ZX10 chain life
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:50 pmJust wondering what Ks other 10 owners are getting out of a chain. Mine has 13000km and is definately ready for changing (ie adjusted it Sunday, rode it Wednesday and it needs adjusting again 
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ZX10 chain life
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:50 pmRe: ZX10 chain life
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:49 pmfark your hard on the gear! mine has 27000 on it, its a bit on the way but not completely rooted yet.
Re: ZX10 chain life
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:12 pmphotomike666 wrote:Just wondering what Ks other 10 owners are getting out of a chain. Mine has 13000km and is definately ready for changing (ie adjusted it Sunday, rode it Wednesday and it needs adjusting again
You should def get more than that out of it dude.
Re: ZX10 chain life
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:58 pmSoundGuy wrote:photomike666 wrote:Just wondering what Ks other 10 owners are getting out of a chain. Mine has 13000km and is definately ready for changing (ie adjusted it Sunday, rode it Wednesday and it needs adjusting again
You should def get more than that out of it dude.
30.000 km is my average. Avoid clutch wheelies and keep the chain clean.
Re: ZX10 chain life
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:40 pmI've never clutch wheelied, only done a few power mono's and generally ride really smooth - like 9000km out of a Dunlop Qualifier rear kinda smooth. Chain gets lubed every 500-700km or so, depends on the ride/weather etc.
Always got about 30-40,000 km out of a chain on the CBR, so thought 13,000 was a bit shit.
Always got about 30-40,000 km out of a chain on the CBR, so thought 13,000 was a bit shit.
Re: ZX10 chain life
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:17 amYeah I would've though thats pretty short. Mines got 18,000 on it and I reckon it'll be good for 30k. I'm pretty anal about keeping it clean though.
Re: ZX10 chain life
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:07 amFrom memory I got around 24,000 out of mine with the Afam alloy rear sprocket and 16t front.
Re: ZX10 chain life
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:58 am
I've got 34000 km outta mine so far but will be changing them soon cause they are on their way out nowRe: ZX10 chain life
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:33 pmis it possible you checked your chain tension at the "tight spot"?
i.e did you check your tension in several places as there will be a spot in your chain thats tighter then the rest.
just a thought,,
cheers Tim
i.e did you check your tension in several places as there will be a spot in your chain thats tighter then the rest.
just a thought,,
cheers Tim
Re: ZX10 chain life
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:06 pm25000 & still going strong even after a shitload of mono's
Re: ZX10 chain life
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:30 amI normally get approx 25K out of mine, but I've seen a chain kill itself in 2K over a weekend of riding in a hard driving rain.
Re: ZX10 chain life
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:12 amMine had heaps of life even at 13,000kms!
Re: ZX10 chain life
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:25 amJust replaced mine after 35,500 