BMW Motorrad M Endurance chain comes with carbon coating, eliminates chain lubrication and maintenance

As every motorcyclist knows, lubricating the bike’s chain is an essential chore and necessary evil. BMW Motorrad intends to eliminate all that with the release of the BMW Motorrad M Endurance chain.

Intended for the four-cylinder motorcycles in its range, namely the S1000RR super bike and the S1000XR sports tourer, the M Endurance chain features a coating that does not wear off in use. Named tetrahedrally amorphous carbon (ta-C), this coating stands between the familiar Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) coating commonly used and pure diamond in terms of hardness and wear resistance.

Applied to the chain rollers, the ta-C coating reduces friction between the rollers and the motorcycle;e’s sprockets. This is due the the dry lubrication properties of ta-C and eliminates wear.

BMW Motorrad claims using the M Endurance chain relieves the rider of the need for regular lubrication and adjustment of the chain, reducing maintenance to the equivalent of a shaft drive motorcycle. Running the M Endurance chain without the need for lubrication also avoids the resultant mess and clean up needed when using chain lubricant.

The M Endurance chain is currently available in 525 pitch, applicable to the S1000RR and S1000XR. The chain is available as an accessory or as a factory fitted option for those two motorcycle models and plans are being made to expand its application to other bikes in the BMW Motorrad catalogue.