DutchFJ1200 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Morning gents, I know nooby question but you never know what the brain-trust here can advise. Been a while since I changed sprockets & chain and forgot which ones I ordered from Wemoto a few years ago. https://www.wemoto.com/bikes/yamaha/fj_1200_3cv_type/88-90 There are 6 options and price wise not too much in it. Is the most expensive at £147 simply the best ?? Also I seem to remember reading here that there may be an option to change the sprocket ratio to have less revs at high speed/better fuel consumption. I'm aware you lose a bit of bottom end but that's not too important soo, what's the skinny on this? I do quite a bit of dual carriage way miles lately commuting and at a ton I'm doing 6/6.5K revs. and you can see the fuel gauge go down. (okay.... I had a play with a Porsche Panamera yesterday and we went considerably faster than that which didn't help the cons. much. ) Fire away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted May 19, 2018 Moderator Share Posted May 19, 2018 My bikes are not quite in the same league chain wise but for what its worth. I go with the standard did chain. All the fancy bullshit comes to nowt in the real world. Top of the line is 120+ the standard chain 27, ask yourself this (I know you have to have softlinks where I can cheat with splits) will the 120 quid chain last 6 times longer than the standard units. Even their own bull says it outlasts standard chains by 40%. Little bit extra lube time and save a chunk of change? At the very most I would only go with the basic O ring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted May 19, 2018 Moderator Share Posted May 19, 2018 I've got the X chain via Afam and found it really durable. think i've adjusted it twice in 3k 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnerz89 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I'd just go for DID X ring, gold if you want a bit more bling. Sprocket wise 1 tooth bigger on the front should get you what you want. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy xs Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Deffo Xring gold for me, look after it and it’ll last as long as yer bike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchFJ1200 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 Hello chaps, Ordered 1 tooth + up on the front, standard on the rear and the silver/black X-ring. The gold was not in stock. Put the lot on today, look forward to see what that one tooth + front feels & does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnerz89 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Hello chaps, Ordered 1 tooth + up on the front, standard on the rear and the silver/black X-ring. The gold was not in stock. Put the lot on today, look forward to see what that one tooth + front feels & does.With your torquey beast you'll probably only notice it at the pumpsSent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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