I just saw a thing on YouTube called a Grease Ninja.Looks like a brilliant way to lube the chain. Might get one..

Grease Ninja: How to apply:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJW0ItMg9JE

Am I missing something? It looks just as easy to just spray the chain like normal.

I've always switched back to standard chains once an o-ring chain wore out. My 99 VN800A that made 60rwhp on a dyno ran a cheap standard 530 that I saturated with chainsaw bar oil. Got over 20,000 miles before the chain started significantly stretching. My 63 Honda CL72 (248cc parallel twin) had a heavily waxed standard chain that lasted from 1973 until the engine locked up in 2009.

If you want top of the line chains and have the money to spare, go for it. Honestly though, the power output of our engines is low enough that a 428 standard chain would be fine.  Our bikes make the same power as a 350 or 400 p-twin from the 1970s, chain swap accordingly.

gizzo wrote on 10/17/15 at 04:37:23:


That made me laugh!  . So, they're basically the same thing depending on your POV.


WD:
I thought basically the same thing. This bike doesn't make enough power to warrant using an anchor chain. Truth be told, we could probably get away with using fishing line. So, in your opinion, any chain would be ok? Are there any I need to stay away from?

I've seen that site before. It's pretty informative on a lot of things.

The chain conversion thread listed in the tech section specifies a 530 chain (since that's what the '80 GS550 uses). Is there a 520 conversion that we could use? With such a low hp engine, the 520 should be more than adequate for us.

According to JT Sprockets these are bikes that use the JTF513 front and JTR816 rear sprockets that we would use. Sadly, none of them used 520 chain. All of them are 530.

78-79 GS550 E C/N
78-82 GS550 EC,EN,ET (Disc Brake)
79    GS550 L N
79-81 GS550 LN,LT,LX Chopper  
80    GS550 E T, L T Cast wheel
81    GS550 L X
81    GS550 T X
81-82 GS550 M-X,Z Katana  
82    GS550 M Z  
83-85 GS550 E D/F
83-86 GS550 L D/F/G
83-86 GS550 ES D/E/F/G
84    GS550 E3S E

83-87 GSX550 ED,EE,ES,EF,EG,EU  

81-82 GS650 E X/Z
     GS650 E,S,XE

85    GS700 E F
85    GS700 ES F

83    GS750 E/ES D

76-77 GT750 A,B  

80-89 GSX750 EE,ESD,ESE,EFE  
84-85 GSX750 S,SS GS75X
84-85 GSX750 S-2,S2C GS75X
84-86 GSX750 SE,S3/4 Katana (pop-up h/light) GR72A
98-03 GSX750 W,X,Y,K1,K2,K3 (Retro Style)  

90-91 GSX-R750 L,M GR7AC
90-91 GSX-R750 L,M Sling Shot GR7AD
90-92 GSX-R750 L/M/N
92-95 GSX-R750 WN,WP,WR,WSGR7BD
93-95 GSX-R750 W P/R/S

94-97 RF900 R R/S/T/V ## <<<< 530 Chain Conversion
94-00 RF900 R-R,S,S2,T,V,W,X ## << 530 Chain Conversion  

88    GSX1100 F J Katana ## <<< 530 Chain Conversion
88-89 GSX1100 F-J,K ## <<< 530 Chain Conversion  
89-93 GSX1100 F K/L/M/N/P Katana ## <<< 530 Chain Conversion
90-96 GSX1100 F-L,M,N,P,R,S,T ## <<< 530 Chain Conversion  

99-00 GSX1200 Inazuma  

95-05 GSF1200 S-T,V,W,X,Y,K1,K2,K3.K4,K5 Bandit  
95-05 GSF1200 T,V,W,X,Y,K1,K2,K3,K4,K5 Bandit  
97-05 GSF1200 S V/W/X/Y/K1/K2/K3/K4/K5 Bandit

89    GSX-R1100 K ## <<< 530 Chain Conversion  
89-92 GSX-R1100 K/L/M/N ## <<< 530 Chain Conversion
90-92 GSX-R1100 L,M,WN ## <<< 530 Chain Conversion  
93-94 GSX-R1100 W P/R ## <<< 530 Chain Conversion
93-94 GSX-R1100 WP,WR ## <<< 530 Chain Conversion  
95-98 GSX-R1100 W S/T/V/W ## <<< 530 Chain Conversion
95-98 GSX-R1100 WS/WT/WV/WW ## <<< 530 Chain Conversion  
96-97 GSX-R1100 WT/WV ## <<< 530 Chain Conversion

WD wrote on 10/17/15 at 11:11:53:


100% agree.  I have been contemplating chain conversion. If I go through with it I will use a 428. No need for overkill here.  428 is lighter, cheaper, and so much easier to change.

That's all well and good but we haven't found a suitable sprocket that uses a 428 chain and fits the Savage/S40.