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Originally posted by scully
Anyway AA have just collected it and its off to Italia although they say chains arent normally covered by the warranty! Its only down 6600 miles for gawds sake! 
Next conversation will be interesting with them... |
Well, big torquey V-twins are hard on chains what with all those big power pulses going on and the fierce engine braking that the chain has to put up with (in the opposite direction to the power coming in), so they tend not to last as long as IL4 chains (for a bike with similar power that is - Hyabusa's and the like excluded). Having said all that, I replaced my first chain at the 12K service. I could've squeaked another couple of thousand miles out of it I suppose, but decided to get it done while it was in for it's service and save the aggro of changing it just a few month later. my bike is on a 14 tooth front sprocket so it probably gives the chain an even harder time, but 12-14K seems like the going rate having spoken to other 2 valve owners. 6600 seems woefully short life, cos they ain't cheap especially when all the sprockets and chain wear as a unit and all have to be replaced together