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What price in the USA for these chains for my 1990 FJ1200 3CV?

Started by ELIMINATOR, June 14, 2012, 02:20:37 PM

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ELIMINATOR

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.


BMW 1150GS
Moto Guzzi California 3

Pat Conlon

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

A good chain costs $$$
1) Free Owners Manual download: https://tinyurl.com/fmsz7hk9
2) Don't store your FJ with E10 fuel https://tinyurl.com/3cjrfct5
3) Replace your old stock rubber brake lines.
4) Important items for the '84-87 FJ's:
Safety wire: https://tinyurl.com/99zp8ufh
Fuel line: https://tinyurl.com/bdff9bf3

FJmonkey

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

A good chain costs $$$
BAD Pat!!! A good chain is good VALUE!!! A bad chain costs $$$. 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...   
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

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Pat Conlon

1) Free Owners Manual download: https://tinyurl.com/fmsz7hk9
2) Don't store your FJ with E10 fuel https://tinyurl.com/3cjrfct5
3) Replace your old stock rubber brake lines.
4) Important items for the '84-87 FJ's:
Safety wire: https://tinyurl.com/99zp8ufh
Fuel line: https://tinyurl.com/bdff9bf3

FJmonkey

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...
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

WestOzXJR

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.


Nitrous is nice but I'd rather be blown.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are. -Anais Nin

ELIMINATOR

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/  



$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

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/

But, I did buy a complete instrument cluster for my FJ from the English ebay for $31
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Moto Guzzi California 3

cyclenutk75

Weren't the OE rotors 298 mm? That ad sounds Chinese to me.
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bigbore2

Bombay Motorsports-120 links-$153.43 located in Reseda, CA, USA

Pat Conlon

1) Free Owners Manual download: https://tinyurl.com/fmsz7hk9
2) Don't store your FJ with E10 fuel https://tinyurl.com/3cjrfct5
3) Replace your old stock rubber brake lines.
4) Important items for the '84-87 FJ's:
Safety wire: https://tinyurl.com/99zp8ufh
Fuel line: https://tinyurl.com/bdff9bf3

FJ111200


alanchester

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

Apologise for being simple but the the eBay item is for a 95 to 98, wil it be good for the 3CV vintage?

FJ111200

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.

alanchester

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.

FJ111200

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.