Bike advice needed! - Page 2

DLIT · 11-05-2008, 08:06 PM

My stock 530 chain on my '04 R6 lasted me until I traded it in at 19,500 miles. It was definately on its last leg though, they changed it out before they put it back up for sale. I kept it oiled pretty good, too. My stock 525 on my '06 R6 lasted until I traded it in with a little over 12,000 miles on it, including 7 track days. Still had a decent amount of life in it, they kept it on the bike and put it back up for sale a few days later. Yamaha puts DIDs on their bikes, too.

jeeps84 · 11-06-2008, 12:14 AM

Chain toast.

was92v · 11-10-2008, 12:38 AM

My OEM chain has 22,000+ on it and is still in fair shape. I've never gotten more than 14K out of one prior to this. I don't know if they are that much better than they used to be or if it is something I am/am not doing.

Dnyce · 11-10-2008, 01:12 AM

i got 22 on my chain too-looks gd still. steel sprockets. other bike had 18 before i stretched the arm and swapped sprockets

i hear the belts last 50k+ on the regular harleys...maybe thats why they're pissed?

Ninjakel · 11-10-2008, 01:15 AM

I get 5-7k on my vortex sprockets and not much more on my chains.

11-05-2008, 08:06 PM	#1
DLIT Clit Commander Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Las Vegas Moto: 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale S Posts: 4,189	My stock 530 chain on my '04 R6 lasted me until I traded it in at 19,500 miles. It was definately on its last leg though, they changed it out before they put it back up for sale. I kept it oiled pretty good, too. My stock 525 on my '06 R6 lasted until I traded it in with a little over 12,000 miles on it, including 7 track days. Still had a decent amount of life in it, they kept it on the bike and put it back up for sale a few days later. Yamaha puts DIDs on their bikes, too. __________________ Dress for the crash. Not the ride.

11-06-2008, 12:14 AM	#2
jeeps84 No longer MIA Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Western NC (The Great Smoky Mountains) Moto: 1987 GSXR 50, 1996 Ducati M900, 07 GSXR 750, 07 Harley Davidson Night Train Posts: 984	Chain toast. __________________ Lets ride!

11-10-2008, 01:12 AM	#4
Dnyce flyin high Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cali Moto: 10speed huffy w/cards in the spokes Posts: 2,318	i got 22 on my chain too-looks gd still. steel sprockets. other bike had 18 before i stretched the arm and swapped sprockets i hear the belts last 50k+ on the regular harleys...maybe thats why they're pissed? __________________ "Racing Is Life, Everything Before and After is Just Waiting" Steve McQueen

11-10-2008, 12:38 AM	#3
was92v Nowhere Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 558	My OEM chain has 22,000+ on it and is still in fair shape. I've never gotten more than 14K out of one prior to this. I don't know if they are that much better than they used to be or if it is something I am/am not doing.

11-10-2008, 01:15 AM	#5
Ninjakel Post whorette Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Florida Moto: 2006 GSXR 600- Posts: 3,992	I get 5-7k on my vortex sprockets and not much more on my chains.