Nice job Rich.... I see they still supply the bailing wire and zip ties. For a little different take on the installation check out what I did.
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I dug around and found a pic I shot of txbanditrydr's chain when it was really dirty....no, I'm serious!
Absolutely disgusting. You could write your name in the grease/grime on that thing.
... have you ever had your oil analyzed?
LOL Yeah, I'd personally bet you're throwing a lot of oil away way too early. Your oil company does thank you. Oil analysis isn't expensive, and would give you a far better idea what your useful oil change interval would be. This would potentially save you a couple bucks and save the environment a little bit. Just a friendly suggestion. I use fully synth, and have done analysis at 8000 miles and the oil had plenty of life left. I know you're not using synth, but you're using a quality oil that I can't imagine wouldn't go 4000 miles or more.
Two points....
Then why not replace every 200 miles?
Never have - might make a good case study but I'm not sure I really want to know.
Like everything in life, I'm sure there is a variation in testing labs, as well as anomalies in lab techs.
How much does it cost to get one of those done?
Because he would have to change it at least two times per riding day.
That's the best one I've heard of, yes.
LOL Yeah, I hear that! I guess the point is that calling it "cheap insurance" sounds good but let me ask you this... Would you take out an insurance policy for $10 that pays you $10,000 if a micro asteroid hits you in the arm and causes you to lose the use of your arm? Would you call that "cheap insurance"? If your oil is at 70% good when you change it (as an example) I wouldn't call it "cheap insurance" no matter how inexpensive it is... it's unnecessary insurance. I'm just saying "if" because I don't know. I only suggest that people find out, rather than assume.