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AutoXR HalfDork
4/9/12 9:02 p.m.

Getting my 80 GS450 ready for the road.

New Pirelli Road Demons
EBC -pads 50 tooth rear , 14 tooth front...

and that's where I hit a problem - Stock chain isn't fitting and there seems to be almost too many choices.

Suggestions?

Dr. Hess UltimaDork
4/9/12 9:05 p.m.

Cheap and useable or expensive and long lasting? Although I would bet that a GS450 doesn't put as much strain on a chain as a Harley dresser.

AutoXR HalfDork
4/9/12 9:10 p.m.

In reply to Dr. Hess:

I can get the parts through work @ cost so I would rather step up and not have to do this over and over!

foxtrapper UberDork
4/10/12 4:58 a.m.

Is the stock chain not fitting because you've so altered the sprocket ratios it's too long/short? Or is it because of weird modifications or such.

Chain replacements are easy, normally, so it's not a big job. A GS450 doesn't stress a chain much at all, so even a cheap chen-shing type will hold up for years, with proper maintenance.

914Driver MegaDork
4/10/12 5:24 a.m.

I like the oilless O-Ring jobs. A little more pricey, but you do it less often.

Dan

Curmudgeon MegaDork
4/10/12 7:30 a.m.

I'm with Dan. Gimme an O ring chain any day, less mess etc. When riding enduros I always used them along with Sunstar steel sprockets, the combo lasted a long time compared to the guys running aluminum sprockets and non Oring chains.

You say you can get stuff through work; that's good. For those who can't D2Moto has O ring chains for ~$60.00. No affiliation, etc.

Dr. Hess UltimaDork
4/10/12 8:19 a.m.

If you have the money for it, then an O-ring chain is the way to go. My friend put one on his Harley in Anchorage, AK, rode home to Texas and adjusted the chain once.

AutoXR HalfDork
4/10/12 11:31 a.m.

I put a 50 tooth rear sprocket on it - so I need a longer chain. I want to go O-Ring, but the 510 - 520 - 530 ratings confuse the hell out of me