Maximum mileage from a chain

Bike Jockey · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Karma :

Hello

Any one had any good results from a scotoiler, if so how many miles have you had out of your chain. What is the average life of a chain, does it matter what make of chain it is.....

Thanks

whitedevil · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Nov 2010 Karma :

Twice the distance from the middle to the end.
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Bike Jockey · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Karma :

Hello

Middle to the end of what...

Thanks

yen_powell · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Karma :

I used to regularly get 40,000 miles from good quality DID x ring chains with a scottoiler. I would change the chain when I had to start actually adjusting it instead of it never needing doing.

Having said that, when I took the oiler off a few years back I couldn't be bothered to refit it and just run engine oil on the inside run of the chain whenever the outside run looks dry. I still get the same mileage from chains.
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Bike Jockey · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Karma :

40,00 miles that not bad I think, .....

hornetmike · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 May 2008 Karma :

my chains have started lasting alot longer since I stopped using chain wax and started using w90 gearbox oil.
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