WHEN DO YOU KNOW ITS TIME FOR A NEW CHAIN??

[lovellgsxr]

I BOUGHT A RACING CHAIN FROM CAROLINA CYCLES AROUND A YEAR AGO. I WAS WONDERING WHEN DO YOU KNOW ITS TIME FOR A NEW ONE. I WAS GOING TO DO ALOT OF RACING THATS THE REASON I GOT IT. BUT I ENDED UP JUST MAINLY STREET RIDIND IT AND PROBABLY 20 TRIPS DOWN THE TRACK. I KEPT IT CLEANED AND LUBED BUT IT SEEMS TO STRETCH AND LOOSEN EVERY TIME I RIDE IT HARD. AND WHATS THE BEST CHAIN TO GET FOR MAINLY STREETRIDING SOME DRAGRACING DAYS?? I ALWAYS CLEANED IT WITH WD40 BUT WAS TOLD THAT WAS A BAD IDEA.AND IT SEEMS THAT THE CHAIN IS MAKING ALOT OF POPPING NOISES WHEN ON THE JACK STAND WHILE ROTATING THE TIRE. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRERCIATED THANKS FAM!!!

[xclr82xtc]

zzz or ZVX2, if you want a low maintanance oring chain (low maintenance, not no maintenance)

i got a non oring chain on my bike, (DRZ2) and i street ride it, but i keep it REALLY clean, and i lube the crap out of it... i prefer no oring chains as there is less drag.

silkolene synthetic prochain lube is the best stuff i have found for orign and non oring chains. clean it with wd-40, then blast it out with air, (to get all the wd out) then hit it with the silkolene.


and about your question , when to replace. i think the rule is like when it has stretched 2-3% of the original length AFTER the initial 100 mile stretch (dont quote me on that though)


in my case i use 154 links so i would change it when it stretches out 3.08 - 4.62 links...so somewhere between 3 and 5 links worth of stretch, it needs to be changed.

HOWEVER...if you go with the ZVX2...this chain isnt supposed to strecth so i guess you would just replace it when it starts to kink.

get with goldenchild, he can give you much more accurate information than i can.

[lovellgsxr]

thanks xclr you always give advice and i appreciate it alot!!