Continuing - So what did you do to your bike today...?

[Irish in Oz]

Still can't believe the amount of rust you guys in the UK deal with!  Nice save Hooli, weird that it didn't give you much warning.  My Bavarian Mistress was rumbling and grumbling for a while when the front went, I have similar photos to you of what came out, sans rust.

I remember a motorcycle mechanic that used to use this forum telling me he has never seen a bearing collapse on a motorcycle. He was in the UK.

[Mr Gee]

Was he from the RNCB by any chance? 

[grog]

MrGee, MrGoogle helped me.RNCB, didn't have a clue, totally blinded I was.

[Hooli]

I ordered Snotbox a cheap chain last night. It's still wearing so fast I'm bored of adjusting it, a bit tight to very baggy in 450 miles. I know I should replace the lot but the sprockets are good and it'll see it through the winter.
Besides it's £70 cheaper than a kit and should last for how long I'll have the heap. If not I'll do it properly next year.

[grog]

I did similar, bought cheap EK O ring chain to wear out sprockets. Just looked in my maintenance log, now just on 30th ks(19 th miles). Never been adjusted, sprockets still look same. Amazing chain EK and i reckon gear oil lube the best way. Castrol VMX. IMO. Micro fibre cloth and WD40 to clean .