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[Shongololo]

Dunno, haven't got rust on mine.    If the bike is gonna sit for quite a while ,I normally coat the thing in loads of lube before hand then clean with parrafin before using it again.

I did,  but you know where my bike sits and well it's groing a little bit of fur

[EXJ10R]

why don't you shave the 'little bit of fur' into a brazillian. 

[HammyUK]

Dunno, haven't got much on mine.    If the bike is gonna sit still for a while ,I normally coat her in loads of lube before hand then clean with chocolate before abusing it again.

really

[EXJ10R]

filthy little fucker.

[Shongololo]

  @ Hammy
  @ EXJ

Nutters

[SaffieD]

James - get yourself a small wire brush and clean the rust off with that. Then go over it again with one of those green Scotch / brillo pads - that'll clean it up nicely. A bit of elbow grease I know, but it's a shame (waste of money) to change it so soon.   

[Shongololo]

James - get yourself a small wire brush and clean the rust off with that. Then go over it again with one of those green Scotch / brillo pads - that'll clean it up nicely. A bit of elbow grease I know, but it's a shame (waste of money) to change it so soon.   

funny that i was going to buy some this weekend. Cheers boet

[mc101]

Mileage is mostly not relevant, its all about how its been used and treated and whether its stock or otherwise.

So a 520 chain on a current generation thousand will unlikely make it to a full trackday season (why I still run a 530).  A OEM chain on a bike used only on the road should last 12K + subject to it being maintained, cleaned and lubed regularly.

Horses for course in terms of determining if it needs replacing.  Given the potential damage a broken chain can do to rider and/or bike if it lets go at 120mph -- better be safe than sorry and replace.  Not that difficult a job if you have some common and the right tools 

[Shongololo]

Mileage is mostly not relevant, its all about how its been used and treated and whether its stock or otherwise.

So a 520 chain on a current generation thousand will unlikely make it to a full trackday season (why I still run a 530).  A OEM chain on a bike used only on the road should last 12K + subject to it being maintained, cleaned and lubed regularly.

Horses for course in terms of determining if it needs replacing.  Given the potential damage a broken chain can do to rider and/or bike if it lets go at 120mph -- better be safe than sorry and replace.  Not that difficult a job if you have some common and the right tools 

cheers MC tools I now have except the chain breaker & riveter

[pat]

Mileage is mostly not relevant, its all about how its been used and treated and whether its stock or otherwise.

So a 520 chain on a current generation thousand will unlikely make it to a full trackday season (why I still run a 530).  A OEM chain on a bike used only on the road should last 12K + subject to it being maintained, cleaned and lubed regularly.

Horses for course in terms of determining if it needs replacing.  Given the potential damage a broken chain can do to rider and/or bike if it lets go at 120mph -- better be safe than sorry and replace.  Not that difficult a job if you have some common and the right tools 

cheers MC tools I now have except the chain breaker & riveter

If you're gonna replace it, then for cheap thrills consider going down a tooth on the front sprocket (or up 3 on the rear).