Chain & sprockets buying questions.

Morning All

Been about 5 years since I last bought chains & sprockets and I have forgotten just about everything I know,

I am guessing that the same applied to chain & sprockets that applies everything else, the reason for me saying that is because of the following.

Chain & Sprocket kit for Ducati is £98 from pattern parts.net using an IRIS chain (used before quite happy with product) which is an Oring Chain.

Or a DID x Ring Chain with Sprockets is £185!, now will the C&S that comes with the 98£ kit going to be made of cheese?

Is it worth me spending £185 on the poxy things?!

is there not a kit thats about £130ish?? like a renthal one or something of that ilk?

Originally Posted by tom-k6

is there not a kit thats about £130ish?? like a renthal one or something of that ilk?

they are £150, I have just found an Iris X ring C&S set for £85, I imagine they just get through shed loads of the things?

when i did mine on the sv i didnt want to go for the bottom end stuff as you said, will be made of fine soft cheese, but didnt want to spend 180 on the official suzuki stuff, so when somewhere in the middle.

what set did you put on last??

personally after a bad experience i wouldnt put an iris chain any where near my bike.

Originally Posted by AndyBrad

personally after a bad experience i wouldnt put an iris chain any where near my bike.

incorrect spec'ing or early failure?

Originally Posted by tom-k6

when i did mine on the sv i didnt want to go for the bottom end stuff as you said, will be made of fine soft cheese, but didnt want to spend 180 on the official suzuki stuff, so when somewhere in the middle.

what set did you put on last??

I think the one on the bike is original factory which has lasted 20k miles, the chain however is toast, big style, how I didn't notice before, last time I buy a bike from a bloke with more polishing gear than spanners..

Originally Posted by 454697819

incorrect spec'ing or early failure?

EARLY FAILURE.

lasted about 1800 miles before snapping in 5 places!

Originally Posted by AndyBrad

EARLY FAILURE.

lasted about 1800 miles before snapping in 5 places!

blimey, thats a, errr significant issue,

Im being persuaded by spending the extra £50 and going renthal,

I need to wait untill pay day anyway.

I had an IRIS chain on my CG125 and the rate the thing was streatching was almost comical, it needed adjusting every week and it only had 11bhp tugging at it.

The SV got DID and after 2000 miles with a cheapo chain oiler it has 2mm more slack than when I fitted it.

Don't fit IRIS, they're made of monkey metal.