(donning Brandon's flamesuit):
I think you guys oiling your chains are barking up the wrong tree. Unless you're
running non O-ring chain, those neat little neoprene O-rings on either end of each pin
are keeping all that lubrication out of the area where it could do any good. The
buildup of oil (or chain lube or whatever) attracts dirt, grit, etc which is of course
detrimental to the sealing properties of the O-rings. I 'wash' my chain with WD-40
(yeah I know it's essentially kerosene) periodically to get all the grit off and wipe
it down with a couple shop rags. My O-rings stay happy (I've asked em!), and my chain
and rear wheel stay clean. For those enquiring minds, I'm running Tsubaki 530 XO, and
I get about 20,000 miles out of a chain.
Re: the stock shocks, they might be Ohlins, but I couldn't find anyone willing to
rebuild my stock rear shock when I blew a seal about 3 years ago. I now have
(afermarket) Ohlins on both ends, and they are definitely not the same units as the
stockers.
Flame ON, List!
Doug Wilson
