To the Guzzi-God Father, that I had sinned...

[Huzo]

You’ve come a long way since we spoke on the ‘phone..

[rdbandkab]

Possible future sinning...  VERSYS 1000 SE LT+
We ride 2up about 99% of the time w/trunk or luggage.   When it's time to retire the Capo,  our next possible purchase idea could be: 





I can't imagine pulling the pin on the SE LT+ version though.  We would probably go for the less bling model and save some money. (and have enough left over for a RE Himalayan!).  We will still have 1 aprilia and 1 Guzzi.  I'm still interested in seeing some sort of V85 Stradale...

richy

[twowheeladdict]

Possible future sinning...  VERSYS 1000 SE LT+
We ride 2up about 99% of the time w/trunk or luggage.   When it's time to retire the Capo,  our next possible purchase idea could be: 





I can't imagine pulling the pin on the SE LT+ version though.  We would probably go for the less bling model and save some money. (and have enough left over for a RE Himalayan!).  We will still have 1 aprilia and 1 Guzzi.  I'm still interested in seeing some sort of V85 Stradale...

richy

I put 30,000 miles on a Versys 650.  The versys bikes are nice, but for touring I would not want a chain if I had other choices.  Having to clean and lube the chain at the end of a long day when all you want to do is eat and relax is a pain in the arse.  IMO.

[rdbandkab]

I'll only "WD" a chain every so often to clean it up and make it look nice and shiny.  Other than that,  I hardly mess with them.
*I found out that the Capo OEM chain was the cheapest chain aprilia could find apparently.  It was toast at 12,000 miles (actually way before that!)  It was replaced in about 12,000 miles.  And it almost stretched a half link!  The chain I replaced it with lasted about 23,000 miles and maybe stretched a half a pin compared to a brand new chain.  The latter was an x-ring 525 non-big name brand.

[Perazzimx14]

Chain maintenance becomes a breeze with a Scot Oiler. Top up the reservoir with a few ounces of ATF ever 1,000 to 1,500 miles and ride. No more chain cleaning and adjustments are extremely rare. Chain life is also increased typically by two or three times over traditional applications.

Honestly after the Scot Oiler was fitted to my DL650 I spent less time on on chain maintenance than I did cleaning, inspecting and lubing shaft driveline parts. It literally was a few seconds to top up the reservoir and toe the chain to check adjustment which in about 14,000 miles needed zero adjustments. At 20,000 miles when I sold the bike the original chain and sprockets looked like new and were well within sprc. The stock chain (not super high quality) would have lasted easily 10,000 if not 20,000 more miles before needing changed out. 

[Rhodan]

Timmy, best o' luck with the new wheels.  If you want some fun, there are youtube videos out there of people taking a variety of GS models across Australia (look for BMW GS Safari).

[LowRyter]

I'll only "WD" a chain every so often to clean it up and make it look nice and shiny.  Other than that,  I hardly mess with them.
*I found out that the Capo OEM chain was the cheapest chain aprilia could find apparently.  It was toast at 12,000 miles (actually way before that!)  It was replaced in about 12,000 miles.  And it almost stretched a half link!  The chain I replaced it with lasted about 23,000 miles and maybe stretched a half a pin compared to a brand new chain.  The latter was an x-ring 525 non-big name brand.

I've found that OEM chains are usually junk.  I've had good luck with EK chains and new sprockets.