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    timing chain?

    I'm needing to repalce my timing chain adn I was wondering what a good brand would be? Also which gasketes will I need to replace when changing it? Oh, and where isa good place to buy it?

    #2
    Here is tsubaki, the best
    Speed Merchant
    http://www.gszone.biz

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      #3
      If i may ask, why are you replacing it?
      1980 Gs550e....Not stock... :)

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        #4
        Well, My bike has about 75,000 miles on it and the cam chain tensioner is all the way out so that it barely rattles.... In short the chain is stretched real bad. I would do a complete rebuild, but finding all the parts for a 650 rebuild seems like it my take me a while- unless anyone knows where to find oversized pistons, rings, bearings, and a gasket kit?

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          #5
          you can buy a complete gasket and oversized rings, and have a shop put a fresh hone on it... maybe some new valve seals...

          run good as new..
          1980 Gs550e....Not stock... :)

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            #6
            I can hone it myself, I have rebuild a LOT of engines, my biggest concern is finding the parts to put in it afterwards. I'd like to get a new set of pistons and basically a new master kit (rings bearings, gaskets, seals, etc.)

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              #7
              You know you can buy from UK a camchain with a soft link, so you dont have to split the engine, I have used them on 2 separate bikes and never had a problem with them.

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                #8
                As a drag racer & engine builder there is ABSOLUTELY no way I would use anything but a solid cam chain. Master links are for drive chains & stuff OUTSIDE of the engine! I don't care how good of luck others have had with a master link on a cam chain, I will NEVER do it! Take it for what you want. Ray.

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                  #9
                  Anybody have any idea what type of cam chain the GSes have? Like if I wanted to try to buy bulk chain, what type would I ask for? Drive chains are 630 and 520 and such, so I assume there is a designation...

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                    #10
                    Looks like it's "219" chain with 120 links.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by rapidray View Post
                      As a drag racer & engine builder there is ABSOLUTELY no way I would use anything but a solid cam chain. Master links are for drive chains & stuff OUTSIDE of the engine! I don't care how good of luck others have had with a master link on a cam chain, I will NEVER do it! Take it for what you want. Ray.
                      I second that.
                      Speed Merchant
                      http://www.gszone.biz

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