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Gazz
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PostPosted: 21:57 - 15 Aug 2015    Post subject: Removing chain guard. Reply with quote
Tonight I decided to leave the chain guard off after oiling the chain. I have seen numerous other dirtbikes with their front sprocket guard and chain guard removed because it apparently stops debris getting caught up in it, but to be honest this is unlikely to happen to me on my commute to work. I did not remove the sprocket guard.

But whats the worst that can happen? Its a real pain in the arse to keep removing when doing the chain to refit it afterwards. The thing is, even if the chain snaps, this thin bit of plastic is hardly going to prevent it causing whatever damage it would have caused otherwise.

Whats BCFs opinion? Safe enough, or will I die from artereal bleeding from a snapped chain?
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PostPosted: 22:12 - 15 Aug 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
The worst that can happen is there'll be splatters of chain lube on your rear fairing and wherever else they happen to land. Wink

What bike are we talking about?
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PostPosted: 22:42 - 15 Aug 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Got a feeling it maybe an MOT failure... something about required for stopping your foot, pillions foot or some such getting caught in the chain. I'm sure someone else here will confirm that though.
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PostPosted: 23:59 - 15 Aug 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Arfa__ wrote:
Got a feeling it maybe an MOT failure... something about required for stopping your foot, pillions foot or some such getting caught in the chain. I'm sure someone else here will confirm that though.


Nope, there's nothing in the test manual that says you must have a chainguard, only that if one is fitted, it must be secure and not fouling other components.

If it's not there, it can't be tested, but you can get an advisory, along the lines of potential trouser trapping hazard, or similar.
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PostPosted: 02:13 - 16 Aug 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
As above, fine for MOTs without one. I had the Hornet MOT'd without one and it wasn't mentioned. I've been running it since January without one and to be honest I haven't noticed a difference. I was expecting some chain lube on the back of my left leg but I've not even had that Thumbs Up
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