Chains

Adventure Rider Issue #41

• Fit Out
• Checkout
• Lesson Learned with Karen Ramsay
• Old-time Adventure with Andy Strapz
• Time Is On Your Side with Miles Davis
• Some People with Mike Ferris
• Adventure Survivors
• Macna Impact Pro Jacket And Fulcrum Pants
• The Real Thing
• BMW 1150GS/A
• Research, Reunion And Rebirth
• I Didn’t Mean To Be Mean
• Chains
• Solo Mission: Corona Musings To A Mouse
• Honda CRF1100 Africa Twin
• Beer With No Pub
• Rosie Lalonde
• Go Spend With Them
• The Simpson
• It’s what we do

There’s more to a drive chain than links and pins. Link International’s Product Manager for RK Chains, Dennis Turchet, talks us through some of the finer points of motorcycle drive chains.

Before we talk about drive chains and choosing the correct chain for your bike, let’s lay to rest a few myths:

• Chains stretch – myth
• O-ring-type chains don’t require lubricating – myth
• Quality chains break because they’re faulty – this is misinformation.