Charlie's Broken Bike

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Now…How Did I Break This Rebel 250 Swingarm?

I’m reasonably certain that the swingarm has been cracked since I bought the bike. Well, with the 20/20 hindsight that kicks in after something not-so-great happens. Thankfully I wasn’t on the road at this point, and just trying to put new brake pads on the bike. I had been thinking about my swingarm here and…

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14 August, 2013
Repairs Stupid Swingarm 5 comments Charlie

I bought too small of a chain, now my sprockets suffer

I don’t have the stock setup on my 250 Rebel – I use the 30-tooth rear sprocket instead of the stock 33 tooth for better highway performance. When I bought the bike, that’s the setup it had, actually. I would have changed it if it didn’t have it. On the Honda Rebel Forums there’s a…

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1 August, 2013
Chain and Sprockets Maintenance Stupid No comments Charlie
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Hi, I'm Charlie

Hi, I'm Charlie
My bike is broken. I keep trying to fix it, but more things break. Laugh with me about it.

I'm doing everything I can to keep riding as much as possible. Beyond that, I play upright bass in a band called The River Valley Rangers.

For work I help manage a team of web content publishers at Launch Digital Marketing so I'm on the internet a lot. :)

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