Where's the Wear in a Shaft-drive?

[Brian d marge]

I use a decent quality O-ring chain, which is lubed every 500kms. Chain wear is about normal for a single-cylinder bike, but in my book it's still piss poor when you compare the sort of mileage I'd be getting if it had a chain enclosure. And that would allow me to use non-O-ring chains; about half the cost.

To go slightly off track, Cahin on Jap bikes are a throwaway item , there is minimal shock absorbing in the drive chain , ( no a few blocks of rubber dont help )

Some pld British singles had wonderful drive chain shock absorbers ( no 1 being not much thump ) My Enfield did 17 000 km on cheap Black ( off the roll) with the chain and sprockets hardly showing wear

MZ did a wonderful enclosed chain , not at all like the crappy tin thing on a Honda 50

The cost of owning a superbike is waaaay to expensive nowadays in my book

Stephen