Need a new Chain for my Ducati 999?

XP · 02 Jan 07, 03:55 PM

Any ideas on what chain to run on my 999??

I cut the old standard chain off last year to fit a 05' swinging arm and a new set of Mag wheels...

The sprocket I'm running is a Talon 525 42T which is anodised gold....

I would like to keep the gold theme and run a gold chain but am looking for peoples opinions on whats best on the market???

**andyb** · 02 Jan 07, 04:10 PM

DID 525 ERV gold............

**zimbo** · 02 Jan 07, 04:14 PM

Tsubaki, miles better than the DID chains and pretty much anything else, and less money too!

Try B&C Express for supply, £77 plus postage, X-ring gold.

http://www.bandcexpress.co.uk/cgi-bi...IDE&nav=Ducati

**nogaromill999** · 02 Jan 07, 04:42 PM

I use a Gold 525 Triple S Chain, as used by Virgin Yamaha BSB team....half the price of Tsubaki.....just as good....

XP · 02 Jan 07, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nogaromill998

I use a Gold 525 Triple S Chain, as used by Virgin Yamaha BSB team....half the price of Tsubaki.....just as good....

Cheers 'andyb' and 'zimbo'

Where can you get these Gold 525 Triple S Chains from then 'nogaromill998'????

**nogaromill999** · 02 Jan 07, 04:56 PM

wizbizltd......search for them on ebay, I paid £37.50 for mine......230040293915 was the article number, so that'll help you find them.....its an X Ring too.....

XP · 02 Jan 07, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nogaromill998

wizbizltd......search for them on ebay, I paid £37.50 for mine......230040293915 was the article number, so that'll help you find them.....its an X Ring too.....

Bl**dy hell thats good value........

I only do about 600-800 miles a year so thats well worth it......

Thanks for that bud.....I'll check it out...... :wink:

**andyb** · 02 Jan 07, 06:56 PM

considering the damage a broken chain can do i wouldnt skimp on quality.ie price.

A did can be fitted with a normal chain tool, a tsubaki thing needs a special tool........

I would also consider fitting a crankcase guard available on ebay for a few quid..

XP · 02 Jan 07, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by andyb

considering the damage a broken chain can do i wouldnt skimp on quality.ie price.

A did can be fitted with a normal chain tool, a tsubaki thing needs a special tool........

I would also consider fitting a crankcase guard available on ebay for a few quid..

Know what ya saying bud and take on board the comment about what damage a broken chain can do....

To be honest I dont do wheelies, burnouts or rear wheel sliding anymore, 600-800 miles is about my limit and to be fair £37 for a O ring chain is a bargain....I can afford to throw it away at the end of the year when I come to strip the bike again for cleaning etc......... :wink:

Got any links for the guard or do you mean the standard plastic/carbon/alloy ones??

Would be good to hear from anyone else who has used the Tsubaki chain on their Duke's......??

**andyb** · 02 Jan 07, 07:19 PM

Theres a guy on the DSC site skidlids that can supply them, their stainless steel about £10-15........

Nelly at Cornerspeed supplies the tsubaki ones as does bandcexpress who also do the erv....

**nogaromill999** · 02 Jan 07, 08:59 PM

If its good enough for the thrashing Virgin Yamaha dish out to their 200bhp BSB bikes, I think it'll handle a road going Ducati, or am I missing something? Besides, quite often price is nothing to do with it, just that importers charge a massive mark up so they can give dealers a big trade discount, so the end user pays through the nose.

**andyrh** · 02 Jan 07, 09:06 PM

Is there a rule of thumb as when to change your chain & sprockets?

i.e. 10,000 miles?

**nogaromill999** · 02 Jan 07, 09:08 PM

Lots depend on what you do with it, how you maintain it, the conditions you ride in, whether you have a Scottoiler fitted.......

**andyrh** · 02 Jan 07, 09:13 PM

Okay, I don't have a scottoiler, but that I clean, lube and adjust if required every 500 miles.

**zimbo** · 02 Jan 07, 09:27 PM

You change the chain either when it's worn, or when it develops serious tight spots.
First, grip the chain between thumb and finger by the sidewalls at the back of the rear sprocket and try to pull it directly away from the sprocket i.e. pull it backwards. A new chain will have no give in it and will stay flat against the sprocket, a worn one can be pulled away from the sprocket by a few mm. If you can expose most of a tooth on the sprocket by pulling the chain away from it, it's about time it was changed as it's now badly worn.
Likewise, with the rear wheel off the ground spin the back wheel slowly, constantly checking the free play along the bottom run of the chain. If it stays fairly consitant, no real problem. If it's far looser in places and tighter in others you should consider changing it.