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Old 10-20-2010, 10:36 AM   #1
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Good Morning Folks,

A short while back I tackled the cam chain extensioner repair/service/mod(?) to my nomad. This was due in part to the encouragement of some of the folks on this forum (got to be careful, might start getting all sentimental and tearing up ;) )

Anywho, instead of always leaching info and advice, I thought I would try and share what I saw while doing the mod. I took a couple photos to augment the resources already available (ie gadget's site, the kawa service manual, and the comments from a number of folks like mac)






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and here is a link to the video I shot BEFORE.
This gives an idea of the sound I was hearing


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Old 10-20-2010, 10:50 AM   #5
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Black sure does show dirt.

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That bike is Filthy!!!!
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Sure is dirty, but at least it will be quite now. ;)
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Thanks for posting the pics and video Brian. I'm sure some that were wondering are feeling more confident now. Bet you learned never to post pics of a dirty bike.
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I think I need to do this to my bike. I have similar sound. 2007 with 27K on it. I need to order the extenders. I don't know why I am afraid to tackle this project.
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wow.... all the abuse for my dirty girl.....
She gets two good baths every year, in the spring and in the fall when she's being put away. Other then that there's no time to wash her -
I'm too busy riding!
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..... Bet you learned never to post pics of a dirty bike.
or at least no more close ups..... she was worse in my sig photo, you just can't see the detail.

At the risk of hijacking my own thread.... I sometimes wonder how often everyone washes their bike. I was on a 5 day trip this summer and ended up sharing a room with a Wing rider. This fellow got up early every morning and searched for a car wash to wash the wing. If he couldn't get one he'd grab some towels and a bucket (or the trash bin) and was the bike every morning before we rode.....
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I would not worry about the dirt, it just shows that you ride.
I have had my bike since may 2007 and the only water to ever touch it is when I get caught in the rain. I only clean the bike with a spray cleaner and a towel.
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Is there any harm in doing this job before the chains start cutting into the spark plug tubes? I almost have 20K on my 08 and was considering putting in the extenders when the snow flies.
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..... Bet you learned never to post pics of a dirty bike.
or at least no more close ups..... she was worse in my sig photo, you just can't see the detail.

At the risk of hijacking my own thread.... I sometimes wonder how often everyone washes their bike. I was on a 5 day trip this summer and ended up sharing a room with a Wing rider. This fellow got up early every morning and searched for a car wash to wash the wing. If he couldn't get one he'd grab some towels and a bucket (or the trash bin) and was the bike every morning before we rode.....
I only wash mine maybe once a year, it doesn't really get dirty, just dusty and we don't have a bunch of nasty bugs here like in other parts of the country. Usually after a road trip I give it a good bath, especially if I've been riding in rain. I keep it cleaned and polished all the time.
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