Hi
About the Carl Cranke rear brake stay, that has the spring chain tensioner with idle nylon sprocket.
I've never used one. I would appreciate feedback from anyone that has had experience with them ->
All the parts on mine are new - arm, bolts, sprocket, bushings, etc.
What is the reliability ? Does it work well ? Am I better off with the standard stationary chain guide block ?
Thanks,
Bob
Git rid of it.. Send it to me. I like them,but who am I ?For how often we ride it will be ok.
What kind of exhaust are you running on that?
Rob, I ran one on my 175 XC for a year and a half. I had the steel sprocket on mine, and loved it until I didn't... At the Unadilla XC race this year I got a bad start, so, I had a lot of riders to pass which meant I was creating new lines everywhere to pass people. Somewhere, I hit something that bent the adjuster arm, and that threw the chain alignment out, and the chain starting coming off. I almost spent the same amount of time of riding as I did stopping and putting my chain back on. So, the setup works great until it doesn't. I have since removed the adjuster and now just run a guide block on the arm....... Hope that helps! Nice bike, have fun with it!
1976 MC 5 Original Owner
1982 Suzuki PE 175
1976 Penton 175 XC
1985 20' Hi Point trailer
Carl, that looks to me like a 78-early 80 pipe, or a late 80-81 depending on whether it has a removable silencer, which the latter used. I can't tell for sure from the pic. Mike
Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1978-1979 MX-6 175 & 250 KTM's
1976-78 125-400 RM's & 79 PE250 Suzuki & 2012 DR650
2007 CR125R Honda
1977 MC250 Maico
James, thank you for your insight, that helps me understand the product better.
Carl Hill, MRW, I'm not poistive, I believe a '79 KTM pipe...?
Rob, 78 through early 80 have the Integral built-in silencer that is the same size for the length of the pipe, whereas late 80-81 have a separate slip-on silencer that slips on to the small reduced Stinger on the end of the pipe. Mike
Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1978-1979 MX-6 175 & 250 KTM's
1976-78 125-400 RM's & 79 PE250 Suzuki & 2012 DR650
2007 CR125R Honda
1977 MC250 Maico
Interesting, I have a 78 exhaust. Never occurred to me to see if it would fit my 74. Wonder if extra length helps bottom end power?
Definitely a 78-early 80 pipe with a SuperTrapp silencer. These are often referred to as a "torque style" pipe. They offer a broader power band with less of a peaky top end hit like the earlier pipes. Mike
Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1978-1979 MX-6 175 & 250 KTM's
1976-78 125-400 RM's & 79 PE250 Suzuki & 2012 DR650
2007 CR125R Honda
1977 MC250 Maico
Yes Rob your looking on ebay produced the tank.I still wished you would of sold it to me. :D