Chains -- How long does yours wear?

[Hitcher]

What's the best performance anybody has got out of a chain?
What's "average"?
Do Scottoilers help?
Are RK and DID better than good old O ring?

[White trash]

Scott oiler? Worth its weight in gold.

Haydens Gixxer 11 had 53000km when he traded it on the original chain and sprodgets.

Apparently there's a well known local biker hooning around on a 1200 Trophy with over 80kays on the originals with S/Oiler fitted too.

[Hitcher]

I ask this for several reasons. The Zrex has now done 40,000km on its chain which is bog-standard Kawasaki OEM, with a Scottoiler fitted since about 10,000km. It looks as good as new. Is this cause for celebration?

[Cajun]

i know my old zzr250 use to go thru chains, but i also lived on a very dusty gravel road which was not very good for it

[Dr Bob]

Last chain I had was on a cb350 in about 1980....

On the other hand - when do you know that your drive shaft (and connections etc.) is stuffed?

[vifferman]

What's the best performance anybody has got out of a chain?
What's "average"?
Do Scottoilers help?
Are RK and DID better than good old O ring?

I don't know! :spudwhat:
I've had only two bikes with decent chains: I wrecked the last one not long after the new chain 'n' sprockets 'n' tyres were fitted, and I'm currently wearing the other one out.
I do know that cheap chains are a waste of money, even on a moderately-powered bike. On my VF500 (~50hp), it had a horrendous appetite for 'modestly priced' chains, some of which lasted a matter of months.

Go for X-ring, Y-ring, W-ring or whatever. Something higher up the evolutionary ladder or food chain than a No-ring chain.
The manufacturers recommend using 89-90W gear oil, but it's very messy, and road spooge sticks to it. When my chain gets noisy, I use WD40 to clean it, followed a day or two later by chain wax, which I allow to dry at least overnight. Both these products smell nice when they end up on the zorst header which Mr Honda thoughtfully located just below the countershaft sprocket.

The Zrex has now done 40,000km on its chain which is bog-standard Kawasaki OEM, with a Scottoiler fitted since about 10,000km. It looks as good as new. Is this cause for celebration?

Apparently not. I've heard of HUGE mileages from Scot toiler users.

[manuboy]

Scott oiler? Worth its weight in gold.

Haydens Gixxer 11 had 53000km when he traded it on the original chain and sprodgets.

Apparently there's a well known local biker hooning around on a 1200 Trophy with over 80kays on the originals with S/Oiler fitted too.

Faaarrrrk...... i'm off to get me one of them things then.... was peeping at their website the other day but i got bogged down in the installation tech speak... that'd pay for itself after 1 chain-ish!

Plus i could do without the ordeal of splashing kero all over the chain and relubing and then spending the next couple of days wiping lube off of everything....

[FlyingDutchMan]

I've done about 6,000Ks on the chain I've got now, and it still looks new. Clean it with kerosen and lube it every week or two. Got a RK o-ring. I would love to get a Scottoiler but they look like they're outside my student budget.

[Bonez]

I've done about 6,000Ks on the chain I've got now, and it still looks new. Clean it with kerosen and lube it every week or two. Got a RK o-ring. I would love to get a Scottoiler but they look like they're outside my student budget.

Had 52,000kms from a 630 O'ring on my GSX750(traded it in with the OEM chain on). Generally get 10-12,000kms on a "standard" 530 chains on the Integra and around 20,000-25,000 (maybe more) on the CB550. Lube (not excessively) and clean them regularly.

[James Deuce]

In about 150,000km of motorcycling I've bought 1 chain.

I wouldn't have a clue how long they last because I've never done more than 20,000km on one bike.

[Firefight]

Got a scott oiler, always had them on off road bikes, bloody good value , recomend them for road/off road.

Now days I find it eaiser to by a new bike rather than replace the chain, much simpler. (lights touch fuse stands well clear)

F/F

[NC]

I got 30k out of the one I just took off the NC30, I don't know how many K's it had done before I got the bike, but it didn't even need to be replaced. I just thought it was time..I didn't look after it either...lol

But I got a new really spencive new O-ring chain the other month and a good set of sprockets too..
Got them for a hundy.. I love my friend Beau

I use that chain wax stuff, is that good? Or should I get something better?

[Paul in NZ]

Chain? Wots a chain? I put a new timing chain on the Guzzi because the tensioner was poo

That wot yer mean?

Paul N

[Hitcher]

Chain? Wots a chain?

Smug shaftees. I knew this would happen...

[NC]

Smug shaftees. I knew this would happen...

Hehehe you said shaft