Anyone know a good place to buy chains and sprockets? Looking for a set for an 08 R6. I'm not sure if there were more than 1 model released that year. He wants to go -1 & +2 on the gearing
Anyone know a good place to buy chains and sprockets? Looking for a set for an 08 R6. I'm not sure if there were more than 1 model released that year. He wants to go -1 & +2 on the gearing
Bike shops are quite good for that stuff, in my opinion RK make the best of them.
"I call it a Camberwell carrot as I invented it in Camberwell and it looks alot like a carrot"
Bike shops tend to open after I go to work and close before I leave. LOL
I'll see if I can pop in to one on Sat
I heard High Octane in Thomastown are good.....lol
lolOriginally Posted by K6Thou
Really ?
You must have better shops than the piss poor one's up here in Qld.
I find most are overpriced, badly stocked and have little product knowledge.
http://www.bandcexpress.co.uk/
Haha I called up a dealer in canberra the other day looking for a titanium bung for an o2 sensor for the exhaust I explained to him what it was for and he still had no idea what I wanted but said he'd see what he could do, 2 days later he called me back said he had no luck, I'd be surprised if he even bothered chasing it up.
On another occasion I booked the bike in for a service with them, arrived about 10:30am they said i was too late??? Asked when they could do it they said about a month, I'd already waited a fortnight. Called up there shop on the other side of town asked if they could fit it in said no worries.... Really pissed me off, I asked the silly bitch behind the desk when I should get there and they knew I was an hour away.
Anyway for kawasaki parts I need in a hurry I shop at mototech.com.au they ship out quick n cheap.
For everything else there's a wealth of internet based companies that are competitive in price and have fast shipping and that long forgotten part "customer service"
I got mine from Superbike supply (www.superbikesupply.com.au), they do a kit with front & rear Vortex sprockets and a top of the range RK chain for $250 which I thought was pretty good!
Short answer USA!
NOOOOOO!!! dont buy vortex sprockets, Well especially aluminium (may as well be made of wood) rear ones, The front ones may be OK?>
http://www.ksrc-au.com/phpBB3/viewto...7bc8be57459da3
I buy most stuff from the USA generally because I get better service & sometimes it is even quicker than waiting for a local shop to order stuff in
What size chain/sprockets is on the bike now?
Quick example, This kit is about $50ish cheaper than the one mentioned above>
http://www.ebay.com/itm/06-11-Yamaha...adf835&vxp=mtr
I paid around $200 (Incl postage from the USA) for an EK MVXZ 520 Chrome 120 link chain, An AFAM rear sprocket & a Renthal ultralite front sprocket
Just the EK X-ring chain sells for $200 in Australia, Stuff that
OH old thread too Im guessing Wacky got it sorted by now?
Last edited by NINJAINOZ; 24-11-2012 at 06:20 PM.
Curious, Was the RK chain O-ring atleast?, How is your fighter going Jim, Any updates?
i have always used vortex alloy rear sprockets and never had an issue just make sure you buy the hard anodised one
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http://www.sprocketcenter.com/ really depends on what you want I was after a DID ZVMX 530 and sprockets and it was the best price I could find at the time.
I've heard the same about the Vortex sprockets only it turns out the people are using the plain sprockets not the anodized ones.
This one looks to be anodized but which one Im not sure?>
http://www.ksrc-au.com/phpBB3/viewto...92d01808717de9
I have a Vortex rear sprocket, similar to the design that you have here and had no issues. And I do tend to pop the odd wheelie every so often too.This one looks to be anodized but which one Im not sure?>
http://www.ksrc-au.com/phpBB3/viewto...92d01808717de9
As for chain and sprockets, I bought from Mono (Motorcycle Tyre Warehouse), great pricing and service as always
The Superbike supply kit is a 520 conversion with an RK GB520GXW chain (which I've been told is about $240 retail alone) and Vortex lights sprockets with any combination of teeth you want!
Yeah sounds like a pretty good deal with that chain but that chain alone for $240 would be a typical Aus OVERprice im guessing?
This would be a bit more reasonable>
http://www.aussiestreetbikes.com/for...ad.php?t=19371
Don't like RK, it's DID or EK.
The EK MVXZ had the highest rated specs/strength compared to similar chains when I looked around so I went with that
Manufacturers ratings don't really mean a lot.
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