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The aftermarket chains are crap that Sliver sells as a OEM replacement and the Honda ones are £££
Thanks to you all!Quote from: K2-K6 on June 04, 2020, 08:38:02 PM... Which oil do you use and what change intervals?Bike has been maintained well. Over the years I have used various oils. At the time it was Castrol GTX2 ofcourse. Last ten years it has been Castrol High Mileage and I must say I'm very pleased with it. It keeps everything clean and helps rubber seals live longer. I prefer 15W-40, because I won't operate the bike at lower temperatures than say 15oC. In long vacations I saw no problem doing 5000km before an oil change. Long rides and ideal circumstances. One day in Spain when I changed the oil - I had to renew some oil pump O-rings - the mechanic in who's workshop I did this, was surprised I didn't pour the collected oil back in again. I told him I had been riding 4-5000 km and it was time for an oil change. He kneeled, dipped his finger in it, rubbed it between thumb and finger, smelled it and concluded: "como nuevo" and asked me if he could have it for his Laverda. Below a pic of what the oil screen looked like after some 50.000 kms. Mind you, before cleaning! Also the oil pan was super clean. Never seen any sludge. Decades ago I found a chafe (is that the word?) of aluminium in the oilfilter housing or oil pan (forgot which). Could well have been from the drive chain eating in the crankcase. This was some 30 years ago.Alas! In the meanwhile there's a new development. Let me look for the link.
... Which oil do you use and what change intervals?
Can anybody explain why a new Kawaski primary one which is the same from Fowlers is almost 2/3 cheaper at £44?
That price would of been the last time Fowlers had one in stock and that could of been 20 or 30 years ago
Quote from: Trigger on June 22, 2020, 09:22:35 PMThat price would of been the last time Fowlers had one in stock and that could of been 20 or 30 years ago I don't think so. https://www.cmsnl.com/products/chain-drive_920571011/
If that's the case then Graham then it's still cheaper to order the Kawasaki chain rather than the Honda one, if the chain is identical (and I've no proof it is at this moment but suspect it probably is) then why as Bryan says is there such a discrepancy in the prices, either Honda or the Honda dealers are ripping people off. Plus if you can get them for 63 euro then imagine what DS is paying for them, yet he wants £90 for a single chain including delivery.