chain and sprockets

[oldgoat]

took my bike over to a dealer today.

was looking to buy chain wax. mike EUSA1 told me about this stuff

 

thought I would give it a try.

 

saw the dealer Kawasaki dealer by the way and not Honda. was doing a inspection service for a donation for cancer. so I gave them $10 bucks he goes around my bike

checked things out came back to me and said

 

your chain has a few stiff links?

 

now I know I oil that chain every 500 miles

 

and I just did it before the root beer run.

 

come to find out he is right.

 

he said cost to replace the chain and sprockets will cost close to $200 installed?

 

I have no place to perform this myself

as I know I can.

 

he said I need to upgrade to a gold chain? cost $125 plus tax.

 

and I should switch out the stock 41 rear sprocket to a 38. as it will give better performance ? that sprocket comes with a standard 17 teeth front sprocket as that is the only one that can go on the front. that price is close to $60 for that set.

and he will go half on labor since I donated to cancer fund.

 

he did lube the chain for me and adjusted it and said I got maybe another 600 miles on that set.

 

I hope this is a good price? as I have seen the standard chain and sprockets here at JC whitney for a total of $120 bucks. but that dealer says he wont install parts he don't order?