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100k+ miles using quality chains cleaned with WD-40 and never any issues. Plus I am partial to white wheels and clean bikes.
51,000 mile on my 1996 Honda Shadow Ace 1100 shaft with zero problems. I have changed the fluid maybe twice in 30,000 mi.
I agree with what Lannis says about chain lube... My Ducati has a Tsubaki O ring, the 79 Triumph a non o ring DID... I like chains because they are so simple and mechanical. The Ducati has a minimal original chain guard and the Triumph guard is missing... Yes the chain flings crap around, but I never wash bikes so I just wipe off the stuff from time to time..A motorcycle is a machine ,and grease and oil messes are signs it has been maintained
Easy to add a tooth or subtract a tooth for a gearing change if desired. Try that with a HD belt or gear drive.
I know this is a "taboo" opinion for most chain drive type guys; that said, chains are really meant to operate inside a fully enclosed case, at least in most industrial applications.The chain case enclosure keeps the chain clean, and lubricant stays inside, eliminating any flinging to rims, tires, and clothes.Most Soviet era bikes had fully enclosed chains, my 1974 CZ 175 had one, and I never needed to lube the chain; tension check was done by removing a round 1" cover and poking a finger in to feel for slack.Some enterprenour British guy with common sense started to offer them custom made for any bike back in the mid '70s, and his efforts were met with shrugs and laughs.....Why so many objections to an enclosed chain, aside from purely subjective appearance considerations?
I've had BSA A10s with both enclosed and non-enclosed chains, and my beef with the enclosed was all the extra work you had to do to to bolt that three-piece thing in and out any time you needed to work in that area. Maybe other designs (like the MZ ones with the rubber boots) work better as a practical thing.Lannis
Why so many objections to an enclosed chain, aside from purely subjective appearance considerations?
I know this is a "taboo" opinion for most chain drive type guys; that said, chains are really meant to operate inside a fully enclosed case, at least in most industrial applications.
I can swap between an 8/37 rear drive and an 8/35 rear drive in about 30 minutes...
Roller chains can take amazing abuse.....This is an interesting video of a long swingarm drag race bikechain in action , about 300 hp...These bikes have a compressed air shifter... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ZsWwQ072E