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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Cam Chain 06/19/12 at 14:48:38 If you don't accelerate your bike hard alot, is that likely to lenghten the life of your cam chain,and allow you to postpone doing the tensioner change? Thanks!
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Cam Chain Reply #1 - 06/19/12 at 15:03:31 bill lengthens the life of his cam chain by not starting it. Beyond that, can't tell what will do it.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Cam Chain Reply #2 - 06/19/12 at 15:12:10 How many miles did Bill get on his original tensioner?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Cam Chain Reply #3 - 06/19/12 at 15:23:19 I dont see acceleration or MPH as a factor. I see ride length as the single most crucial element in the equation.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Cam Chain Reply #4 - 06/19/12 at 15:30:30 Thanks JOG . I was reading some of the posts in the tensioner section ,and some guys had theirs checked at 13k and it wasn't that bad . I'm just curious,and thinking ahead . Thanks!
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Cam Chain Reply #5 - 06/19/12 at 16:17:12 I'm with JOG,.. short trips... So,.. if you want to get a lot of miles out of your cam chain,... Never stop riding... ...
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Cam Chain Reply #6 - 06/19/12 at 18:31:07 JOG meant that short trips were better than long trips,right?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Cam Chain Reply #7 - 06/19/12 at 18:45:27 No... operzit... ... Short trips will wear out a cam chain fast...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Cam Chain Reply #8 - 06/19/12 at 18:45:49 Nope, heat/cool cycles let the tensioner grab a tooth on the ratchet, long trips give more miles per heat cool cycle.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Cam Chain Reply #9 - 06/19/12 at 18:53:06 Darn, I take all short trips.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Cam Chain Reply #10 - 06/19/12 at 19:56:38 Check it, note miles, measure it carefully, check it later, note miles, measure carefully., Then you can calculate an approximate " Dead on" date.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Cam Chain Reply #11 - 06/19/12 at 20:11:38 rl153 wrote on 06/19/12 at 15:12:10: How many miles did Bill get on his original tensioner? think he's up to 50 now.
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