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The following article says that the X ring is better for the following reasons:
"X ring has a a flat profile to the O-ring, which gives it a greater contact area, thus it stays cleaner (grit is death to chains) and lasts longer than the other types of chain. Interior grit not only ruins the chain quicker it also wears the sprocket more.
O ring doesn't last any longer than a normal unsealed chain. (an ordinary chain may cost $28, while an o-ring chain costs $35, and the XO-ring Chain is more than $100, designed to fit the same motorcycle."
My F800GS has done 32000km on the original chain and sockets - time for replacement.
If the X ring is made of stronger metal to reduce stretch it would definitely help - I hate a chain that "hunts" between tight and weak with rpm going up and down all the time. Price difference is R190 so it doesn't matter too much.
An important comment made was:
The difference is theoretical only, the grade of chain is the important factor, not the style of the seals.
Anyone with experience of X-ring chains to say if it does indeed last longer? And which brand lasts longer?
"X ring has a a flat profile to the O-ring, which gives it a greater contact area, thus it stays cleaner (grit is death to chains) and lasts longer than the other types of chain. Interior grit not only ruins the chain quicker it also wears the sprocket more.
O ring doesn't last any longer than a normal unsealed chain. (an ordinary chain may cost $28, while an o-ring chain costs $35, and the XO-ring Chain is more than $100, designed to fit the same motorcycle."
My F800GS has done 32000km on the original chain and sockets - time for replacement.
If the X ring is made of stronger metal to reduce stretch it would definitely help - I hate a chain that "hunts" between tight and weak with rpm going up and down all the time. Price difference is R190 so it doesn't matter too much.
An important comment made was:
The difference is theoretical only, the grade of chain is the important factor, not the style of the seals.
Anyone with experience of X-ring chains to say if it does indeed last longer? And which brand lasts longer?
