Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Chain performance or lack thereof!!!
kawdude:
All,
I'd like to ask everyone's opinion on the topic of drive chains. My hope is that this will be good reference for others to get there answers.
In another month or so I will need to replace the chain (and sprockets..no aluminum) on my bike. In doing a search of several part houses online I've become really more confused on what chain should be used on the bike. Vendors sell standard chains, oring chains, xring chains, gold and silver chains, etc. What should one look for in a chain. Tensil strenght, I assume the larger the number the longer it will last?!? What about the wear index number that I've seen somewhere. Basically I want a chain that will last.
In past experience, I had a Suzuki GS750 and never had to do anything with the chain. Of course this was huge fricken chain that you could run a combine with and I don't think I ever had to tighten it. Later I had a GS700 which had a smaller chain and I was always fooling with it. Stretched a lot and made a lot of noise and I believe this was an Oring chain but still screwed with it a lot.
Please shed some light on this subject for me!
teamgreen500:
Let's put it this way...
My RK o-rings outlast most everything-else on my bikes....
Manny
DanH1:
Ditto on Manny's post. When I bought my latest K5 last year, I put the RK O-ring on as soon as I got it home.
Dan
Sharc:
Same here - RK O-Ring lasts a loooong time. I got a DID 520 X-Ring this time (cuz it's GOLD....!!). That and steel sprockets F and R with about 15 days riding both look brand new - pretty amazing for a fat 500 2-stroke....
Sharc
SLEEZ:
I'm also due for a new chain, definitely an O or X ring. Did any of you have to get a spacer for the front sprocket to prevent the chain from rubbing the case?
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