New chain and sprockets
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bikepsych (02-01-2024)
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Have you maintained it well over the 21K miles (i.e. adjusted and lubed it regularly), or just ignored it - also, have you done much off roading?
Sorry for the questions, just trying to get an idea of what to expect from mine.
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Hmm...I would think 20-30K should be an average motorcycle chain life, so yours is kind of within tolerances.
Have you maintained it well over the 21K miles (i.e. adjusted and lubed it regularly), or just ignored it - also, have you done much off roading?
Sorry for the questions, just trying to get an idea of what to expect from mine.
Have you maintained it well over the 21K miles (i.e. adjusted and lubed it regularly), or just ignored it - also, have you done much off roading?
Sorry for the questions, just trying to get an idea of what to expect from mine.
I mainly dealt with stretch and nothing else regarding the chain. It surface rusts very quickly when you're touring multiple states so carry a can of spray lube if you decide to do that
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Wormjello (02-02-2024)
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I cleaned and lubed it weekly or bi weekly and adjusted it whenever there was slack. Currently its FUBAR and adjusted to a ridiculous amount just to keep it going. It saw a bunch of highway/city miles, riding in the rain, mud and lots of off road in Texas. The techs told me 25k for that chain is the maximum life if I was gentle and lucky.
I mainly dealt with stretch and nothing else regarding the chain. It surface rusts very quickly when you're touring multiple states so carry a can of spray lube if you decide to do that
I mainly dealt with stretch and nothing else regarding the chain. It surface rusts very quickly when you're touring multiple states so carry a can of spray lube if you decide to do that
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curt57h (07-24-2023)
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Hmm...I would think 20-30K should be an average motorcycle chain life, so yours is kind of within tolerances.
Have you maintained it well over the 21K miles (i.e. adjusted and lubed it regularly), or just ignored it - also, have you done much off roading?
Sorry for the questions, just trying to get an idea of what to expect from mine.
Have you maintained it well over the 21K miles (i.e. adjusted and lubed it regularly), or just ignored it - also, have you done much off roading?
Sorry for the questions, just trying to get an idea of what to expect from mine.
I cleaned and lubed it weekly or bi weekly and adjusted it whenever there was slack. Currently its FUBAR and adjusted to a ridiculous amount just to keep it going. It saw a bunch of highway/city miles, riding in the rain, mud and lots of off road in Texas. The techs told me 25k for that chain is the maximum life if I was gentle and lucky.
I mainly dealt with stretch and nothing else regarding the chain. It surface rusts very quickly when you're touring multiple states so carry a can of spray lube if you decide to do that
I mainly dealt with stretch and nothing else regarding the chain. It surface rusts very quickly when you're touring multiple states so carry a can of spray lube if you decide to do that
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Reviving this thread, my chain went **** up on Saturday in Mississippi (18,500 miles). Long story but had some monster rain I rode through Friday getting there and the chain was nasty, I should have adjusted and lubed it (I'm lazy, I know) before I left... adjusted it Saturday morning and notice a couple links binding.
I had it replaced with 2 cheapo chains I bought at a local powersports motorcycle shop so I could get home. They didn't have a 120 in stock so we got 2 of the smaller and joined two 60 sections together. Made it back from Mississippi no problem after that but I want to get a better chain now. No idea the brand but they were $50 a piece from the dealer so they were cheapo's (I never saw the packaging).
So what I know, it's a 530 chain and assuming it's 120 links (as they said it was 2 x 60 joined together) but need that verified.
I'd like to know which brand and model chain you guys are looking at and why.
I had it replaced with 2 cheapo chains I bought at a local powersports motorcycle shop so I could get home. They didn't have a 120 in stock so we got 2 of the smaller and joined two 60 sections together. Made it back from Mississippi no problem after that but I want to get a better chain now. No idea the brand but they were $50 a piece from the dealer so they were cheapo's (I never saw the packaging).
So what I know, it's a 530 chain and assuming it's 120 links (as they said it was 2 x 60 joined together) but need that verified.
I'd like to know which brand and model chain you guys are looking at and why.
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