
On April 4th, we continued our Eastern PA chapter tradition of having a wrench night on the evening before our first big ride of the year. Although we invited over 20 people, only 6 came but we each learned something new. This year's main topic was chain cleaning and maintenance, with the clinic being run by XIII our resident "drive train enthusiast". We learned good products to buy, tools to use, and technique that gets results. We did the same with lubing the chain as well. After that a great mechanic in the Lehigh Valley, Papa Rocket, went over with us good pre-ride and post ride bike inspection. He went over a motorcycle pointing out things to look for, how to check bearing wear and other key factors to motorcycle maintenance. Finally, he was the one who supplied the motorcycle that we worked on. It's a wicked fast ZX-10 with cool carbon fiber wheels. Big thanks to Papa Rocket, XIII, and the Panda for making this event a success. Thanks also J-mac and R.W. for coming. It was good to hear other people's experiences with their respective machines. The food supplied was really good, with a good selection of drinks as well. Don't miss next years' event!