Chain slipper findings

just my $0.02 worth on chain slipper longevity.

I've just changed mine at just over 15k, with about 20% left in the bottom run. Therefore I reckon about 20k would see the beginning of swinging arm munching. Bearing in mind my bike spends a lot of time bumping around on the shock buffer rubber (soggy setup, deliberately), I figure this is a reasonable life.

I run a loose chain, stock countershaft sprocket and 48T rear.

Mine is set up the same way, so far so good, not as many miles yet.

just over 8000 kilometers on my slider still looks like new .

Mine wore 1/2 out then stopped wearing.

I have 5000kms on my bike mostly offroad with 13-50 or 13-48 gearing for most of that, I did have 12-50 and 14-50 on it for a bit.
I've gone through the stock chain, 3 front sprockets, 1 rear and two sets of rear brakes just to give you an idea of how hard I am on the bike.

I run the chain just a hair loose.

I compressed the rear suspension until the swingarm was straight back then adjusted the chain until it had 1/2 an inch of slack, this turns out to be between 1 1/2 and 2 inches of slack when the bikes on the side stand. I was shown to adjust chains like this when I was a kid so the chain is never to tight, thats hard on gear...

Biglake wrote:

Mine wore 1/2 out then stopped wearing.

I have 5000kms on my bike mostly offroad with 13-50 or 13-48 gearing for most of that, I did have 12-50 and 14-50 on it for a bit.
I've gone through the stock chain, 3 front sprockets, 1 rear and two sets of rear brakes just to give you an idea of how hard I am on the bike.

I run the chain just a hair loose.

I compressed the rear suspension until the swingarm was straight back then adjusted the chain until it had 1/2 an inch of slack, this turns out to be between 1 1/2 and 2 inches of slack when the bikes on the side stand. I was shown to adjust chains like this when I was a kid so the chain is never to tight, thats hard on gear...  

Yes, that's a good way of doing it, I reckon. Works every time!