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General => General => Topic started by: bazsergison on 06 November 2012, 07:44:16 am

Title: Chain sprocket
Post by: bazsergison on 06 November 2012, 07:44:16 am
Hi peps my baby is ready for a chain and spricket kit where the best place to get one .... As the is loads on eBay all different ones and different prices any help would be great thanks baz
Title: Re: Chain sprocket
Post by: MEM62 on 06 November 2012, 11:00:02 am
Be careful of some of the kits on Evilbay as they are not always what they are claimed to be.  Stick with a seller you know - maybe one of the larger bike outlets that sells via ebay.  Or, better still, order straight from someone like M&P direct or Wemoto.  I stuck a HD DID kit on my VFR a while back and it's been really great.     
Title: Re: Chain sprocket
Post by: Lawrence on 06 November 2012, 12:14:27 pm
What's the difference between X, O and Z ring chains?
Title: Re: Chain sprocket
Post by: Skippernick on 06 November 2012, 01:18:04 pm
What's the difference between X, O and Z ring chains?


 :agree
Title: Re: Chain sprocket
Post by: richfzs on 06 November 2012, 01:57:55 pm
Chains have rubber sealing rings, to keep crap out of the internals (and lube in. O rings are what we're used to seeing all over the place. X rings give 2 points of contact with the surfaces, so in theory a better deal. Z ring, I dunno if they sit upright (to give 1 long seal) or horizontal (to give 2 again) but idea will be a better seal again.

Hadn't heard of z ring, if I'm honest, but that'll be the general idea I think.

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Title: Re: Chain sprocket
Post by: Grahamm on 06 November 2012, 04:52:49 pm
What's the difference between X, O and Z ring chains?

The price!

AIUI for most riders (ie those who don't use tracks!) there's no point in paying the extra.
Title: Re: Chain sprocket
Post by: VNA - BMW Wank on 06 November 2012, 06:18:29 pm
I got a good price from;

 Dennis Trollope Racing Spares
dennis@dennistrollope.wanadoo.co.uk
Phone 0117 957 0821     and     0117 967 5737


when I replaced mine. 



He supplies DID, Talon and Renthal sprockets.   You'll be talking to somebody who knows about the stuff they sell.  The chain might be supplied in a generic length, but you get it cheaper that way.
DID ZVM was the OE fitment for my Gen1 Fazer thou, so that's what I fitted when it needed replaced.