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Originally Posted by Lissa
The other thing could be that perhaps you are over-tightening the chain to start with. How many miles has the chain done? On our curvy we still have 5 and a bit marks showing and that chain has done 12,000 miles.
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Bought the bike (yellow K1 curvy) 2 yrs ago with 6K on the clock - after being immaculately maintained by its only previous owner. Now done 11K. In that time I have never adjusted the chain. Still got exactly 6 marks showing with no tight spots or stretch. I have to say that by now I was expecting to have to at least have to adjust it - but nop !!
Should I be concerned?
I suppose the above could be attributed to (1) Obsessive and regular cleaning (Paraffin) / lubing (2) Not too much violent acceleration and finally (3) treating all mechanical components with the respect they deserve - the hard shoulder of the M5 is a lonely place in Feb !!