Iridium Plugs,not worth the money!

[chunk166]

I just phoned my local bike shop (Ducati dealer) & asked about Iridium plugs for my Fazer 600, I asked if there was any benefit to be had from them & he has told me that if i was going to do track days or lots of hi speed riding then they might be ok but for normal road,everyday riding he suggested just sticking to the standard plugs as there really is not much difference except the price!!


Just thought i would share this with you guys maybe save a few Quid 


Ray

[JZS 600]

Interesting, I thought there were some other benefits but hey ho. I think they were £4 extra each last time I checked on Wemoto.

[edc]

Got mine from sparkplugs.co.uk - for the equivalent of a litre or so of fuel I got the iridium.  Price was WAY cheaper than elsewhere I looked too.


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[kebab19]

I thought Iridium plugs lasted about 4 times longer(?), therefore saving money in the longer term.

Besides, from what I can see on ebay the prices between sets of standard & Iridium plugs are fairly similar

[bigralphie]

+1

They do last longer and on bikes where is a P.I.T.A to get to the spark plugs thats a godsend

[Fazer Jake]

For the sake of a few quid i'd rather buy the best however minor the differences are 

[chunk166]

Well i haven't done much to my 600 except put a Delkevic can on it,i just wanted to known if they do make any difference to the bike ?
but is it really that much of a pain to get to the plugs,does the tank have to be lifted to access them (waiting for my Haynes manual to turn up!),they look deep similar to my 900 Diversion but they are quite easy to get at!!
So there is a benefit of them,in the long term i could be saving myself about £40 if they last 18,000 miles!  :lol


Well, I'll save have some pennies & invest in some iridium plugs, While i'm on the subject,what is the difference between Red & Black plug caps please???


Cheers Ray

[Dead Eye]

They are very easy to get to if you have a decent depth socket. I found i just needed to buy a 25mm 1/2" extension bar for the standard plug socket and away i went, very easy

[mcyoungy]

Well i haven't done much to my 600 except put a Delkevic can on it,i just wanted to known if they do make any difference to the bike ?
but is it really that much of a pain to get to the plugs,does the tank have to be lifted to access them (waiting for my Haynes manual to turn up!),they look deep similar to my 900 Diversion but they are quite easy to get at!!
So there is a benefit of them,in the long term i could be saving myself about £40 if they last 18,000 miles!  :lol


Well, I'll save have some pennies & invest in some iridium plugs, While i'm on the subject,what is the difference between Red & Black plug caps please???


Cheers Ray

You know there's service manuals in the downloads section on this site?

[bigralphie]

The Ir plugs on my Zx12 had done 27,000 and were still fine when I sold it

[Slaninar]

I thought Iridium plugs lasted about 4 times longer(?), therefore saving money in the longer term.

Besides, from what I can see on ebay the prices between sets of standard & Iridium plugs are fairly similar

I'd rather change cheaper spark plugs every 24000 kms, than use 3 times more expensive ones and change them every 80000 kms.

[yambam46]

I phoned yam dealer today and asked about CR8E or CR9E and they recommend the standard plug for the bike CR8E.

[simonm]

Hi,
I've heard a lot of talk about Iridium plugs and am wondering if they are worthwhile or not.  I read this and can see no consensus  Having looked at the NGK site I think there are benefits to be had and it would be worth getting them at the next plug change.  Would you agree ?

http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/products/sp...diumix.asp


According to the site: http://www.ngkpartfinder.co.uk/mc_extra.php?id=2903 the Iridium ones for the FZS 600 are part number CR8EIX .  Any idea on best prices for 4 delivered ?

[darrsi]

Yep, i use them.
Ebay will probably be the cheapest place to buy them.

[Will.I.Is]

The benefit of iridium is because the electrode is smaller you get a stronger more reliable spark than on a standard plug and they last longer.

[CharlieDee]

Well as I have a right wrist with a severe case of turrets syndrome I had to replace my last IR's after 8k miles... and yes I have replaced them with IR's again as they give a nice even burn and they are more responsive to fuel/wrist action... IMO!    oh and im using 9's and run on 97 RON fuel.

[simonm]

Well as I have a right wrist with a severe case of turrets syndrome I had to replace my last IR's after 8k miles... and yes I have replaced them with IR's again as they give a nice even burn and they are more responsive to fuel/wrist action... IMO!    oh and im using 9's and run on 97 RON fuel.

What is the difference between 8's and 9's ?


Cheers

[Panthor]

I use iridium. Previous discussions on here were that people thought not much point in using then as there wasn't much difference but as I only paid a small amount more and they last longer I thought it was worthwhile

[JZS 600]

me too, £5.60 each from Aceparts..

[Ebme Geek]

The number is the heat rating of the plug a 9 is a colder plug