Thanks. Another job I need to take care of. Wish i didn't wait so long to do this stuff. There's no way anyone who hasn't done it before is going to get it all done in a couple days.

ha- well I'll ask you about lubing bearings when i get to when i get to 24K. I'm not looking for more reasons to have the bike out of commission than i already have. I think I'm down to about 7 or 8 reasons now!

Checked my chain stretch tonight. It measured 12 5/8" across 21 pins measured in 3 different spots all 12 5/8. So I have 1/8" of stretch left in the stock chain after 9,700 miles. I think I'm only on the third chain adjuster mark. I doubt I will get to mark #4 before the chain is ready for change.

Why do they have so many marks if you can't get past 4 of them in the first place?

Spec is 12 1/2 ". Does 1/8" stretch on the chain at 9,700 miles sound like an ordinary amount of stretch?

I see, you go with a bigger sprocket in back, now you need a longer chain and a little more room to adjust it.

At 27500 miles my sprockets looked like new, had to replace the chain cause it was kinking not because of stretch.

second mark from the front

Well, I went to a 45T on the back and that required a 118 pin chain (stock is 116, if I recall). But, 0 miles on the new chain and sprockets and it is set at 2 marks from the front of the slots....just a hairline tighter past the second mark.