Chain and sprockets time again...

Anybody noticed any good deals recently?


Further points for consideration:

1. X-ring versus O-ring?

2. Tsubaki versus DID?

3. Sprockets: Renthal hard-anodised versus standard Renthal versus
standard steel?

 

DID 'ZVM' is the answer to 1&2.
Renthal steel sprockets would be my choice.
You mised out the Scottoiler (unless of course you've got one already).

JB

 

I agree, non-steel sprockets are for fashion victims. Very appropriate
Freudian slip/pun, BTW.

 

erm, bought mine a couple of months ago. cant remember who from but
i'll look tonight as I prolly have the receipt in email at home.

i'll let someone who knows answer that bit.



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Doesn't really make any difference if looked
after properly.

My preference would be Tsubaki over DID, from
first hand experience.

Hard anodised; as strong as steel without the
nasty rustyness.

Of course, all IMO, with www.bandcexpress.co.uk
being the place to buy it all from.

 

Road or track experience?

All fine and dandy for competition/MX use, but on a road bike in 'normal'
use on our roads, they wear like a bastard.

JB

 

Both. As you may know, Ducatis come with DID as
standard on them and I've since changed to Tsubaki
on the 748 and found it so good I put one on
the race bike as well. So far they've stood up
a lot better than the DID chains ever did, plus
they get extra bonus points for the poncy
gold sideplates.

I don't understand? Why would they "wear like a
bastard" if they are harder than steel? What (do
you think) the advantage of using steel sprockets
over HA is?

 

JB says...

Dingly ding on all counts.

 

Cost?

Sounds like hard anodizing is really quite durable if done correctly:

http://www.pfonline.com/articles/030101.html

I wonder just how much effort some motorcycle sprocket makers put into
it, though.

 

antonye says...

DID ZVM has gold sideplates as standard and, according to test figures I
have here, is also the strongest chain currently on the market.

HA alloy sprockets are not stronger than steel, I think someone's
marketing hype has done its job a bit too well on you. The Renthal ones
we use on the ZX-10R racebike wear like **** - we only use them because
they weigh significantly less than steel ones.

 

I can back this up, as I've killed HA renthals in a remarkably short
amount of time on the ZRX, whereas pattern steel sprockets seemingly
last forever, and only cost me £6.

 

True, but then there are different grades of "steel"
and different hardening processes/levels so you could
say the same of those too.

I only use HA because they're lighter and at 20.88 versus
24.52 there really isn't that much difference in price to
be concerned about. After all, these things should last
quite some time if regularly maintained. Besides, I hate
them looking rusty more!

Basically it all boils down to personal preference, be
that based on price, recommendations, personal experience
or what is in stock at the time.

 

Oh, I don't doubt it, but my experience is that HA
have worked well for me so far - two seasons on the
racebike without any signs of wear and over 7K miles
on the road-going 748 without any wear - so I'm just
throwing my hat into the melee.

 

Just make sure they're not in a gay colour.

 

If you liked previous set, buy the same again.

I didn't follow that advice, got "recommended" cheap ones and the chain lasted
fook al time.

 

I can't remember what I got last time.

The last I bought a chain was the replacement for the Falco chain that
snapped in France, which must have been at least four years ago, I think.

Everything since then has been written off or sold before it needed the
chain replacing.

 

Fairy snuff