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Best place to buy a gold chain from?

#1 PostAuthor: garyd » Tue May 20, 2014 11:57 am

Enquiring for a friend with a Z1B.

What the best make of chain these days and where is the best place to buy?

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Re: Best place to buy a gold chain from?

#2 PostAuthor: ADRIAN H » Tue May 20, 2014 1:20 pm

garyd wrote:Enquiring for a friend with a Z1B.

What the best make of chain these days and where is the best place to buy?

Cheers

Gary


The pawn brokers sell Gold cheaper than High St Jewellery shops.

On a sensible note, MandP direct are very reasonable. Or try Debbens.
Warning I have a Renthal chain fitted to my Z1000 and over the winter the gold colour discoloured - so avoid Renthal.

DID X ring chain is what I will probably buy next time.

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#3 PostAuthor: garyd » Tue May 20, 2014 7:33 pm

Thanks for the pointer..

Pawned all my gold already!

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#4 PostAuthor: bigrocketrider » Thu May 22, 2014 8:43 pm

I have bought a few on ebay from Brooksbank and have been very impressed with quality and price - approx £70. I have one on my GT750, GS1000S and GPZ1100 Uni. Gold has been very good and not tarnished like some you see.

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#5 PostAuthor: taylor88 » Fri May 23, 2014 10:13 pm

bigrocketrider wrote:I have bought a few on ebay from Brooksbank and have been very impressed with quality and price - approx £70. I have one on my GT750, GS1000S and GPZ1100 Uni. Gold has been very good and not tarnished like some you see.


Hi, how do I find that seller on ebay please
GTB

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#6 PostAuthor: bigrocketrider » Sat May 24, 2014 7:25 am

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Brooks-Barn-Mo ... 7675.l2563

Paste the above into your search drive. This is their shop. Hopefully it will work as I am not very sharp with the computer.

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#7 PostAuthor: firyembers » Sat May 24, 2014 12:20 pm

201048770042

This one cheap as chips,i will buy one to try but i neither ride many miles so longegivety and how it stands up unknown.
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#8 PostAuthor: garyd » Sat May 24, 2014 2:54 pm

£30 with free P&P....even if it's substandard...at least it the right price....and it may be O.K.!

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#9 PostAuthor: harrythemagnum » Sat May 24, 2014 4:44 pm

firyembers wrote:201048770042

This one cheap as chips,i will buy one to try but i neither ride many miles so longegivety and how it stands up unknown.


I think I've tried one of these, Chinese, used it to make sure of my alignment after a wider wheel conversion on my ZRX, rather than wrecking an expensive chain if it was out, I didn't look after it, lasted a couple thousand hard ridden miles ok, but went bad really quickly at the end.
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Re: Best place to buy a gold chain from?

#10 PostAuthor: sanderz » Sat May 24, 2014 6:12 pm

garyd wrote:Enquiring for a friend with a Z1B.

What the best make of chain these days and where is the best place to buy?

Cheers

Gary


I personally use DID chains - had a cheap chain 'let go' some years back, luckily didn't do any damage but have seen some who weren't so lucky that its happened to.
Guess its a case of buy what you can afford.

Most Bike shops should be able to supply a decent chain if you know the pitch and number of links ie 530 x 122

Debbens - http://www.debben.co.uk/530xring.html

Zpower - https://www.z-power.co.uk/merchantmanag ... cts_id=886 (630 chain)

Hope this is of some use :wink:
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#11 PostAuthor: steve bowdler » Sat May 24, 2014 6:36 pm

firyembers wrote:201048770042

This one cheap as chips,i will buy one to try but i neither ride many miles so longegivety and how it stands up unknown.


Hi mate could always wear it round your neck out in Venezuala or even Splott when you get back home :lol:

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#12 PostAuthor: firyembers » Sat May 24, 2014 11:11 pm

steve bowdler wrote:
firyembers wrote:201048770042

This one cheap as chips,i will buy one to try but i neither ride many miles so longegivety and how it stands up unknown.


Hi mate could always wear it round your neck out in Venezuala or even Splott when you get back home :lol:


Ha Ha..Exactly,especially after i thrashed it for a 1000 miles maybe..be really loose..Not bother much with Splott,more in the Roath upper class area :xbou

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