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[techforlife]

Originally Posted by mcma111

Brian,

Are you running an O'ring chain? Doesn't sound like it.

Yes,,,,,,Both were OE RK i believe,,,and i use chain lube too.....


B

[techforlife]

Originally Posted by Ben99r1

Would you guys be ok with getting 10,000 miles out of a chain sprocket set? I would break down the 10K miles. 7000 miles road miles, 3000 miles off road. The sprockets still look pretty good. But I always change my drive set at the same time. I got the 10k miles on a primary drive 14 and 15 fronts 45 rear and rdo chain. This was on my 97 xrl. Ben

I`d be jumpin for joy.......but it seems chains don`t like me or something..

Brian

[Barron]

Originally Posted by El Birdo

Do you have aditional photos of how you mounted that plate? I'd be interested in seeing them.

Hey birdo, here's a pic of how my dash plate is mounted



It's pretty straight forward and simple and subject to change when my windshield shows up

[Barron]

Well I got my chain installed



but I still have this little problem



I have a sprocket cover/case saver from XRs only on the way but I wanted to put something on there.

I found out that the reason I couldn't shift the bike out of gear was because the chain was wedging the shifter down so apparently the only damage from my chain was the sprocket cover and the chain it's self.

-Barron

[El Birdo]

Barron thanks.

I got 19000 miles out of my stock set. Probably could have pushed it farther. I tried to save moeny and bought the Primary drive set 14/48. I don't have much on it but I can see that it won't last too long. That crazy break in the chain has me reconsidering using the chain. I have a 15/45 coming just in case it pooches earlier than expected.

[Northern Dog]

Originally Posted by El Birdo

Barron thanks.

I got 19000 miles out of my stock set. Probably could have pushed it farther. I tried to save moeny and bought the Primary drive set 14/48. I don't have much on it but I can see that it won't last too long. That crazy break in the chain has me reconsidering using the chain. I have a 15/45 coming just in case it pooches earlier than expected.

Holy shiat!!!

I've only got 7500 kms on my bike, and I'm on my third chain ... it amazes me how you guys make your chains (and sprockets) last so long.

[Grape_Ape]

Originally Posted by Barron

I have a sprocket cover/case saver from XRs only on the way ...

-Barron

Can you post a link to the part you ordered?

Thanks.

[Walterxr650l]

This is What my chain life has been.

At 13,700 miles replaced original DID O ring chain with new Did O ring chain. Replace sprockets with Suntour sprockets. Replaced Chain slider. It was worn through and chain was rubbing swing arm.

25,172 Replaced chain with DID O ring chain. Replaced chain slider. At 25490 replaced both sprockets. (They were back ordered)

33,200 replaced chain and sprockets. DID O ring chain suntour sprockets.

47,030 Replaced chain, DID non O ring. Replaced sprockets, suntour

48,153 Replaced chain with DID O ring chain. (Master Link broke)

55,144 In preparation for a long trip, replaced chain with RK X ring chain and new suntour sprockets. This chain and sprocket set were not wore out. I just didn't want to deal with finding a new chain and sprockets on the road. I'll finish them off later.

Current milage on the bike is 67,833.

On the first 2 chains I use chain wax for lube. After that I have used PJ1 black label. Chain wear has been comparable with both lubes, but I have not worn out a chain slider since switching to the PJ1.

Walter

[Sourjon]

Originally Posted by Walterxr650l

This is What my chain life has been.

At 13,700 miles replaced original DID O ring chain with new Did O ring chain. Replace sprockets with Suntour sprockets. Replaced Chain slider. It was worn through and chain was rubbing swing arm.

25,172 Replaced chain with DID O ring chain. Replaced chain slider. At 25490 replaced both sprockets. (They were back ordered)

33,200 replaced chain and sprockets. DID O ring chain suntour sprockets.

47,030 Replaced chain, DID non O ring. Replaced sprockets, suntour

48,153 Replaced chain with DID O ring chain. (Master Link broke)

55,144 In preparation for a long trip, replaced chain with RK X ring chain and new suntour sprockets. This chain and sprocket set were not wore out. I just didn't want to deal with finding a new chain and sprockets on the road. I'll finish them off later.

Current milage on the bike is 67,833.

On the first 2 chains I use chain wax for lube. After that I have used PJ1 black label. Chain wear has been comparable with both lubes, but I have not worn out a chain slider since switching to the PJ1.

Walter

Hey Walter are you running stock gearing ?

John

[Barron]

Originally Posted by Grape_Ape

Can you post a link to the part you ordered?

Thanks.

Here you go

http://www.xrsonly.com/content/index...mart&Itemid=70


I could have replaced it with an OEM one but I have wanted one of those things for a while. Until now I just couldn't see spending the cash on it, but since I have to replace it anyway...

-Barron

[flatfender]

Originally Posted by Sourjon

Well I am kinda embarrassed to say but D606's. I had a set on it that I took to Big Bend Texas (trailer down) and then up to Illinois (rode up 250 mi one way) so they were pretty close to shot. It was a last minute trip and I didn't want to hassle with changing them. Noisy as hell but they did real well in the rain. I usually run IRC GP110's on the tar and I have a set in the garage but I was just lazy and wanted to get the last miles out of the 606's. They will be coming off before any more out of the city trips. The only high speed part of the trip was the return home. I hit the slab because it was raining Noah's flood. Oil temps hovered around 200F in the pouring rain and mid 70's for two hours of 70 - 80. GPS max speed when I got home said 82.

John

Oh I see you don't normally run 75 on knobs it was the rain. Must have been bad we got 5 inches in that storm and didn't even get mentioned on the news.


I found out why my highway ride was so bad, bent front rim. Maybe I should look into some IRC GP110's too

[El Birdo]

Originally Posted by Walterxr650l

This is What my chain life has been.

At 13,700 miles replaced original DID O ring chain with new Did O ring chain. Replace sprockets with Suntour sprockets. Replaced Chain slider. It was worn through and chain was rubbing swing arm.

25,172 Replaced chain with DID O ring chain. Replaced chain slider. At 25490 replaced both sprockets. (They were back ordered)

33,200 replaced chain and sprockets. DID O ring chain suntour sprockets.

47,030 Replaced chain, DID non O ring. Replaced sprockets, suntour

48,153 Replaced chain with DID O ring chain. (Master Link broke)

55,144 In preparation for a long trip, replaced chain with RK X ring chain and new suntour sprockets. This chain and sprocket set were not wore out. I just didn't want to deal with finding a new chain and sprockets on the road. I'll finish them off later.

Current milage on the bike is 67,833.

On the first 2 chains I use chain wax for lube. After that I have used PJ1 black label. Chain wear has been comparable with both lubes, but I have not worn out a chain slider since switching to the PJ1.

Walter

What chain slider did you replace it with? Mines pooched the cain is cutting into the screws.

[Walterxr650l]

Originally Posted by Sourjon

Hey Walter are you running stock gearing ?

John

Yes

Walter

[Walterxr650l]

Originally Posted by El Birdo

What chain slider did you replace it with? Mines pooched the cain is cutting into the screws.

I replaced with the stock unit. I'm talking about the one that wraps around the front of the swing arm. Part # 52170-MN1-681

Walter

[techforlife]

Originally Posted by Barron

Well I got my chain installed



but I still have this little problem



I have a sprocket cover/case saver from XRs only on the way but I wanted to put something on there.

I found out that the reason I couldn't shift the bike out of gear was because the chain was wedging the shifter down so apparently the only damage from my chain was the sprocket cover and the chain it's self.

-Barron

Sweet,gotta like that all that got damaged was the chain cover

That`s a pretty crazy airbox cover...


B