Oldfeller--FSO
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Well, I sit in NC (Lancer is the one that sits in SC) and the only pearl of wisdom I have is for you to look up and read Verslagen's spreadsheet on cam chain wear out mileage. Part of his data is the person's riding style and type and weight of oil that was used. Informative and thought provoking information as you consider on the general topic.
I still have to wonder at your dealership's engagement with the higher mileage bikes, for them to make that statement that they have NEVER seen a cam chain tensioner or a cam chain need attention. That still seems a little "off reality" to me. Sorry, but it is.
As far as pearls of wisdom go, the best I can do is admit when I don't know or make a point to admit when I was wrong on a point. I was wrong to respond to your post with everyone's historical failure rates and failure causes.
My personal experience is that I have ridden the snot out of my bike for just under 14,000 miles and have done most of the common performance mods over that time period. I have had to put a Verslaggy cam tensioner extender on my bike at 13,368 miles as I was at 18mm extension and was not that many miles away from a spring puke into the primary gearing event (more support for us saying check your cam tensioner at 10,000 - 15,000 miles, but you look at the spreadsheet and project your own oil type and riding style).
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Now, this is addressed to the guy who does sit in SC as I know he will appreciate what he so ably practices in these cases ...
Matthew 7:6
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