Would it really be necessary to replace a chain and sprocket after only 7300 miles?
And whether you have taken proper care of it. I used to get that sort of mileage on my Enfield Bullet, which is one reason I was happy to go shaftie. -- Dave Remove my gerbil for email replies. Bike's are bosh, PC's are pointless, and the 1990's are nuts! Bikes are great, PCs are super, and the 1990s are the time to be! Save the apostrophe! Get 'em right! If in doubt, leave 'em out!!
Cataractonium wrote in On big singles yes, especially bikes like the Honda Dominator with its long travel suspension and propensity to be ridden like a **** everywhere. I changed the chain & sprocket at 7k, sold the bike at 13k with the chain nearing the end of its adjustment. They had not worn through lack of maintenance, just stretched. I guess my habit of locking the rear wheel on down changes, just for a laugh, had something to do with it.
As others say, it depends. My Ducati chews up a chain in under 10,000 miles because of the big power pulses and the near-total absence of anything the Japs would recognise as a decent cush drive. My Triumph has gone 8k miles without the chain even needing adjusting, never mind replacing. My ShiteOldHondaCB750 used to eat a chain every 5,000 miles.
My SV made it 25,171 miles on the original chain and it had plenty of life left in it, I just wanted to get it back to a nice silky smooth feeling, er, IYKWIM. I did have a Scottoiler fitted for nearly all those miles.
