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Old 17-02-11, 07:17 PM   #21
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dk spares DID gold x ring chain and sprockets £79 + £4 postage for a sv650
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Old 17-02-11, 07:20 PM   #22
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dk spares DID gold x ring chain and sprockets £79 + £4 postage for a sv650
Great.


BUT NOT ON A SUNDAY!!!!!
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Old 17-02-11, 08:37 PM   #23
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That is cheaper than I was able to supply bike shops with the same stuff in 2001, and back then I was working for Bickers, the DID importer.
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Old 19-02-11, 02:02 PM   #24
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dk spares DID gold x ring chain and sprockets £79 + £4 postage for a sv650
Good shout. It turns out I need one of these I've just discovered this morning after changing the clutch cable. Does anyone know the difference between the various kits? (please see screenshot below) I was considering the recommended upgrade.

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Old 19-02-11, 03:35 PM   #25
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Good afternoon.


VX is DID's economy chain.
VM is DID's high grade chain.
ZVM is DID's premium chain.

VX isn't up to much, & it isn't the equivalent of the original chain, despite what they imply. That would be a VM. Buy the best you can afford.

I wouldn't buy any of them I use Tsubaki


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Old 19-02-11, 04:30 PM   #26
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Thanks Spanner Man - that's great. Can you recommend where to buy Tsubaki chains? Dave
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Thanks Spanner Man - that's great. Can you recommend where to buy Tsubaki chains? Dave
Unless you fancy coming my way, B&C Express are probably the best place for mail order. 01522 791369.


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Old 19-02-11, 06:12 PM   #28
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For the extra tenner I'd always go for regular grade of chain rather than economy (I don't trust anything economy when it comes to things like that), and if money permits I'd fit premium grade. I've had no bad experiences myself of bad DID chain, and only know of one time nearly ten years ago when a duff batch entered the country... but that was ten years ago and nothing bad since. If we all based our opinions on products from incidents that happened and views held from ten years ago, there'd be no-one buying Dunlop tyres, KTMs, Aprilias, Ducatis and numerous other products available

My Versys has DID VM chain fitted from new - it's now done just under 15,000 miles and been adjusted three times, the most recent after a 4,000 mile hard ridden trip fully loaded to Malta and back. When I got home the chain had an extra 3/4 inch of slack - I can live with that considering I hadn't even looked at it in all the time I was away, I just let the Scottoiler do its thing. At a rough guess, there's another 15,000 miles left in that chain at the current rate of wear.

Tsubaki is good chain, but a little pricier than DID for equivalent grades - you pays your money, you takes your choice
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Thanks guys, plenty of food for thought!! Dave
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Well done mate, thought you rode that really well! Always welcome to visit us in the paddock any sunday for free advice................................
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