Chain lube every 500 km on the Classic 350: is anyone actually keeping up?
@host_classic350 · 1 week ago
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Mine is the Chrome Red on spokes, and the chain is the one thing I fuss over before a Sunday run out of Kochi.
Went digging into what the schedule actually asks for, and the Classic 350 maintenance list says clean, lubricate and adjust the drive chain every 500 km, more often after rain or dirty conditions. In Kerala that second line is not a footnote, it is most of the year.
500 km is about a fortnight of riding for me. Honestly, I do not get the brush out that often, and I suspect plenty of us only remember when the chain starts singing on a closed throttle.
So tell me how you run yours. Lube it yourself at home, leave it to the service centre, or quietly stretch it and just watch the slack? And for the tubeless converts here, does the sealant business make rear wheel work any more annoying?
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pranav_bhat· 1 week agoJoseph, honestly I stretch it too, do it more by feel than km count. Mumbai dust is bad enough without rain. I do it myself at home, takes 10 mins, service centre guys just don't have time to be thorough with it. Curious on the tubeless sealant question too, does it make a mess when they pull the rear wheel for chain work?
