Looks like it's well made.It's a solid roller.I know....should have been an O-ring chain,but I'm a hands on guy.I like working on my bike and keeping an eye out for problems before they start.I'm using a rivet master link.
I'm running a 17 tooth front sprocket and a 44 tooth back,for a final drive of 2.59.I've read the post on calculating the number of chain links.I can't find exactly how many links I will need.
Here's my question...With this combo,how many links wil I need? :dunno_white: The closest I've come to an answer is 110 or 113 links... :icon_rolleyes: Thank's
If it were me, I wouldn't mess around with calculations. I would:
* Mount the new sprockets
* Position the rear axle towards the front of its adjustability range
* Thread the new chain on
* Find the length that will give you the closest fit (don't forget to allow for the master link!)
* Cut off the extra links
* Install the rivet-style master link
THEN, if your curiosity is just killing you, count the number of links you installed. ;)
Thank's Kerry....you always have a better way of looking at things! :cheers: besides at 11:45pm on newyears night,I'm not shifting into all gears anyway..... :o :icon_mrgreen:
Another question for you Kerry. What is a good chain and sproket set to get to replace the factory chain and sprocket? Damn i wish I knew what needed to be replaced instead of what i wanted to replace.
There are several chain makers out there, and for our somewhat-underpowered 500 just about any of them will do. You want to make sure that you get at least an O-ring chain, but "clip-style" vs "riveted-style" master link is up to you.
Here are the two replacements chains I've put on so far:
(http://bbburma.net/MiscFotos/100_1555_DID_520V_O-ring_From_Chaparral.jpg)
(http://bbburma.net/MiscFotos/CX7530_0552_RX_520XSO_ChainBox.jpg)
I have also replaced my front sprocket a couple times, but I'm still using my original rear sprocket at about 40,000 miles. I won't replace mine until gsJack replaces his! ;) The one I have liked is made by JT Sprockets, model #JTF512-16.
For other options, see my "long-in-the-tooth" (pun not really intended) [Chains & Sprockets (http://www.bbburma.net/Documents/GS500_Chains&Sprockets.txt)] page.
good man you are
I've bought one of these approx once a year since 99, haven't found a better deal yet. Comes with a clip type master link.
http://www.chaparral-racing.com/Chaparral/productr.asp?pf%5Fid=312%2D1910&gift=False&HSLB=False&mscssid=0716ED1C5DAB74711876F56C9AE8EC81
nice thanks jack....i have a 93 is that going to change what you have compared to what i need?
That's the same chain that's in the first (3.5-year-old) pic above, down to the Chaparral part number on the sticker ... and the price! I wonder what it would cost today if it were made out of copper? :o
Any 110-link 520 series chain will fit the bike. But I'm glad you reminded us that you have a '93. In that case, you'll need a different front sprocket. Check out the photo below:
(http://bbburma.net/MiscFotos/Sprockets.jpg)
The first sprocket is the stock one from my '99.
The second sprocket is made by Sprocket Specialists. Up through '93, the front sprocket was like this one, with no "shoulder" built into it.
The third sprocket is the one I'm currently using: the JT Sprockets model I mentioned earlier. If you went with the same manufacturer, you'd want the (shoulder-less) JTF565-16 instead of the JTF512-16.
Cool beans. Would it be a smart idea to go ahead and change the chain and sprocket? I dont know what kind of mainence its had in the past but its about to get much better.
If your sprocket looks like the center one, it's time to replace.If it's like the first one,it'll need to be replaced next chain swap.
Sorry - I missed this one last night.
Quote from: Thrash67 on January 30, 2008, 04:10:25 PM
Would it be a smart idea to go ahead and change the chain and sprocket?
Good question. 6,800 miles isn't much for an O-ring chain ... but since we don't know what kind of shape it's in, I would give it a good cleaning and THEN check for kinks between the sprockets. If there are no obvious kinks, and every pair of links seems to move freely against each other, I'd leave the chain on for another few thousand miles. (Subject to the results of future checks, of course.)
About the picture above: The stock sprocket on the left had quite a few more miles on it than the one in the middle. I guess
Sprocket Specialists just makes sprockets that look a little ... different. (More pointy teeth, etc.) I took it off after my first Canada trip because, without a shoulder, it tended to slide back and forth along my '99 countershaft and make a "clack"ing noise at the most inopportune times. :mad:
By the way, just for curiosity's sake... can you tell what kind of chain is on the bike now? The stock (D.I.D.) chain on my '99 had "520 VM" on the sideplates of some of the links, meaning that it was an X-ring chain. I seem to remember someone saying that the earlier models came with a D.I.D. "520 V" (O-ring) chain ... which is the one that
gsJack and I have both used as a replacement.
Just trying to augment my databank with a "confirmed sighting" on a stock '93.... 8)
I will take a look and let you know.