petergreko
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I'd love to see it. Maybe I've experienced it, just never noticed it or chalked it up to grim or some other foreign object.
I'd love to see it. Maybe I've experienced it, just never noticed it or chalked it up to grim or some other foreign object.
I'm running the RK Xring after my original OEM chain was getting kinky.:spank: .....
- Scotty, we need more lube to the Final Drive!
- But, Cap'Tn, IDdon't know ifshe can take muchmore!!!
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That looks like a good set.
As a side note, I put the DID X chain on mine about 6,000 miles ago.. The bike doesn't see the rain (pleasure only) and the chain is always maintained/ lubed.
I found this X-ring chain starting to "shred" the rubber rings with small pieces poking out from inbetween the plates. Again, the chain IS MAINTAINED.
The next chain I put on will be an OEM, DID chain. I don't particularly want to loosen / move the swingarm but I won't buy another "X" chain. The OEM chain is known (with proper maintainance) to last quite awhile.. :thumbup:
That makes sense with the salt and all, but being in SoCal I would think it'd have to be pretty dry like Townsend was talking about.
Maybe I've been lucky and/or super anal about chain maintenance. Plus I don't think I let it go 12k. I'd rather spend a couple hundred bucks rather than risk something bad happening. Especially since it's my everyday ride.
Dude, how's your bike? it's all fixed now? Yes, SoCal our chain is all dry but sometimes I got little excited and rode so fast so the chain gets worn quick too! LOL
I have exactly the same problem after almost two years and only about 10,000 kilometers. The sprockets look good so I plan on chain change only. Will be taking normal O-ring version.Update 4-2-15;
While cleaning and lubing the chain this am, here are some pic's of the "X" rings shredding and coming out. Yes, the chain is dirty in the pic's, it isn't anymore...
I have exactly the same problem after almost two years and only about 10,000 kilometers. The sprockets look good so I plan on chain change only. Will be taking normal O-ring version.
DID 530 VX chain with JT sprockets. I bought a complete DID kit then. They said I needed a stronger chain for the bike's power but now I am not sure if a normal Oring wouldn't be enough.
But now I do not see if a 530 comes in Oring version. All I see are these stupid X...
I read,I believe in Cycle World, that an O-ring chain absorbs more power than a X-ring.
Which means you have more power to put down on the pavement with a X-ring!
Greater friction with the O-ring is the cause.
Lube it or lose it.