Oldbear
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I’ll bet. Good tip!
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Yep, I drive a Prius C, which gets close to 60mpg doing 65mph on the interstate....65-68mpg doing 35-40mph on county roads.....also, OEM tires got me 75,000 miles on them....oil change every 10,000 miles.....still prefer riding my bikes than driving my car.....Yep, big gripe of mine too. Sometimes the maintenance intervals of certain items is extremely short compared to an automobile with a similar powerband and even more horsepower. Seems like you always have to do some maintenance on the bike, and go jump in the car with 5x as many miles and 1/10 the maintenance to go pick up the parts to do the job.
Guys like to say they prefer to drive a bike for the economy, but when you figure in maintenance, (tires, brakes, chains, sprockets, spark plugs, air cleaners, valve adjustments) it's cheaper to drive a compact car like a Civic or Corolla or ???? and you won't get wet, cold or hot lol
Geez why do I like bikes so much? lol
I understand and agree. Sometimes the things we love don't make the most sense.Yep, I drive a Prius C, which gets close to 60mpg doing 65mph on the interstate....65-68mpg doing 35-40mph on county roads.....also, OEM tires got me 75,000 miles on them....oil change every 10,000 miles.....still prefer riding my bikes than driving my car.....
That is amazing mileage out of the stock chain. Many of us replace it before 10,000 miles and most certainly before 20,000. How many counter shaft sprockets in that 51,000 miles?Yesterday, at 51,130 miles, I replaced the rear tire, rear brake pads, bled the rear brake fluid, and replaced the drive chain. The chain was still good but I could not be certain it would survive an upcoming long trip. I set the old chain aside for possible reinstallation at a later time. Original rear sprocket still looks good. I may replace it at next tire change.
It annoys me that typical motorcycle maintenance intervals are so short, and the lifespan of certain components (mainly chains, tires) is also so short. This makes it difficult to be prepared for long trips, and sometimes results in components being taken out of service before actual end of life.
I didn’t really say it was the original stock chain, although I see that my sentence could be read that way. But, no way would one assume I had changed the original rear tire with 51,130 miles on it.That is amazing mileage out of the stock chain. Many of us replace it before 10,000 miles and most certainly before 20,000. How many counter shaft sprockets in that 51,000 miles?
That would mean one less service item that dealers would not get to charge a handsome fee to do.I can’t understand why , esp on low revving bikes like the NC, we don’t have hydraulic lifters and NO valve adjustment intervals. Makes no sense-HD and cars have used them for decades.. (When was the last time your Chevy needed a “valve adjustment”?
I agree. It has to be tied to the dealer thing. When they design a new bike it would be very simple to go with hydraulics “up front”. At ne time with screw/locknut it was pretty simple to set the valves. Now, with shims under bucket it‘s a major job on most bikes. On an old BMW you could have the valves adjusted before you can get the plastic off a new bikeThat would mean one less service item that dealers would not get to charge a handsome fee to do.
The vast majority of owners do not do their own maintenance, including oil changes.
How many car and truck owners do you know that do their own oil changes?
Of all my many acquaintances, friends, and relatives, I can count that number on 2 fingers, and one of those fingers represents me.
I'm not saying that's the only reason Honda and all other companies don't choose to provide maintenance-free valve actuation, but I think along with cost of production and redesign of the cylinder head it's a major reason.
I thought at one time one of your NCs had over 30,000 miles on the chain and rear sprocket and I made an assumption. Thanks for the clarification.I didn’t really say it was the original stock chain, although I see that my sentence could be read that way. But, no way would one assume I had changed the original rear tire with 51,130 miles on it.
To clarify, at 51,130 miles on the NC700X odometer, I replaced the rear tire, the brake fluid, and the drive chain, none of which were original to the motorcycle. I replaced the rear brake pads, which were the originals. One edge of the rear pads had reached the wear indicator.
I usually get maybe 18,000 miles on a VX2 chain (not much data to go on yet). I don’t use an automatic oiler. I did change the original countershaft sprocket at 37,379 miles, although it did not look worn. The bike is now on it’s second countershaft sprocket, while the rear sprocket is still original.
I can’t understand why , esp on low revving bikes like the NC, we don’t have hydraulic lifters and NO valve adjustment intervals. Makes no sense-HD and cars have used them for decades.. (When was the last time your Chevy needed a “valve adjustment”?