D2 Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 After only 8500 miles i have 2 frozen links on my chain and i can't figure out why. so i'm just replacing it. I ordered the D.I.D 530ZVM from whitebuffaloracing.com and also a motion pro breaker/riveter all for 181.00 shipped to me. i figured it was a good price. only 102.00 for the chain shipped. just wanted to pass along the pricing on the chain thought it was a great deal. would anyone recommed changing out the cam gear with only 8500 miles on it? thanks for any advice. D2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuXXtin Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I think you only need to do that if you've beaten your header pipes into the ground on multiple occasions. But on a serious note... I would think you would absolutely not need to change that cam out... especially since aren't most your miles sport-touring, not squidly. edited: fixed my english Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2 Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 Hey Justin, Yea over half of the 8500 are slab, and lord knows i would never ride hard enough to catch air or grind my header pipe :twisted: because that would make me a squid or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rockmeupto125 Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Cam gear? :???: :???: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in PA Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Which cam gear were you planning to change at 8500 miles? the intake or exaust? (J/K) If you meant the front sprocket (or countershaft sprocket) I would say no at that mileage. What chain is on from the factory? I bet it's a RK chain. Have you been lubing it often enough? Mine had a RK which at least went 15K miles. I bought my DID from White buff. also. Glad to see they're still the same low price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John01XX Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 My bet is Dave is refering to the CCT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2 Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 actually i was referring to my front sprocket not cam gear :oops: . yea i lube and check for adjustment all the time. I noticed it when i got back from nexxt. would a really hard landing after catching air possibly cause a link to bind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northman Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 would a really hard landing after catching air possibly cause a link to bind? Nah, I doubt it. You'd have to do that subsequent times to cause any problems. Do you do many wheelies? Is it the master link that's binding? If so, just replace it. Possibly the installer peened it too much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2 Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 No i don't ever do wheelies, and i wish it was the master link. not sure which chain it is. it's the stock chain. how can i tell which brand it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northman Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 It's either RK or DID stock, and the name should be stamped on the plates if it's RK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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