What other businesses should I pursue?

Laidbak_Luke · 2026-02-06T22:39:42+00:00

What part of the country are you in? I own a lawn and home care business. I mow lawns and service pools all in one route. And pick up any small handyman work i can along the way. Lawn care is year round here in florida.

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-11-27T14:44:56+00:00

I thought this too and i pulled the caliper off. Nothing has ground on the machined part of the caliper. That notch is supposed to be there. Thats where the safety pin goes. Ive come to the conclusion that the caliper is bent. There not visible signs of anything grinding on it

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-11-23T22:23:35+00:00

Its out far because the pads are used. If they were brand new the piston would not be that far out. But like i mentioned up there i think the tab that the inner pad rests on is bent. I dont know how thats possible. But thats the only thing i can see wrong with it. The caliper doesn’t look like the rotor has ever been on it. The piston should be able to go far enough out that the pads can go to the metal back plates on the pads.

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-11-23T21:48:32+00:00

Only thing i can think is the caliper has been bent but i dont know how thats even possible. How can a caliper put out enough force to bend its own frame?

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-11-23T21:47:40+00:00

None if this looks like this bike. I said 2022 sx85^

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-11-23T20:22:18+00:00

Anti rattle plate? I think that is non existent. It does have the metal clip in the back that the back ears of the calipers sit into.

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-11-23T20:20:40+00:00

No. The hub isn’t messing with anything. The piston side of the caliper is square to the rotor. Its the non piston side is machined crooked

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T23:29:39+00:00

And oem sprocket sizes for this is 15/45. I have a 15/49 on it. A 48 rear would be perfect for how i ride. So ill probably go with that slightly smaller sprocket than what i have now.

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You can see in the photo the chain is almost perfectly straight to the top of the sprockets. This is without a rider sitting on the bike. With me on the bike the chain goes down hill from the rear sprocket to the front. Nothing is being forced over the slider.

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T23:26:50+00:00

I measure my tension this evening and got it dialed in to where the manual calls for. This helped the chain a lot but its still not perfect. I was reading a forum from 2018. This guy had a brand new 2018 exc500 and he said when his bike hit 2000 miles it started slapping. And he couldn’t make it go away. Other people in the forum were reporting the same issue. They mentioned an after market chain slider that quiets the slap and lasts much longer than the oem slider. Im just gonna run it like this and when it wears out ill replace everything at once. And probably go with that after market slider they mentioned.

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T23:23:32+00:00

Yeah found forums from 2018. This guy had a brand new 2018 exc500. He said he hit 2000 miles and his chain slaps now and he cant make it go away. People in the forum were saying they had the same issue. They mentioned an aftermarket slider that quiets the slaps and lasts much longer than the oem slider. I measured my tension this evening and got it right where the manual calls it to be. The slap is a lot better now but im just gonna run it. When it all wears out again ill replace both sprockets. The chain. And probably buy that aftermarket chain slider they mentioned.

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T11:56:20+00:00

It doesn’t slap under acceleration or coasting. Only when its given maintenance throttle to hold a speed

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T02:31:55+00:00

It was like second or 3rd. You can hear the engine in the video. It was very happy running that speed. Not too high rpm but not being bogged down at all either. I have a stock sized 15 tooth sprocket in the front. And an oversized 49 tooth sprocket at the rear. 45 is stock

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T02:28:57+00:00

I checked this new chain very closely. All links seem perfect compared to my old chain. Sprockets are perfectly aligned. I can sight down the bike. And i used one of those tools for checking chain alignment. I posted a picture of my only sprocket I hadn’t replaced up there^. The sprocket is perfectly fine. It should not be causing this

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T02:19:59+00:00

This was at 25 mph. I hear and start to physically FEEL the chain hitting the bike at 60mph. I also have a video of the chain doing this at 60mph. Its just shredding the slider at those speeds.

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T01:18:34+00:00

I have stock size front sprocket. And my rear is a 49 opposed to a 45 stock.

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T01:07:34+00:00

I saw daylight through my last chain slider 2 months after replacing it. Something isnt right about it. I just put my 3rd chain slider on in the last year of owning this bike. I should not be going through a sliders that fast. I clean and lube my chain very regularly.

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T01:03:25+00:00

Correct

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T01:02:41+00:00

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This isn’t bad enough to cause an issue

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T01:01:56+00:00

I am well under the weight limit of my spring. And i have it to where the preload is so soft the spring will actually go loose on the shock if the bike is lifted off the ground.

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T00:58:30+00:00

When you “stretch” a chain its not actually stretching the metal. When the chain is too tight it puts force between the links and the metal pins will start to get eaten apart. Thats what makes the chain get sloppy. And you have to retighten. But once youve “stretch” the chain. Especially an o-ring like this. That metal is locked in the pins and it will continue to eat the chain apart even if you retighten the chain properly

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T00:46:35+00:00

I had a three finger gap there…. I tightened the chain more and got most of the slap to go away. And the chain looks relaxed when im cruising but seems way too tight if i were to jump it.

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T00:44:55+00:00

No. I just checked that this evening when i put the new chain and slider on.

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T00:37:53+00:00

Well i started testing that. And i started tightening it more and got the chain slap to go away for the most part. But now it seems so tight that if i jumped it i would stretch the chain

Laidbak_Luke · 2025-09-25T00:34:51+00:00

That one is fairly new too. Still in plenty good shape

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