Most of us older guys will remember the days when you ordered your new car from the dealer, you didn't just pick one off the lot. When you ordered, you hoped you got a car built on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday as the Monday and Friday absenteeism at the factory often resulted in loose and missing parts on your new car. I think my '06 Electra was built on Wednesday because in over 7,000 miles I have only had one bolt fall off, and that was holding the evaporation canister in place and the hoses held it in place as well as the bolt. Other than that it has been great if you don't count the sprag clutch that was replaced under warranty (and yes I now have all the latest mods for that).
That being said, last weekend I went for a fairly long ride with my son and was just congratualting myself on a new daily high mileage mark, 425 miles, when the chain decided it had had enough and deposited itself on the pavement. I can tell you with some certainty, that engine braking doesn't work real well without the chain. Fortunately I was within a mile of home, so it was a quick trip to get the trailer and bring her back home. Since Monday was a holiday, I waited until Tuesday to call the good folks at CMW and order a new chain. Typical of their excellent service, it was shipped the same day and arrived halfway across the country three days later using good ole ground shipping via UPS.
Tomorrow will be the first day back out with the new chain on a charity ride for a friend who was killed in Afghanistan, so hopefully nothing will drop off during the ride.
RE's Rule!
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