Why are chains gold? - SV650.org

01-10-09, 11:42 AM

Just wondering what the gold coating is on the chains. The manufacturer websites don't tell you much about what their materials really are. Could it be titanium nitride?

01-10-09, 11:51 AM

I dont think its titanium nitride, that is often applied as a low-friction coating, which would be better spent on the rollers of the chain? Not sure. Anyway, if - like me - you clean the chain quite regularly as part of general maintinance, the gold starts to wear off. I replaced my gold chain with a regular greay chain, saved 10 quid. Still gets treated the same (washed with parraffin every 2 weeks and lubed regularly).

01-10-09, 11:53 AM

bit of bling innit?

keep the chavs happy (you can get blue red etc)

Scoobs · 01-10-09, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by hovis

bit of bling innit?

keep the chavs happy (you can get blue red etc)

Yep.

husky03 · 01-10-09, 12:03 PM

makes your bike go faster

01-10-09, 01:23 PM

It adds between 10 and 12 bhp

01-10-09, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by svdemon

It adds between 10 and 12 bhp

so thats 11 ?

STRAMASHER · 01-10-09, 01:25 PM

Makes me look after my chain more often.

+10bhp.

Viney · 01-10-09, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Alpinestarhero

I dont think its titanium nitride, that is often applied as a low-friction coating, which would be better spent on the rollers of the chain? Not sure. Anyway, if - like me - you clean the chain quite regularly as part of general maintinance, the gold starts to wear off. I replaced my gold chain with a regular greay chain, saved 10 quid. Still gets treated the same (washed with parraffin every 2 weeks and lubed regularly).

Wierdo! I dont think i have even clenaed this chain and its down 14k. The scotoiler does a fiar job, but if i clena it, it goes rusty, or that should be, when i cleaned the old one, it went rusty!

01-10-09, 01:40 PM

ah, i aint gots no scottoilerz and i don'ts need ones!

01-10-09, 11:42 AM	#1
maclariz Guest Posts: n/a	Why are chains gold? Just wondering what the gold coating is on the chains. The manufacturer websites don't tell you much about what their materials really are. Could it be titanium nitride?

01-10-09, 11:51 AM	#2
Alpinestarhero Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Why are chains gold? I dont think its titanium nitride, that is often applied as a low-friction coating, which would be better spent on the rollers of the chain? Not sure. Anyway, if - like me - you clean the chain quite regularly as part of general maintinance, the gold starts to wear off. I replaced my gold chain with a regular greay chain, saved 10 quid. Still gets treated the same (washed with parraffin every 2 weeks and lubed regularly).

01-10-09, 11:53 AM	#3
hovis Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Why are chains gold? bit of bling innit? keep the chavs happy (you can get blue red etc)

01-10-09, 12:03 PM	#5
husky03 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 2,568	Re: Why are chains gold? makes your bike go faster Last edited by husky03; 01-10-09 at 02:55 PM.

01-10-09, 01:23 PM	#6
svdemon Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Why are chains gold? It adds between 10 and 12 bhp

01-10-09, 01:25 PM	#8
STRAMASHER Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sunny Glasgow Posts: 1,715	Re: Why are chains gold? Makes me look after my chain more often. +10bhp.

01-10-09, 01:40 PM	#10
Alpinestarhero Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Why are chains gold? ah, i aint gots no scottoilerz and i don'ts need ones!

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