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So I decided to get a new chian for my bike. I went down to the Yamaha store and asked for the stock
chain replacement. They gave me an EK sport chain, while it was laying right beside the old chain you can
clearly see the old stock chain is much wider because the side plates are much thicker. I asked and the guy
why he told me that it was because different manufacturer, I asked if it was just as strong and he said it should
be. So I take it home and start measuring it. The side plates measure in at 1.5mm and the old stock
chain side plates are at 2mm. I am farily certain that this new EK chain is not up to par. So with
more research I found that there are heavy duty and light versions. So I ordered EK sport EX chain which
was supposed to have 2mm side plates. Which of course it does not the plates measure out at 1.8mm
So the question is am I making something out of nothing or is there somewhere that can provide a super duty
type 428 chain?
I am not finding very much information on the DID chain that came with the bike.
I'm not wishing to start O-ring vs Non O-ring chain discussion.
Thank you
chain replacement. They gave me an EK sport chain, while it was laying right beside the old chain you can
clearly see the old stock chain is much wider because the side plates are much thicker. I asked and the guy
why he told me that it was because different manufacturer, I asked if it was just as strong and he said it should
be. So I take it home and start measuring it. The side plates measure in at 1.5mm and the old stock
chain side plates are at 2mm. I am farily certain that this new EK chain is not up to par. So with
more research I found that there are heavy duty and light versions. So I ordered EK sport EX chain which
was supposed to have 2mm side plates. Which of course it does not the plates measure out at 1.8mm
So the question is am I making something out of nothing or is there somewhere that can provide a super duty
type 428 chain?
I am not finding very much information on the DID chain that came with the bike.
I'm not wishing to start O-ring vs Non O-ring chain discussion.
Thank you