z1000 Chain longevity....

[Neka79]

So since i havent used a 525 Chain before, and i cant remeber how many km i got out of the 929 chain and sprockets... does ne1 know what kinda km i should get out of the 525 pitch chain and sprockets that the zed has stock??

ill prob change em anyway cos i wanna lose a tooth on the front.... but it wont be till after xmas and all that shit is sorted...unless i have to....

currently got me 5000km up..so getting close to needing a service anyway...

[Neka79]

oh..and while im at it.... do any of u get ur chain and sprockets online or do u get em from ur local shop??

had a look thru a few of our sponsors and they list various parts , but they appear to have only sprockets....

[hoffy]

I tink watt got about 20,000+ out of his, so shouldn't need changing yet..

[Phil]

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

[Neka79]

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

yea... i figured at least 10,000km...

the blade got abt 10,000 on the 520 pitch, and abt 15-20,000 on the 530 pitch.... i think...

didnt figure id NEED to change em yet, but i prob will...

they dont tend to last me long any way

[Gosling1]

the chain on the MFP12 is still the original one...........its up over 35k now, and still going strong. Regular maintenance is the key !

You should easy get 20k + out of your Zed chain Neka, it will depend on the wheelstand factor....

[6maniac]

Are these OEM chains or aftermarket?

[Neka79]

it will depend on the wheelstand factor....

yes.. that is correct.... its also the reason i only get abt 12,000km out of headstem bearings...lol

[Gosling1]

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 !!

[Phil]

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 !!

or maintenance and smooth wheelstands....

[MickLC]

Obsessive overcleaning and no wheelstanding ability whatsoever means mine were stuffed at around 24,000km

...that was with the alloy rear sprocket though

[Mel]

I'm assuming the chain on mine is the original... it's getting a bit worn at 27,000km. But I tend to ignore it, lube it when I remember, I keep meaning to clean it... and I've never adjusted it... though it needs it now.

[z900/zx9]

I got 35,000 out of the original chain which still has not been bettered The closest i got was 30,000 with an EK MVX chain which correct me if i am wrong kwakas use these as original equipment.

[bassmaniac69]

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!

[Neka79]

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!

what is standard gearing??

16-42 from memory??...
as it is, i often run out of revs in 1st gear (esp if up on 1) and it shits me..and this will be worse if i drop a tooth on the front, but it will also make it a bit easier to pop 2nd without as many revs & as much speed...

decisions, decisions....

oh yea..boy this bike is fun...