Where to buy chain

[Anonymous]

A mechanic once told me to go to a tractor supply company for chain. I would like some feedback from people who have used this route or know someone who has. I'm going to need chain for my project soon, and it's closer to TSC than the Suzi dealer.

[SqDancerLynn1]

A chain from the tractor supply :roll: Would most likley be a non O ring type with a limited strength requiring constant lube for even a short life.
It's not worth the chance of distroing an engine when it breaks using a cheap chain
Check with http://www.denniskirk.com

[Anonymous]

Excellent advice, Lynn. Been there, done that...

Listen to Lynn!

Nick

[saaz]

Cheap chains will not last. A quality o ring or non-oring chain will be far cheaper in the long run. The original cahin on my 1000 last 80,000kms, put on a cheaper oring, totally gone by 20,ooo and had to adjust it all the time. False economy.

[Anonymous]

what if a person is horse power conscious. What would the advantage be by using a qulity non O ring chain over a similr quality O ring chain. I'm debating this now and need some more current input

[Anonymous]

Contact phil@moto-heaven.com

He sells on ebay and I have seen references to him in other posts. Great guy and can get any chain/sprocket you need. I have bought 2 chains and 5 sprockets from him in the past year and am totally pleased!

[Anonymous]

what if a person is horse power conscious. What would the advantage be by using a qulity non O ring chain over a similr quality O ring chain. I'm debating this now and need some more current input

I have been riding for 40 years now and from my experience, a properly aligned chain will not rob you of horsepower. As far as O Ring chains robbing power, I have never heard a debate about this, but would not be concerned. These chains nowadays are so far superior to what we had even 20 years ago, I cannot imagine wanting to step back and use a non-oringed chain, or a cheap imitation for that matter.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps then a conversion to a 530 O ring chain is the better idea?????

[KGB]

Scotty,
I doing a 630>530 conversion this week.
I bought both sprockets and a 96 link chain, with rivet, no snap on clip.

I'll let you all know how it goes.

[Anonymous]

what if a person is horse power conscious. What would the advantage be by using a qulity non O ring chain over a similr quality O ring chain.

I have seen numbers mentioned saying that a non-O-ring chain will give you 1-2% more power than a similar O-ring chain. Not a big deal for a street bike, but could be important if you are racing and need that last little bit...If I was running AMA supersport I would would run a non-O-ring chain, for instance.

Perhaps then a conversion to a 530 O ring chain is the better idea?????

I would have to say yes. It should not make any more power than the equivalent 630, but it is lighter and the sprockets are lighter, reducing unspring mass and rotating mass, so your bike will handle better and accelerate faster. A 520 would be even better in this respect.

If this is for a street bike, buy the O-ring chain as it will not matter, but for racing it is up to you how far you want to go in reducing weight, frictional losses, etc. in return for higher maintenance requirements.

Mark

[Billy Ricks]

I recently did a 520 conversion on my bike. Stock was 530 so it wasn't much of a jump compared to going from 630 to 520. I used Vortex sprockets and a Regina gold o-ring chain.

[lhanscom]

Has anyone done a comparison between the name brand o-ring chains vs the "cheap" brands, like Parts-Unlimited? I need to buy a new one, and if the "Regina" or whatever other name is really better I would consider it. If it's just a little lighter, I would save my money.

[80gs1000e]

I wanted to do the 530 conversion but after a lot of research I heard from a few reputable sources that its noisy, perhaps a little sloppy, and not worth the few pounds you'll loose. I'm going to get stock 630 sprockets but made out of aluminum and stay with the 630 setup with a nice new chain.

http://www.sprocketspecialists.com/html/main.shtml

my .02 cents worth.

[Anonymous]

I switched from 630 to 530 on my 77GS750B and I cannot say noise is a factor (I have open V/H headers anyway). But just knowing the difference in weight and rotating mass makes me like what I did. I would like to say changing my chain dropped my 1/8 mile times by almost 2 seconds, but there was more than that, that went in to making that happen (smile!).

[Hoomgar]

I think that it sounds like the person who suggested that has been tokin on the old crack pipe.

Buy the proper chain for your bike and you will "save" money trust me.
These guys are telling you right.

Although I heard you can weave a decent one out of bread bad twisties if you use enough of them. If you leave the plastic coating on it works like an O-ring chain :twisted: