manden Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Anyone running a 525 chain? How is reliability? I saw that DID rate their xring 525 at 190hp Quote Link to comment
banoffee Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Might be worth mentioning which bike / state of tune / etc... Quote Link to comment
Solcambs Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 It all depends on the quality of the chain. I have a Regina Gold race 520 on my bike. It hasn't hardly stretched and I have 140 hp. 1 Quote Link to comment
Sandman Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 I am using D.I.D 520 ERV3 on my two CBR 10000 RR with 185 -190 RWHP without any problems. 2 Quote Link to comment
Solcambs Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Sandman said: I am using D.I.D 520 ERV3 on my two CBR 10000 RR with 185 -190 RWHP without any problems. In truth it's probably the torque that's the limiting factor ... but as you say - 520 chains are so good nowadays that you don't need to worry. Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Kwaka super charged H2R uses a 525 chain. Quote Link to comment
Oilyspanner Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Good point CliveGTO ! a quality 525 chain is used by most modern 1000cc sportsters too I think - so more than able. I use a 530 chain on mine, I was concerned about the ally rear sprocket wearing out too quickly if I went smaller - 530s don't wear too much - do 525 ally sprockets stand up to general use okay ? - not wanting to go off topic, but it sort off goes hand in hand with chain size. Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I also run a 530 chain bike makes 260hp & run a ally back sprocket I know it's not 525 but hardly any significant sign of wear after 3000 miles last year. 1 Quote Link to comment
Katana Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I ran a 525 on my drag bike it got abused all the time constant wheelies I ran 28 times at east Kirkby one meet and trashed a brand new tyre but never had to adjust the chain very good well worth the extra money in my view 1 Quote Link to comment
manden Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 I think the stretch partly comes from the small front sprocket. ive been looking around and i can so far only find 520, and im not ready for 520 yest. it dyno´d 152/123 on a happy dyno so 525 is what i look for. i bought a cheap 530 xring for thge break in of the engine and it stretched alot in the first 800km. 700km break in, oilchange and 100 semi rough kilometers. Quote Link to comment
Oilyspanner Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 1 hour ago, manden said: it dyno´d 152/123 on a happy dyno That's a lot of torque down low....or 152/153 hp ? Yep, always better to keep the front sprocket as large as possible, it abuses the links less. I bought a fairly cheap JT x ring chain, it wore a bit early on, but it rarely needs adjusting now.....in fact I want it to wear more, then I'll swap it for a 525 and sprockets ! Quote Link to comment
manden Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 On 3/18/2019 at 10:17 AM, clivegto said: I also run a 530 chain bike makes 260hp & run a ally back sprocket I know it's not 525 but hardly any significant sign of wear after 3000 miles last year. What manufacturer and series was it? I prefer to pay a little more and have reliable stuff Quote Link to comment
Sandman Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 D.I.D. Chains are one of the best brands: http://www.didchain.com/chainSpecs.html Quote Link to comment
manden Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 superstreet chain Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 On 3/26/2019 at 12:51 PM, manden said: What manufacturer and series was it? I prefer to pay a little more and have reliable stuff Have had 3 Tsubaki Sigma X ring chains last 3 or 4 years. Fantastic chains but soft links hard to get hold of. Have just bought a DID 530 zvmx chain because soft links are readily available, both of these chains are a similar price. Quote Link to comment
manden Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 Did recommended and 520 zvmx chain for my application. Its also 2.2kg lighter with superlight front and aluminium rear sprockets. I gotta try that when the night frost has cleared Quote Link to comment
yantosh Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 running a 520 on my gsx-r1000 build Quote Link to comment
manden Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 They said up to 200hp on the street Quote Link to comment
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