Attn: Peelout… What Happened Here?

That bike probably is roached anyways

I just tightened my sprocket bolts on my z50 to get ready to be the first 1973 z50 to win the play bike class at the Elsinore Grand Prix. Stay tuned

I was at Pala recently and started talking to the guys next to me. One of them mentions how he has already destroyed two rear wheels on his 2018 bike. A short time later, the dude's buddy goes "Hey Mike, you know your rear axle nut is almost off?"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA. He was almost about to destroy wheel #3, if not his body!

I'm going to have to see the dyno chart for that bike to check how much torque it's had.

WhereTF is The Peeler?!

Torquing bolts bro!

At a guess to cause that type of damage I would say chain is too tight, but then perhaps the chain would of snapped? Another possible theory is that the sprocket bolts were actually over-torqued?

“If I can’t straighten the mounting bracket”

Oh, you mean the one that’s bent at a 45 degree angle and half ripped off the swingarm? Not like that does anything important anyways right? I swear, some people shouldn’t be allowed to reproduce, or at least have their tools taken away for the greater good

Where Art thou Peel

Peely torque's his sprocket bolts everyday bro! Sometimes twice a day.

i don't know fellas, this one looks like proper maintenance was taken by all parties. there's no way this was caused by neglect. could just be a case of the Monday's coupled with extremely bad luck.

yeah no fer sure

Thats what happens when your valve spring is too stiff

Back in the day i'd torque sprocket bolts. Now I tighten them by feel with blue or red loctite...which ever of the two is available but on my rider's bike I have been using blue successfully. Note - on our race bikes we use new bolts with new sprockets. The practice bikes will use the old bolts based on condition before dumped.

One thing for sure is that if you have had bolts come loose and you catch it before shit starts breaking then you are in for long term problems.

I'll try and explain the best I can - What I have found and learnt by trial is if you've found your sprocket loose (after a ride) then your are in shit. When you have ridden with a sprocket and bolts that are coming loose, you will find that the bolt holes in your hub will have suffered various degrees of damage...the longer you have ridden with the loose bolts the more elongated the holes in your hub will be. The slightest wear in those holes will send you in the direction of a failure. You can keep tightening but will just be prolonging the inevitable....

I have found that even the slightest wear on the bolt holes (in the hub) will prompt a well torqued sprocket bolt set (even new) , with loctite to come loose. - first hand experience as we have put this to the test.

Furthermore, I have another theory which is debatable . I believe a over-tightened chain can contribute to sprocket bolt failure.

A chain which is too tight can upset suspension performance and gear shifting. It will also put unwanted load on your counter shaft bearing and seal. Then (I believe) extra load on your sprocket bolts) and wheel bearings.

This extra load can be transfered to the s/bolts...the thread can start pulling on your sprocket bolts ever so slightly, the hub holes will then start to wear from vibration etc and the whole lot starts heading south....towards failure.

Bikes are a luxury and expensive to maintain. The cheapest maintenance is "Preventative Maintenance"

I hope I made some sence and remember, we are never too old to learn...I still consider myself a part idiot.

Were you scrubin to the left ? Or right ? When that happened.

This must only happen to really fast guys because in 47 years of riding I have never had even one loose sprocket bolt or failure. I only bought my first torque wrench a few months ago. I will admit to being a loctite fiend though. I'll also admit that I've raced an entire 3 hour hare scramble with a flat front tire and it didn't make me noticeably slower.

I’ve never had issue with sprocket bolts but a flat front on my 350 makes it feel like I’m trying to steer an 1960’s grain truck while sitting still. I thought the steering head bearings were locking up.

Rumor has it that he has a purple power band

Put a drop of red loctite in the counter sunk part of the sprocket and blue loctite on the threads and torque to spec. I have been riding since 1986 and have never had a bolt come loose.

The Rental decal looks to be applied properly.

Whoooo . . . that's a good idea. I'll have to try that, thanks!
(Not that I've had an issue with loose sprocket bolts but I do like the extra insurance.)
Could also apply that same idea to other areas, too!

I'm really disappointed in your response bro

Redneck solution.....

I don't know about you dumb-sheets, but I'm off to get my torque wrench calibrated.

Turkish prison!

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