Yeah, me too. I like the standard master link. I got an x-ring and it was called a continuous chain, where you had to flare the rivot like a street bike chain, so there was no master at all. Would have saved some time for me to understand it, before I got it. I thought that I lost the master link clip, and went through the trash before reading the instructions,
I guess that I switch gearing enough to save on wear. I play ride the 250, and usually run steel on the back. I just think alot of it is from a chain for me. Keeping it new and with the right slack, is important. If its muddy, the chain will tighten way up, and some chains just stretch more than others. I had a new DID chain once that was crap from the box. It was not syncronized for about 12" of the new chain.