If that was a o-ring or x ring chain, you may have to buy a new one. Soaking in de -greaser is not good for the grease inside the o-ring.trikepilot said:Holy Crap!!! This WR250R is gonna be fun!!!
So this morning I got to work on my new-to-me WRR. I took off all the plastics and checked everything out to figure out where everything is and do some cleaning. I wired in the rugged mount for my Montana GPS. I then put everything back and mounted my Wolfman Explorer lite that came with the bike. Then I stripped most of the drivetrain apart - all the chain guards and the like - and soaked the chains and sprockets in degreaser. Mutliple cycles of scrub, degrease, wipe off, degrease, scrub, wipe off later and I had a bare chain and sprockets. I lubed everything up and put back on the now cleann chain guides and guards. I checked all the fluids and adjusted the brakes and clutch.
I then took the WRR out for a run over Cotton Top to Gauley Bridge and back. Wow!!! What a difference half the weight of the Super-Ten makes! This bike is gonna be a ton of fun, give me access to all kinds of terrain beyond the scope of my abilities on the Super-Ten, and hopefully teach me alot about riding offroad that I can then transfer to the Super-Ten. Can't wait to get back out there tomorrow. Thinking I might go for some revenge on the Nallen Rd where I had to bail a few weeks ago because the riding just got too tough for my skills on the Super-Ten.
The bike comes with an o-ring chain. The chain manufacturers recommend Kerosene and not to soak for a long period of time(minutes).
Just sayin