Chain knackered after 12500 miles

[Viney]

A squid once told me that its the front sprocket that eats chains, and the best there is is a Suzuki OEM. I may invest in one.

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Warren

no, they come with a link that needs to be rivetted in place using a chain rivetter tool.

Almost. The OEM DID chain is endless, it just has a rivet link included so you can cut off one link and replace the one link with the rivet link if you don't feel like removing the swing arm

[Biker Biggles]

So new bikes come with an endless chain fitted as standard?Could that be why their chains last so well compared to subsequent replacements?Come my next chain I'd be seriously tempted to go for an endless DID and remove the swingarm to fit it.Good excuse to grease the bearings as well.

i got 4.5k out of the oem chain clean and lube once a week twice if out over weekend bike was stood for 2 weeks when on hols and the links round front sproket welded them selves together

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

So new bikes come with an endless chain fitted as standard?Could that be why their chains last so well compared to subsequent replacements?Come my next chain I'd be seriously tempted to go for an endless DID and remove the swingarm to fit it.Good excuse to grease the bearings as well.

There's a point... Swingarm linkages and bearings never get greased, usually,and it's worth doing. Probably about every 10-20,000 miles or so in fact! Still, I don't think the endless chain specifically lasts better than a riveted one, DID just make good solid, unexciting chains.