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What about shaft and dust?

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JosepM:
Hello friends,

just like every year, I am spending a few weeks out of town, and I need to ride 4-6 km out of asphalt every day.

In the past that's given me problems with the chains. Either I cleaned them almost daily or otherwise the (much) dust would ruin it very quickly.

For the first time I've got no chain on my bike. Yet I wonder, should I have some special care with the shaft?

Thanks,

Josep

MrKiwi:
No special care needed. That's the benefit of a shaft drive.

Two Plugs:
Indeed. Since I got two shaft bikes too (the good old XLV's  ;D ) I have some experience.

Thing you have to keep in your mind... a shaft is NOT 100% free of maintenance. Once in a time, you have to change the shaft oil. Check your maintenance manual for the interval.
On the XLV (which are not that heavily used as the Varadero) I change the shaft oil on average every 10.000km / 5 years (which ever comes first).

Not that expensive... approx. € 10,- per change and at least on the XLV750R, easy to do your selves.

SB:

--- Quote from: MrKiwi on June 17, 2016, 04:34:42 ---No special care needed. That's the benefit of a shaft drive.

--- End quote ---

Unless its a BMUU drive with dodgy bearings  ;)

Two Plugs:
 ;D ;D ;D :-X

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