My Father took my C5 out for a ride the other day. My Mother didn't want him to ride it, as she thinks they're dangerous (crazy woman). I think she's got the impression that they can do 0-60 in 10 seconds flat or something like that!!
Anyway, he thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and said it was amazing. Even though the chain came off half way! He's lighter than I am though, so didn't need to pedal, and the motor took him on reasonable load without over-loading it.
We've come to the conclusion, that it may well be that we need to shorten the chain. Ever such a little bit though. We've adjusted the chain tensioner, and I've fitted lord knows how many springs and extra tensioning equipment, to just keep the chain tighter than it is, yet it still bounces and comes off...
The axel appears to be fine, and the chassis is welded tight, so that's fine too. Is it possible that the chain may have actually 'stretched' over time? If so, is it easy to simply shorten it by one or two links? We can't find a join or anything that highlights where it was made to begin with, so don't know where to begin.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Mike