gixeriain Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Just got new chain and sprocket for bandit 12.Took front sprocket cover off to find no nut or tab washer on shaft. Ffs, need it desperately as at work doing a five day shift tomorrow. I aint gonna lose five days pay because of a missing nut. Quote Link to comment
Banditmac Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 How long were you driving it before you noticed this..lucky you got away with it! Quote Link to comment
Dezza Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 You should be very happy about this. I was riding a ZZR1100 on the M40 many moons ago and the rear wheel inexpicitly locked up forcing me to have a major accident. It was caused by the sprocket retaning nut dropping off through not being put on properly at the factory and jamming between the chain and the front sprocket. The C model had a global recall after this happened a few times to other riders wordwide on bikes made in the USA. I would have preferred to have avoided the inconvenience of hospital/years of legal hassle and only to contend with missing work/replacing the nut and washer. Hope you get it sorted quickly though. A nut from another bike model will probably fit, especially that from a large capacity Suzuki Quote Link to comment
gixeriain Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Looking at it, its been missing for quite some time. I only noticed yesterday because ive got new chain and sprockets to fit to the bike. The back of the clutch slave cylinder is quite worn but still usable. Quote Link to comment
gixeriain Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 With postage, £19.09 p Feck me Quote Link to comment
bernardo Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Could be worse I found one welded on, Ruined the threads on the shaft as well Quote Link to comment
Swirl Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 are they the same as oil cooled gsxr 750 if so I can send you one Monday FOC, at caravan till then, I have got 2 siezed engines Quote Link to comment
gixeriain Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 2 hours ago, Swirl said: are they the same as oil cooled gsxr 750 if so I can send you one Monday FOC, at caravan till then, I have got 2 siezed engines Cheers fella, but got one now. Quote Link to comment
minty Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Scary. Doesn't bare thinking about what could of happened. Quote Link to comment
Sam-Jaffa Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 i'm surprised it never went wandering after all the time it wasnt fitted, i remember i old gs550 had the sprocket nut and tab washer folded over and it still managed to rattle itself loose and come off, luckily the only damage was a snapped clutch cable and a missing sprocket nut but could have been much worse, hope you get it sorted properly matey Quote Link to comment
canamant Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Sprocket nuts coming loose usedto be a regular occurrence on Slabbr RAcer 1 until I sorted out the spacers . Happens on other Suzukis too. At the 2012 Manx Grand Prix I came in one night to find the sprocket nut in the belly pan of my SV650. I'd been hearing clanking noices from Parliament Square on all of the slower corners on my second lap of the night and just thought it was the chain getting slack - which it was sort of. 1 Quote Link to comment
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