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Re: What are the benefits of a chain conversion?
Reply #15 -
04/26/13 at 09:54:26
Let's debate that performance benefit a wee little bitty bit.
Yes, it changes the top speed in each gear, but you can't top out in 5th gear right now due to lack of HP now when using the old stock belt drive.
So, going chain drive now, now you can't top out in fourth gear now due to the same lack of HP? Is that really a performance benefit? You don't ever go any faster ..... you go the same speed one gear down.
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04/26/13 at 13:53:16
I'm not talking about gaining performance from gearing. Ratio for ratio it's arguable that a chain offers less resistance and therefore transfers more power than a belt. We had this debate in another thread. I argued that it's better for performance, others argued that there's no difference.
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04/26/13 at 21:13:46
See now it is getting interesting this is what I was wondering about.
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04/26/13 at 21:56:47
Chain and sprockets look better than belt, pulleys and stock covers. Helps knock off some of the "modern" from the bike. Best reason from my viewpoint to make the switch.
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04/27/13 at 04:59:47
We already had the discussion about performance of belt vs chain in another thread titled belt vs chain. A simple search would have brought that result up.
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1355555789/0
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04/27/13 at 08:23:45
Thanks for posting the link I just had not gotten around to searching yet. Now that I have looked at the discussions and the Tec Section stuff I have decided to stay with the BELT.
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WD wrote
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Chain and sprockets look better than belt, pulleys and stock covers.
Helps knock off some of the "modern" from the bike
. Best reason from my viewpoint to make the switch.
Yep, that it does. I like the older look of the '50's era singles.
I would love a '50's model truck of any make if I can get one for reasonable $$$. Flat Head V-8's are my first choice; after that the 300 straight 6 Ford used for so long as a drop in engine.
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Bring cash, there's a 57 Ford where we're going for BBQ one night...
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Chain and sprockets look better than belt, pulleys and stock covers. Helps knock off some of the "modern" from the bike. Best reason from my viewpoint to make the switch.
I love the irony of that. Drive belts are older than roller chains but since they're cheaper to manufacture, they've been replacing the chain that once replaced them.
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04/28/13 at 23:21:10
Me likey da' belt... I think it looks bada$$ phat back there...
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Cavi Mike wrote
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WD wrote
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Chain and sprockets look better than belt, pulleys and stock covers. Helps knock off some of the "modern" from the bike. Best reason from my viewpoint to make the switch.
I love the irony of that. Drive belts are older than roller chains but since they're cheaper to manufacture, they've been replacing the chain that once replaced them.
Flat leather segmented belts to roller chains to cogged belts... it IS kind of funny...
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04/29/13 at 01:38:29
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Me likey da' belt... I think it looks bada$$ phat back there...
+1 and I think the belt is quieter.
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87 savage wrote
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Serowbot wrote
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Me likey da' belt... I think it looks bada$$ phat back there...
+1 and I think the belt is quieter.
I like the belt from the side.....but I don't like the fact that the left shock is moved out a couple of inches. On the stock bike they have hidden the offset pretty well.....but on the Bobber or RYCA conversions it looks odd from the rear. Changing the belt to a chain doesn't fix this....unless ou start cutting the fame and swingarm to get rid of that offset.
I think my new right side license plate mount will hide the offset a bit.
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