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Offline X13OOR

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iris chain
« on: October 10, 2011, 08:45:55 »
do any of you have any thoughts on iris chains as I have one that I'm going to be putting on my DL1000

all the best   Martin
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Offline mr_diver

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Re: iris chain
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2011, 09:06:24 »
yeah don't put one on your Busa- you'll be doing 186mph in reverse!-

edit- I'm not awak yet, I thought it said Irish Chain  :shy:
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Re: iris chain
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2011, 09:30:10 »
Quote from: "mr_diver"
yeah don't put one on your Busa- you'll be doing 186mph in reverse!-

edit- I'm not awak yet, I thought it said Irish Chain  :shy:


are you awake now  :old:  :grin:
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Re: iris chain
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2011, 09:44:13 »
yes! had coffee now
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Re: iris chain
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2011, 10:54:08 »
don't know if you bought one already...but the SV forums had this to say...

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I have found Iris chains to be considerably inferior to any of the makes that are fitted to Japanese bikes as original equipment. end of.  

+1 to that, My iris did 8k & it was scotoilered & it was completely gone , never had less than 15 k out of any other chain or less than 20k when scotoilered.....

I would order a DID/RK/Tsubaki/EK/AFAM chain....X ring preferrably.
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Offline Keith Cross

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Re: iris chain
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2011, 22:07:08 »
Put one on my old Aprilia pegaso Strada and it lasted 4000 miles and by then it was completely knackered .  DID lasted 6000 miles.  Both chains cleaned regularly and a Scott oiler was fitted and running the chain wet.

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