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Timing Chain

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Although the amount of lubing you need to do with an "O" ring chain is minimal, you still have to keep it lubed.
The #630 heavy duty "O" ring chain I'm using is rated at 11.500 lbs tensile strength. I have about 12,000 street miles on it now on a 750E and it has not needed the first adjustment. Stretch and sprocket wear are undetectable.
I keep it well chain lubed too. For just putting around town, you probably would never wear one out. In the long run, its cheaper to buy a good chain and new sprockets and only do it once. When a cheap chain stretches/wears out, it will take the sprockets with it, so everytime you replace the cheap chain, youre also going to need two sprockets. When a chain nears the end of its useful life, stretching starts to accelerate.
If you replace the chain when increased stretch rate is first noted, you will not normally need to replace sprockets.
I've run a set of sprockets for over 100,000 miles, but to do so, you must keep a close eye on chain and sprocket condition/wear.

Earl




Clone said:
Well, I don't know how a #50 chain could be rated at 11,000 lbs, 5000 is the strongest ag chain in this size.
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I guess in the spring I will head out shopping for an oring chain. Call me stubborn, but I still like the idea of spit cam chain.
 
Clone:
You can still get motorcycle cam chain with a link in it. I've never replaced a cam chain but if I had a linked chain I would just cut the old one, hook into it with the valves at TDC so they don't bust, and crank the new chain into the engine.

Steve
 
Steve my impression from what I read was that you could not. My Brother is in need of a new chain and he is thinking to roll a split one in, but his dealer, Honda told him he would have to get a continuous one. Who knows? My engine is still young (roughly 25000km) so it is not a big worry for me now.
 
If you have done a search on this topic you will have seen what I previously said. I have run my linked heavy duty cam chain for many years, although I must say these days, for the sake of keeping the old bike going, I dont fully utilise the power, rarely going above 6000rpm.
 
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