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Title: Will this chain do?
Post by: nisus1 on July 11, 2005, 09:01:28 AM
Most of the sites i've seen have the chain priced around $90, but then i came across this : http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10111/s-10101/p-100000138274/mediaCode-ZX/appId-100000138274/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000138274

doesn't say if it's o-ring or x-ring or whatever else...  think this would be ok?  it is a 520 x 110.
Title: Will this chain do?
Post by: vfrocket on July 11, 2005, 10:22:16 AM
I like a good deal too, but I would not buy a $20 chain.

The chain is an important peice of the motorcycle, dont go cheap.
Title: Will this chain do?
Post by: Rema1000 on July 11, 2005, 10:45:26 AM
Visit http://www.bbburma.net/ and click on "chains and sprockets".  Prices are a little old, but should give ideas.  You can probably get an O-ring for $50 (+s/h).  

With contstant care, (e.g., Scottoiler), you can probably get a no-ring chain to last more than half as long as an o-ring chain, in which case you will save up to $10 over 10k miles... not too much.
Title: Will this chain do?
Post by: nisus1 on July 11, 2005, 11:18:24 AM
thanx for the insight.. i ended up going with an x-ring from dennis kirk for something like $55.
Title: Will this chain do?
Post by: funwithtwins on July 11, 2005, 06:00:19 PM
nisus i was gonna say check out the dennis kirk online for the xring thats what i got does great and hasnt streched anymore than the oring i bought from the local dealer last time for 86 bucks and i paid 58 for the xring