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A decent 530 X-ring chain?
10/13/15 at 16:02:49

http://www.bikebandit.com/aftermarket-parts/motorcycle-wheels-and-final-drive...

http://www.bikebandit.com/aftermarket-parts/motorcycle-wheels-and-final-drive...

I have no experience with chains. Are either of these any good? I don't want a "cheap" chain but I do want an inexpensive one. I know "cheap" chains can get you hurt!

Anybody got any links (no pun intended! Grin

) that they prefer over what I linked?

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18098 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain? Reply #1 - 10/13/15 at 18:11:40 Best thing I know to do, is go to Motorcycle Superstore website and read the reviews.....then buy it from whoever is cheapest. I can't buy from Motorcycle Superstore anymore....they opened up an outlet store in Louisville, and now they charge tax as well as shipping to my address in KY!
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Yoshi Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 874 LongIsland, N.Y. Gender:	Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain? Reply #2 - 10/13/15 at 18:44:35 Do you want to buy quality and not overspend? Buy my kit oem front and rear sprocket and a volar o ring chain, all barely used!
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain? Reply #3 - 10/13/15 at 18:51:30 Well, I have some sprockets in mind (45/17 [2.65:1] -- but I haven't bought them yet) and I'm wanting an X-ring chain for less friction. People that I've spoken with say that you can really feel the difference between O-ring and X-ring chains.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain? Reply #4 - 10/13/15 at 22:18:05 Thomas register Cross reference of materiel, manufacturers and suppliers. http://productsourcing.thomasnet.com/results.html?what=Sprocket%20drive%20cha... Technical description of the chain and you'll get suppliers and manufacturers.
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chzeckmate Serious Thumper Offline Be the person your dog thinks you are Posts: 514 Houston, Texas Gender:	Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain? Reply #5 - 10/13/15 at 23:50:51 I've always been very happy with D.I.D. chains. I feel very comfortable recommending D.I.D.
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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain? Reply #6 - 10/14/15 at 03:25:18 + 1 for D.I.D. all my bikes wear t hem (but the Cabbage). Just put a new 530 x ring on my Enfield to replace the stock crap Indian one.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain? Reply #7 - 10/14/15 at 08:03:27 Never heard of X ring, so, went looking. http://www.motorcycleforum.com/showthread.php?t=109305 And another x-ring vs o-ring chains Options, including diagrams.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain? Reply #8 - 10/14/15 at 21:03:11 I'm likely to but my sprockets from JT Sprockets. I posted a link to one of their brand chains. It's considerably cheaper at $82.95 (vs. $152.95 for the D.I.D. chain). Does JT make a good chain? I've never heard anything but positive reviews for D.I.D.
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chzeckmate Serious Thumper Offline Be the person your dog thinks you are Posts: 514 Houston, Texas Gender:	Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain? Reply #9 - 10/15/15 at 00:03:00 The few times I used something other than D.I.D. I wasn't happy. A chain is something I'm not ever going to try to save money on...just saying.
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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain? Reply #10 - 10/15/15 at 02:43:35 I'd be making sure I was buying steel sprockets,too. Aluminium lightweight ones don't last long.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain? Reply #11 - 10/15/15 at 16:13:38 chzeckmate wrote on 10/15/15 at 00:03:00: A chain is something I'm not ever going to try to save money on...just saying. I agree. I thought maybe there were some that were "just as good" as D.I.D., but cheaper.
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Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain?
Reply #12 - 10/15/15 at 16:15:42

motorcycle chain comparison

Lots to see.
Of course, a poorly maintained, high quality chain may yield the same or less life than a well maintained mediocre chain. That's a big price difference, so, you might wanna see the comparison, maybe even go on a forum or two, where the bike they are riding is in our HP range, etc. And, your riding style and miles per year,

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Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain?
Reply #13 - 10/15/15 at 20:37:43

I have run o-ring chains for many years before running x ring. I definitely like the x ring better. One thing I firmly believe in is using chain wax and not the old sticky chain lube. All the sticky stuff does is get dirt to cling to the chain. I clean all the stock grease off the faces of the side plates when I get it and then spray it with chain lube per their instructions.

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Re: A decent 530 X-ring chain?
Reply #14 - 10/16/15 at 00:30:48

smokin_blue wrote on 10/15/15 at 20:37:43:

I have run o-ring chains for many years before running x ring. I definitely like the x ring better. One thing I firmly believe in is using chain wax and not the old sticky chain lube. All the sticky stuff does is get dirt to cling to the chain. I clean all the stock grease off the faces of the side plates when I get it and then spray it with chain lube per their instructions.

Same here. I only Use Chain Wax. I swear by it. Chains are too expensive to use anything else.

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