chains

126,000 miles is making me think about wear issues. One of the things I'm thinking about is the timing chains. They are original, as are the chain tensioners. I believe these camchains self-adjust - I seem to remember that they self adjusted after the motor was revved up to like 5000 RPM...

..So the 86 I bought had wasted con rod bearings/damaged crank and ALOT of metal circulating throughout the engine.. I bought a replacement crank from a 96 a year ago..Well I thought I would go back and get the cam chains too - AFTER seeing how much metal shaving were imbedded into the oil pump...

I was at bike night last night and some dude with an '09 Vmax claimed that he also had an '87 sitting at home. He told me that there are chains in the carbs that you can remove and increase your engine by 50cc's. This sounds kinda ridiculous to me. I'm thinking this guy is full of shit. He said...