06-11-12, 08:21 PM
Why not just fit a chain oiler. I fitted a scotoiler with the touring reservoir behinf the number plate when I bougth my Fazer new in Nov 2003 and the chain lasted 40,000 mile, my second chain is still in good 33000 miles later. Yes I have 73000 miles on it. The only thing extra I do is replace the front sprocket every 10000 miles for the sake of about a fiver as it wears 3 times faster than the rear sprocket (15 teeth as opposed to 45 teeth)
Darsi, just in reply, single links (soft links to use their proper term) are sold as an extra for joining chains to prevent removing the swinging arm when replacing the chain or where the chain runs through the swinging arm and technically are the weakest link. However I have a replaced my cam chain using a soft link and my own drive chain, the drive chain on my eldest sons Fzs1000 and my youngest sons Fzs400. The link is not the issue but the possible damage internally within the chain that you cannot see. Just keep a closer eye on it much more so than you would a new chain.
I would consider racing at 140 mph a safer place than a motorway full of cars and trucks at 70 mph.
Darsi, just in reply, single links (soft links to use their proper term) are sold as an extra for joining chains to prevent removing the swinging arm when replacing the chain or where the chain runs through the swinging arm and technically are the weakest link. However I have a replaced my cam chain using a soft link and my own drive chain, the drive chain on my eldest sons Fzs1000 and my youngest sons Fzs400. The link is not the issue but the possible damage internally within the chain that you cannot see. Just keep a closer eye on it much more so than you would a new chain.
I would consider racing at 140 mph a safer place than a motorway full of cars and trucks at 70 mph.