The front sprocket nut and washer saga

[darrsi]

The shop I bought bike from had fitted a new "gold" chain-probably the cheapest they could find. Rear sprocket has good teeth profile & as said wears at a slower rate than front. The front cheapo aftermarket sprocket had severe hooking of teeth(in direction of travel ie anticlockwise) .When I first rode the bike I was aware that all was not 100%. I will be looking at cush drive rubbers if there is any slop remaining in system. Correct chain tension neither too tight nor too slack & regular cleaning & lubing extends the life of these items amazingly-although there are times when I reminisce about my old shaft drive Honda!-less mess & trouble but if I kept my hands oil-free would I be a "plastic biker"? :lol

I changed the cush drive rubbers on mine last year, and to be honest they are made of such solid rubber that when i looked at the old one's they were more or less like new as well. I changed them anyway as i had the wheel off but it really was rather pointless to be honest.
I had a shaft drive Honda NTV600 for about 10 years prior to the Fazer, and i do miss not having to mess about with chains or scrub the rear wheel to clean any lube off it.
And my bike was white, which is why i'm so fond of Foxwood's white Fazer, it was such an easier colour to keep clean and stay looking clean.
My Fazer is black, and although it can look the nuts after a good clean, polish up and a bit of TLC, and is obviously faster and better looking than other coloured bikes, it can also look like shite again after just one downpour of rain  :'(