoming of the suspension, to ensure the tyre clearance was ok. What I noted was how tight the chain gets at this position, in spite of having decent slack set into it on the sidestand. I believe that the swingarm on my model is a bit longer than on yours so it is possible that the phenomenon is more pronounced with your bike....?

[Moto63]

Don't know how to download multiple shots so here's another, showing of the lovely sunshine 😁😂

"Showing the lovely sunshine " mmm..... I noticed how Norman still get his rear end in there tho. Ooo eerr vicar 🤣🤣🤘

[Smithy]

Cheers Matt.

Sorry to hear of your woes Ian.

This is possibly not related to your exact issue but worth a mention. As part of my modifications to the mounting and rotating the mudguard I removed the shocks and jacked up the rear wheel to simulate bottoming of the suspension, to ensure the tyre clearance was ok. What I noted was how tight the chain gets at this position, in spite of having decent slack set into it on the sidestand. I believe that the swingarm on my model is a bit longer than on yours so it is possible that the phenomenon is more pronounced with your bike....?

Thanks Andy it's a thought and worth checking. I have decided to convert to a bolt on rear sprocket. Hitchcocks sell a conversion rear hub with the teeth machined off and then you can buy a bolt on sprocket made by Talon. These should be much better quality than the Indian ones. However the bolt on hub is £96, but as I have a spare with missing teeth, a friend with 40 years engineering experience and access to a fully equipped machine shop I won't be paying that!

Ian

[Propellor]

My model has a separate rear sprocket, mounted the way a typical jap bike is. Different swingarm too. 

[Moto63]

a friend with 40 years engineering experience and access to a fully equipped machine shop I won't be paying that!

Ian

Oh you lucky man Ian.... one can dream 😉👍. Best o luck with the sprocket conversion.
Cheers, Michael

[mthee]

a friend with 40 years engineering experience and access to a fully equipped machine shop I won't be paying that!

Ian

Oh you lucky man Ian.... one can dream 😉👍. Best o luck with the sprocket conversion.
Cheers, Michael

I second that emotion and it's not coming from a welding/cutting/forming genius, it's coming from the bottom of the meccano end of the technical ability chain, i.e. drill (no pillar)