09-17-2015, 01:24 PM
Now, having hit 10k miles on the CB...I can comment on chain maintenance. As simple as a spray can of lube. Takes five minutes; the small can fits in a pouch on the outside of my travel grip.
I figure on replacing the chain every season or 10,000 miles. Cost, I'm told, will be about $100. Maybe twice that.
Compare that to the nightmare of having a final-drive failure on the road, and then weighing an expensive rebuild and repair versus the value of the machine.
No thanks...given the problems related to marginal engineering on BMW systems...I'll stick to the high-quality chain drive of this CB.
I figure on replacing the chain every season or 10,000 miles. Cost, I'm told, will be about $100. Maybe twice that.
Compare that to the nightmare of having a final-drive failure on the road, and then weighing an expensive rebuild and repair versus the value of the machine.
No thanks...given the problems related to marginal engineering on BMW systems...I'll stick to the high-quality chain drive of this CB.