Re: [ST] Front Sprockets....

["Richard D'Amours" <rdamours@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cool...you da man.  That was the kind of feedback I was looking for.

I get all kinds of ideas to improve the bike if I can but firsthand
experience is always the best.

You guys rock.
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Mitchell" <kp.mitchell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 8:52 PM
Subject: RE: [ST] Front Sprockets....


> Richard,
>
> I think it was in 2002 that Triumph switched from Regina O-ring chains
> (crap) to D.I.D. X-Ring chains (good).
>
> I am currently running an RK XSO, and like it better than I thought I
would.
> I had put a D.I.D. 530VZM Gold on, but miscalculated the length. When I
> mounted new Metzeler Sportec M-1 tires, I found the chain was too short.
> Being in a hurry to get my bike back on the road, I got the RK Xso chain
> from the dealer I'd bought the tires from. I hadn't heard of them before
but
> the rating seemed good, and although it wasn't pretty gold color, it
works.
> I have been rather pleased that it seems to stay lubricated longer than
the
> D.I.D.
>
> hth
>
> Ken M.
> '00 RS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard D'Amours
>
> Subject: Re: [ST] Front Sprockets....
>
> From what I've been reading the X-ring chain is a superior design to the
> O-ring.  Can I switch from the O-ring my 99 ST came with ?
>
> http://www.quality-cycle.com/truth_about_motorcycle_chains.htm
>
>
>
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