RE: [ST] Chain Life

["Andrew F. Kay, Jr. " <captainquack@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I get 15 -17K miles to a good DID chain, but I wear them out good before
I throw them away.  Scots, you know.

With the Pro_Oiler I just put on, the expectation of 50 to 60K is before
me.

Andrew F. Kay, Jr.
Riders of the Lost Empire, LC,  13355 79th Street, Fellsmere, FL 32948
www.lostempire.com   andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
"Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife, throughout the sensual world
proclaim, one crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a
name." Thomas Osbert Mordaunt, 1730-1809



- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rod
Brown
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 6:01 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ST] Chain Life


How many miles, ball park, should you expect out of the stock chain on
an ST?

I've got maybe 12K on this one and I think it's at the service limit
according to the manual.  My RS hasn't cracked 1K and it measures about
the same.  Is there some kind of trick to that 10-20KG, 20 link, 321mm
thing?  I don't see much stretch at all, just up and down movement when
the weight pulls down on the chain. Thanks, Rod


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