07-28-2017, 04:42 AM
I prefer the 4:1 for the sole purpose that I don't have a hot muffler in the way when doing the chain service. I like to clean the chain, take it for a spirited 5 minute ride and lube it when I get back, wash up and when I get back to the bike the lube has set. Also if on a big tour at the end of an 8 hour ride day I can lune the chain before dinner, come out and the lube has set then be off to the hotel or campsite, much easier without a hot chain in the way. If I had a 2017 it is totally something I could adapt and learn to live with, just highlighting a benefit of the 4:1.