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    Default 02-25-2011, 05:33 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by euphonius View Post
    it doesn't really tell me how to determine what I should be using for my bike.s
    Your bike (JH600) chain is 525RO made by 桂盟

    You should be running a high end RK, Tsubaki, or DID 525 O-Ring chain from Hong Kong on new sprockets when the time comes. That should take you 20,000 kilometers easy with only one or two adjustments the whole time. Keep it cleaned and lubed well and you may be able to get 35,000 kilomters like I did on my stock V-Strom chain.

    Cheap domestic chain is shite... don't bother, costs more in time, effort, and sprockets in the long run. High quality 428 will last longer than shit quality 520. It's all in the grade of steel, not the size of the chain. I had a Tsubaki 630 O-ring on my FJ1100 and it lasted 25,000 miles...was still good when I sold the bike.

    Cheers!
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