hoffy wrote:I tink watt got about 20,000+ out of his, so shouldn't need changing yet..
Phil wrote:hoffy wrote:I tink watt got about 20,000+ out of his, so shouldn't need changing yet..
the zrx is still on its original chain and its nearly got 32K on it....so i think - with careful chain manitenance - its still got a bit left in it yet
Gosling1 wrote: it will depend on the wheelstand factor....
6maniac wrote:Are these OEM chains or aftermarket?
Gosling1 wrote:6maniac wrote:Are these OEM chains or aftermarket?
I am sure Phil's ZRX chain is OEM, and so is the one on my 12. The original factory chains are way stronger than any of the aftermarket stuff.
I have heard stories of OEM chains on ZX12's running out to >50k before they were rooted !! Its all about *maintenance*......and no wheelstands !!
bassmaniac69 wrote:I've got the 525 chain on mine with a 15 front and a 44 rear (that I bought off Matt here) and have put approx 1500km on it so far with no probs.
Not much of an indication of life span I know, but I thought I would chip in
What I can say is that the change really makes the bike boogie down low - the take off is so much better than stock and I reckon it's faster off the line than my old VTR1000 was. It revs really quick now, I've found myself hitting the rev limiter quite a few times.
The down side is that it now max's out at about 180 before it gets stupid, vibration wise. 120 cruise is also a bit of a pain - certainly it's an around town bike now.
I may actually change back to something a bit more sane but for the moment I enjoy it quite a lot!
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