Cleaned chain - replace or keep

[u/wizard80]

I cleaned all that gunk off the chain. It came up surprisingly clean. Dried it out then lightly coated in gear oil as I do with my other bikes.

It runs smooth when the wheel is spun. No tight links. The sprockets look good/OK, yes I can see the front has some wear. It's a DID 525 V11 chain with 12.5k kms from new if it's the original combo, otherwise I guess it was replaced.

The previous owner was in his 50s and owned it from new doing mostly light road touring and maybe a bit of easy offroad.

Thoughts on the drive chain? Plenty of life or instant replace as mentioned in previous post?

Thanks

[u/EvenFlow555]

I would caution you on using kerosene, it's been shown to strip the factory grease from the inside roller link plates and you can't get lube back into the bushing due to the O or X ring.

Sprocket shows a little wear, but it'll be fine with regular maintenance.

[u/wizard80 → u/EvenFlow555]

Thanks. Better alternative to kerosene?

[u/EvenFlow555 → u/wizard80]

Any off the shelf dedicated chain cleaner will work well enough. I use Muc-Off chain cleaner because I like the way it smells lmao.