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Message started by Wiredude on 01/27/05 at 17:30:29

Title: Chain Drive conversion???
Post by Wiredude on 01/27/05 at 17:30:29

Ok, after being scolded (and rightly so) for posting in the wrong forum. I did a search and turned up nothing, so here goes...
Has anyone here ever heard about a Chain drive conversion? I'm lookin to get a little more clearance to run a wider tire, and eventually I've got a few other ideas that would be a little easier to do with a chain instead of a belt
I've been told that there is a kit out there, but so far I've been unable to find anything more than that.

Title: Re: Chain Drive conversion???
Post by Susan on 01/27/05 at 20:15:31

Welcome to the forum! This has come up before. I used the google toolbar to search for "chain" on this site and came up with the following threads worth looking at:

Chopper Project (http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;num=1076348062)

Converting to Chain (http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;num=1091810923;start=0#0)

Title: Re: Chain Drive conversion???
Post by PerrydaSavage on 01/28/05 at 00:59:53

Suzuki used to (still does??) market a 400cc version of the Savage overseas, which runs a chain instead of a belt ... and apparently those LS400 parts are a direct bolt-on for the LS650 ... maybe someone from Australia or New Zealand can help us out here?

Title: Re: Chain Drive conversion???
Post by Kropatchek on 01/28/05 at 04:44:35

Found a link for a chaindrive conversion for the LS 650 Savage.
http://www.chopperteileshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/535

Unfortunately its in German. :o

Also follow the link
http://www.mf-cycles.de/ls650
for more details

The set is made in Germany by MF Cycles

Contact me if you need any translation

Greetz
Kropatchek ;D

Title: Re: Chain Drive conversion???
Post by Savage_Rob on 01/28/05 at 05:29:32

Looks like a nice kit. Whew! Felt like I was listening to someone talk kinda inside-out reading it through Babelfish though.

Title: Re: Chain Drive conversion???
Post by Michael on 01/28/05 at 07:25:48

Hey Rob:

Gotta love Babblefish. I once had people in a chat room thinking I knew 9 languages........LMAO ;D

cheers

Michael

Title: Re: Chain Drive conversion???
Post by lancer on 01/28/05 at 10:36:45

The site for the CHAIN CONVERSION looks good. Does anyone know what the price for the kit is?

Title: Re: Chain Drive conversion???
Post by Kropatchek on 01/29/05 at 04:43:59

lancer wrote:

The site for the CHAIN CONVERSION looks good. Does anyone know what the price for the kit is?

Chainkit Suzuki LS650 Savage 199.00 EUROS + Shipping.

Greetz
Kropatchek ;D

Title: Re: Chain Drive conversion???
Post by Wiredude on 01/29/05 at 18:26:30

Thanks folks, now I got a couple of options anyhow... I'm thinkin I might see if there's any other 'zukis that the front sprocket would fit from, liek maybe the marauder 800, or the DR600... If I gotta change the rear wheel that's not entirely bad, cuz I'd liek to upgrade to a disc brake, and my old stocker is pretty ratty by now anyhow (I got one of the originals, an '86). Thanks for the help ;D
And I know some of ya don't get why I'd want to drop the belt, but it's more about exploreing options to know what I can do mod wise...

Title: Re: Chain Drive conversion???
Post by klx650sm2002 on 02/24/05 at 01:08:51

lalle is this what You Want ?

Clive W :D

Title: Re: Chain Drive conversion???
Post by slavy on 02/24/05 at 22:27:10

I've been thinking about going to chain only because it gives the opportunity to play with the gear ratio. Other wise the belt is way lazier. One of comming days I'll pull the rr puley and will find a sprocket that has the same bolt patern. After that will find a front sprocket that firs on the countershaft. From this point everything is only alignment /like an example my LTD454 has EX500 engine and is chain driven/ . All the conversion shouldn't cost more than $50-60 in sprockets and no more than $75 in chain.