Fixed that for you.Mr. Wibbens wrote:I usually run non o-ring on the kdx, easier to take care of and they don't turn into a kinky mess and last a third as long.diymirage wrote:so how many of you actually use O ring chains?
im looking to get a new chain for my KDX soon because of how far it is stretched and i dont know if i can justify the O ring over the X ring chain or not
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mine last every bit as long as a ring chain
for a half to a third of the price
for a half to a third of the price
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Plus you can still use them when they're rusty!Mr. Wibbens wrote:I usually run non o-ring on the kdx, easier to take care of and they don't turn into a kinky messdiymirage wrote:so how many of you actually use O ring chains?
im looking to get a new chain for my KDX soon because of how far it is stretched and i dont know if i can justify the O ring over the X ring chain or not
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And, if you let it stretch out far enough, you can pull a link out and start over.
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thats where im at...the adjustment was at 7 when i bought the bikeB737driver wrote:And, if you let it stretch out far enough, you can pull a link out and start over.
im at 10 now and plenty of slack
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Slick_Nick wrote:Plus you can still use them when they're rusty!Mr. Wibbens wrote:I usually run non o-ring on the kdx, easier to take care of and they don't turn into a kinky messdiymirage wrote:so how many of you actually use O ring chains?
im looking to get a new chain for my KDX soon because of how far it is stretched and i dont know if i can justify the O ring over the X ring chain or not
you'd be the one to know
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There is a reason that "ring" chains cost more. Because they are worth it. They last longer, and require less adjustments. They are not just a high end fad. People that say that they don't last any longer than a non ring chain probably spent about $20 on the last ring chain they bought and bitched because it was junk.
They do take a little more power to turn but I couldn't see wasting my money on a non ring chain on anything I was going to keep.
They do take a little more power to turn but I couldn't see wasting my money on a non ring chain on anything I was going to keep.
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I've run top of the line DID and RK ring chains and top of the line non o ring chains plus a few cheaper chains
I'm not impressed with them and all chains I've run require adjustments
If you want to waste your money on an o ring chain more power to you
saves me more money for important things
I'm not impressed with them and all chains I've run require adjustments
If you want to waste your money on an o ring chain more power to you
saves me more money for important things
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For many years I have used only RK O-Ring chains and Sunstar steel sprockets. Then Rocky Mountain ATV started selling the lower priced Primary Drive components, and I decided to give them a try. On the web, you can find both positive and negative feedback on these chains and sprockets, and my older brother had tried one of their O-Ring chains with the holes in the side plates (to let the mud out) on his DRZ400. He told me that it stretched quite a bit, and that he would not buy that type again, but that he would try their standard version instead. I decided to buy a set of Primary Drive steel sprockets (13/51), and a Primary Drive "Gold" O-Ring chain, just to bling my bike out a little bit. The cost was significantly less than what I had been used to. This set has been on my bike for over a year now, and they have been trouble free, and comparable to the RK/Sunstar combination I had used in the past. The only "complaint" I have, is that the "Gold" color is kind of dull compared to other "Gold" chains I have seen.
I am also one of those guys who sprays and wipes his chain down with WD-40 (or Kroil, or whatever happens to be handy) after every ride, - and I have never had an O-Ring fall off, before the chain itself was wasted. I believe that the habitual, consistent application of *anything* is much more important than the choice of product.
I am also one of those guys who sprays and wipes his chain down with WD-40 (or Kroil, or whatever happens to be handy) after every ride, - and I have never had an O-Ring fall off, before the chain itself was wasted. I believe that the habitual, consistent application of *anything* is much more important than the choice of product.
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