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shiftin_gear98 · 04-08-20, 01:17 PM

I loved the Pirelli STs on the SV, when I tried Garys suggestion.
I even still have a part worn set in the garage, still attached to the wheels off my SV.
Actually as I haven't gotten around to selling any of it I still have the whole bike, albeit in bits.

embee · 05-08-20, 03:39 PM

As Gary said, https://didchain.com/wp-content/uplo...Spec-Sheet.pdf

The ZVM is thicker plates (inner and outer) than the VX variants, so stronger (tensile strength). The pins look the same diameters but longer for the plate thicknesses. Wear index suggests 10% or so longer life for the ZVM, not sure what differences there might be in bushings, wear improvement might just be down to less deflection under load so better load sharing between adjacent links (? guess).
The GB suffix is for gold/black plates (gold outer/black inner).
The VX3 has superseded the VX2 I believe, not sure of the technical differences, but in essence an updated version.

04-08-20, 01:17 PM	#21
shiftin_gear98 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: At home Posts: 756	Re: Drive chain types I loved the Pirelli STs on the SV, when I tried Garys suggestion. I even still have a part worn set in the garage, still attached to the wheels off my SV. Actually as I haven't gotten around to selling any of it I still have the whole bike, albeit in bits. __________________ Currently driving a Corsa....

05-08-20, 03:39 PM	#22
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,801	Re: Drive chain types As Gary said, https://didchain.com/wp-content/uplo...Spec-Sheet.pdf The ZVM is thicker plates (inner and outer) than the VX variants, so stronger (tensile strength). The pins look the same diameters but longer for the plate thicknesses. Wear index suggests 10% or so longer life for the ZVM, not sure what differences there might be in bushings, wear improvement might just be down to less deflection under load so better load sharing between adjacent links (? guess). The GB suffix is for gold/black plates (gold outer/black inner). The VX3 has superseded the VX2 I believe, not sure of the technical differences, but in essence an updated version. __________________ "Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity" Last edited by embee; 05-08-20 at 03:40 PM.

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