Chain advice

[fazersharp]

The chain fitted to this bike isn't OE it's a non endless expanding pin link replacement.  Like many it's service life is short buggered the bike only having covered 24k.  That's a minimum of two chains in less than the expected life of one chain, why?  Lack off proper maintenance, use of spray on lubs and/or bad fitting of the new chain, not changing both sprockets and more of the above.

Yep doesn't seem right to me. I have just changed my 98 at 24k last year. The sprockets and chain were both OEM and the only thing that lead me to change was having a few tight spots on the chain and I changed chain and sprockets both. Spray wax lube was always used but the new chain is oil and a rag/brush.