Fazer Owners Club - Unofficial
Chain - after market or original - Printable Version

+- Fazer Owners Club - Unofficial (https://foc-u.co.uk/mybb)
+-- Forum: General (https://foc-u.co.uk/mybb/forumdisplay.php?fid=65)
+--- Forum: General (https://foc-u.co.uk/mybb/forumdisplay.php?fid=69)
+--- Thread: Chain - after market or original (/showthread.php?tid=75075)

Chain - after market or original - bigbadbum21 - 01-03-16

Hi all, new here and new Fazer owner. FZ6 N on an 06 plate.


Been told that my chain should be replaced. happy to do this, just wanted opinions on original or patent part?


If patent, which one and where to buy?


Thanks in advance.

Re: Chain - after market or original - darrsi - 01-03-16

Always been a fan of D.I.D. X Ring chains personally, tried and tested and good value too.
Plenty about on Ebay or online in general.

Re: Chain - after market or original - bigbadbum21 - 01-03-16

Thanks darrsi!

Re: Chain - after market or original - Deefer666 - 01-03-16

Personally I always use EK or JMT chains, but if you replace the chain you need to replace the sprockets as well. Replacing one without the other will just considerably shorten the life of the components.

Re: Chain - after market or original - bigbadbum21 - 01-03-16

Thanks Deefer!

Re: Chain - after market or original - Rob R - 01-03-16

Not so long ago there was a rash of cheap Chinese knock off DID chains around- if the price is too good to be true it's probably a wrong un.

Re: Chain - after market or original - Deefer666 - 02-03-16

There is still a load of fake DID parts on Ebay.... the colour of the box isn't right and it contains poor quality Chinese parts.

Re: Chain - after market or original - darrsi - 02-03-16

I think i've normally found a good deal with M&P (or Busters, same people) as far as D.I.D. chains are concerned on Ebay, so you should at least be able to put a bit of faith in them.

Re: Chain - after market or original - Deefer666 - 02-03-16

(02-03-16, 08:44 AM)darrsi link Wrote: I think i've normally found a good deal with M&P (or Busters, same people) as far as D.I.D. chains are concerned on Ebay, so you should at least be able to put a bit of faith in them.


Yup, now just give them your credit card details.......  :rollin :rollin :rollin

Re: Chain - after market or original - locksmith - 02-03-16

:lol    Has the forum still got a gagging order about the "alleged" incidents    :lol

Re: Chain - after market or original - darrsi - 02-03-16

(02-03-16, 08:55 AM)Deefer666 link Wrote: [quote author=darrsi link=topic=19511.msg225721#msg225721 date=1456904657]
I think i've normally found a good deal with M&P (or Busters, same people) as far as D.I.D. chains are concerned on Ebay, so you should at least be able to put a bit of faith in them.


Yup, now just give them your credit card details.......  :rollin :rollin :rollin
[/quote]

Am i missing something?
I've never had issues with them before.

Re: Chain - after market or original - VNA - 02-03-16

Don't forget that there are two specs for DID X chain.

http://www.didchain.com/streetChains.html


Re: Chain - after market or original - Val - 02-03-16

OEM chain is very good. There are better aftermarket ones.

Just to make it clear there are two types of chains based on the sealing O ring and X ring based. X ring are better sealing.

Also there are many types based on chain strenght.

And there are two types of chains available based on the rivet link pins:

Soft-head pin rivet link that can be riveted easily and hard-head pin rivet link ones that require better tool and skills.

I have called DID tech support to check what kind is their pin rivet for particular chains - they had no idea?

Tsubaki tech support on the other hand has explained to me which of their chains is soft-head pin and which one is hard-head pin.

I bought Tsubaki Alpha X ring Gold chain.

Make of that what you want  Smile

Re: Chain - after market or original - bigbadbum21 - 03-03-16

Thanks val. That's really helpful information.

Re: Chain - after market or original - darrsi - 03-03-16

(02-03-16, 11:54 PM)Val link Wrote: OEM chain is very good. There are better aftermarket ones.

Just to make it clear there are two types of chains based on the sealing O ring and X ring based. X ring are better sealing.

Also there are many types based on chain strenght.

And there are two types of chains available based on the rivet link pins:

Soft-head pin rivet link that can be riveted easily and hard-head pin rivet link ones that require better tool and skills.

I have called DID tech support to check what kind is their pin rivet for particular chains - they had no idea?

Tsubaki tech support on the other hand has explained to me which of their chains is soft-head pin and which one is hard-head pin.

I bought Tsubaki Alpha X ring Gold chain.

Make of that what you want  Smile


So D.I.D. tech support are soft in the head?  :crazy

Re: Chain - after market or original - Deefer666 - 03-03-16

(02-03-16, 10:41 AM)locksmith link Wrote: :lol    Has the forum still got a gagging order about the "alleged" incidents    :lol


Dunno, All I'll say is that I have never bought from them and I have never had to pay for a tank of fuel in Swansea  :evil


And on a sidenote, I'll just say JT chains have a higher tensile strength that DID