Below are the prices from a well known UK parts supplier.
Chain DID ZVM-X Super Heavy Duty X-Ring Gold £ 164.24 $255.41
Chain DID VX X-Ring Premium Gold & Black £ 116.45 $181.06
Chain Regina ZR Z-Ring £99.55 $154.79
Sprockets are extra.
Here's some info. I bookmarked on the chains I use on my bikes: DID ZVM-X Gold 530 120 links; $216.99
A better deal is the natural color which can be had in 110 link size, $195.99
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/4/61/34025/ITEM/DID-ZVM-X-530-Super-Street-Chain.aspx (http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/4/61/34025/ITEM/DID-ZVM-X-530-Super-Street-Chain.aspx)
A good chain costs $$$
Quote from: Pat Conlon on June 14, 2012, 03:19:16 PM
Here's some info. I bookmarked on the chains I use on my bikes: DID ZVM-X Gold 530 120 links; $216.99
A better deal is the natural color which can be had in 110 link size, $195.99
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/4/61/34025/ITEM/DID-ZVM-X-530-Super-Street-Chain.aspx (http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/4/61/34025/ITEM/DID-ZVM-X-530-Super-Street-Chain.aspx)
A good chain costs $$$
BAD Pat!!! (http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/Pixie_Lexie/Spanking%20emoticons/spank-7.gif)A good chain is good VALUE!!! A bad chain costs $$$. Bad chains can break and they can break other more costly things that require more $$$ than many chains put together and prevent you from riding your bike home. Good chains, when properly cared for (like all mechanical equipment) last longer even when you are hard on them. When the equipment is really good, the higher cost is usually the better Value... IMHO...
Correct you are, my favorite Power Ranger Monkey.....
Quote from: Pat Conlon on June 14, 2012, 10:08:44 PM
Correct you are, my favorite Power Ranger Monkey.....
All my love to you Pat...Um....is that MonkeyLove??? This might get way off topic.. As you were mates...
Quote from: ELIMINATOR on June 14, 2012, 02:20:37 PM
Below are the prices from a well known UK parts supplier.
Chain DID ZVM-X Super Heavy Duty X-Ring Gold £ 164.24 $255.41
Chain DID VX X-Ring Premium Gold & Black £ 116.45 $181.06
Chain Regina ZR Z-Ring £99.55 $154.79
Sprockets are extra.
I can't get over the prices the UK outlets charge for things like chains, sprockets, discs, pads, mirrors, levers and the like...
Even worse out of Europe, no wonder their economies are sliding into a big hole, just not competitive on price in an ever increasingly global marketplace.
Although for us guys in Oz some items like genuine Yamaha oil filters work out more economical out of Europe and UK because of lower shipping costs than out of the US.
Chains and sprockets though - out of the US is much cheaper, last time I paid less than $200 usd/each for 110 link DID ZVM-X Super Heavy Duty X-Ring Gold.
If you've got some mates that ride, do a group buy (to lessen the shipping cost for each item) off e-bay is the about the best deal you'll find.
Discs!!! Rotors to you guys in the US.
http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/yamaha/fj_1200_3cv_type/88-90/picture/disc_front_ebc_-_left_hand/ (http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/yamaha/fj_1200_3cv_type/88-90/picture/disc_front_ebc_-_left_hand/)
$234 each, what would it cost for you guys?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Round-Front-Brake-Disc-Rotor-Yamaha-FJ-1200-1990-1993-OEM-/250973742659?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a6f336643&vxp=mtr (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Round-Front-Brake-Disc-Rotor-Yamaha-FJ-1200-1990-1993-OEM-/250973742659?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a6f336643&vxp=mtr)
Well, I know where I'll be buying any discs from. $199!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There again, I may have stumbled ona bargain at that price. The bike year seems odd though? Crosses 3CV & the later model, were the discs the same on the non ABS later model?
http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/yamaha/fj_1200_3cv_type/88-90/ (http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/yamaha/fj_1200_3cv_type/88-90/)
But, I did buy a complete instrument cluster for my FJ from the English ebay for $31
Weren't the OE rotors 298 mm? That ad sounds Chinese to me.
Bombay Motorsports-120 links-$153.43 located in Reseda, CA, USA
That price at Bombay is for the 520 chain.
The 530 is $187: http://www.shopbombaymotorsports.com/productdetail.htm?productId=-294876&catalogId=-1608&fpg=1 (http://www.shopbombaymotorsports.com/productdetail.htm?productId=-294876&catalogId=-1608&fpg=1)
Still, a good price....
ELIMINATOR,
this was the last c&s kit that i bought last month. Cheapest that i found on ebay for D.I.D.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DID-VX-X-Ring-Chain-Sprocket-KiT-Yamaha-XJR1200-1995-1998-/300718347832?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item460435d638 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DID-VX-X-Ring-Chain-Sprocket-KiT-Yamaha-XJR1200-1995-1998-/300718347832?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item460435d638)
Quote from: FJ111200 on June 19, 2012, 10:18:26 AM
ELIMINATOR,
this was the last c&s kit that i bought last month. Cheapest that i found on ebay for D.I.D.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DID-VX-X-Ring-Chain-Sprocket-KiT-Yamaha-XJR1200-1995-1998-/300718347832?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item460435d638 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DID-VX-X-Ring-Chain-Sprocket-KiT-Yamaha-XJR1200-1995-1998-/300718347832?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item460435d638)
Apologise for being simple but the the eBay item is for a 95 to 98, wil it be good for the 3CV vintage?
It depends on the sprocket sizes. Bigger sprockets than standard will need a longer chain.
110 or 112 links is about the right size for the FJ. OK, that ebay link is for standard gearing on an XJR. Phone the guy, he's in your neck of the woods, he was very helpful with me when i spoke to him.
Quote from: FJ111200 on June 19, 2012, 01:40:22 PM
It depends on the sprocket sizes. Bigger sprockets than standard will need a longer chain.
110 or 112 links is about the right size for the FJ. OK, that ebay link is for standard gearing on an XJR. Phone the guy, he's in your neck of the woods, he was very helpful with me when i spoke to him.
Cheers, you know I never even looked at the location. It's about 10mins from my house and never heard of him before.
There you go then, bet you're glad you shouted up?
You know it's £6 postage, well you Scots are so tight you could go and collect it yourself and save even more cash.
:mocking: :praising: All the best.
Thanx Pat for correcting my error. Owe you a beer.
FJ111200 Too late!
I have ordered a chain already, I want to change the gearing to 18/38 so that wouldn't have quite worked for me. :(
Looking at the Wemoto web site, I can either buy unbranded sprockets @ Front Plus 1 Tooth £13.60 & Rear - Steel - Less 2 Teeth £21.60
or SunStar Front Plus 1 Tooth £ 18.25 & SunStar Rear - Steel - Less 2 Teeth £28.73.
Is it worth spending the extra money?
Well, if you get the SunStar, you know the quality you're getting.
If you buy the unbranded ones you are taking a chance, but IMO only a very slim chance that the quality will be any different. The unbranded sprockets are probably made by one of the major manufacturers anyhow, like SunStar.
Arnie
Quote from: ELIMINATOR on June 20, 2012, 01:12:03 PM
Looking at the Wemoto web site, I can either buy unbranded sprockets @ Front Plus 1 Tooth £13.60 & Rear - Steel - Less 2 Teeth £21.60
or SunStar Front Plus 1 Tooth £ 18.25 & SunStar Rear - Steel - Less 2 Teeth £28.73.
Is it worth spending the extra money?