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Chain?
10/27/08 at 15:46:33

I don't particularly want to convert to a chain, but I also would like to get better gas mileage. Since we've got such great torque and I'm not a hot dogger, I'm thinking about it a bit.

I know there's lots of stuff on here about doing it. This is just a general question or two, not process so much as logistics, etc. to those that have.

1. Cost
2. Readily available parts for swapping
3. Un-do-ability
4. Reliability

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rigidchop Serious Thumper Offline don't feed the drama llama Posts: 1105 ravenswood wv Gender:	Re: Chain? Reply #1 - 10/27/08 at 15:56:14 costs about a hundred bucks, if you go with a cheap chain. you can always go back to the belt, this is only a bolt on change. i guess depending on the chain you choose it's pretty reliable. i like mine, i just need a better chain. (went with a cheap one to see if i'd like it.)
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Chain? Reply #2 - 10/27/08 at 16:52:42 Whats a better chain do?
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mikestrikes Ex Member	Re: Chain? Reply #3 - 10/28/08 at 08:05:26 bill67 wrote on 10/27/08 at 16:52:42: Whats a better chain do? Less adjustments from stretching, longer live, less noise, less lubing.. Get you a very cheap chain to start with.... if ya want to keep it get yourself a good X-Ringed chain, on this bike it will last darn near forever..
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Re: Chain?
Reply #4 - 10/28/08 at 09:27:34

My husband got 27000 miles out of an X-Ring chain on his Vulcan 800. That said, he was always jealous of my belt drive because ot the lack of mess it caused.

It takes a LOT of riding to justify the price of a good chain for purely gas mileage considerations, when we already have a superior system for most applications. No more chains for me. I like seeing the chrome on my rear wheel, and I don't like having to clean the spokes all the time.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29698 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Chain? Reply #5 - 10/28/08 at 09:30:32 You can also go to a 140/90 tire for a little overdrive, if you don't want to loose the belt....maybe 5%...
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Re: Chain?
Reply #6 - 10/28/08 at 11:22:25

Chong Kim wrote on 10/28/08 at 09:27:34:

My husband got 27000 miles out of an X-Ring chain on his Vulcan 800. That said, he was always jealous of my belt drive because ot the lack of mess it caused.

It takes a LOT of riding to justify the price of a good chain for purely gas mileage considerations, when we already have a superior system for most applications. No more chains for me. I like seeing the chrome on my rear wheel, and I don't like having to clean the spokes all the time.

Try using "chain wax", it is sold at most bike shops and doesn't make a mess. No cleaning rim or spokes.I have used it for a long time, and so do most people with chain drive bikes. Hutch

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Re: Chain?
Reply #7 - 10/28/08 at 11:49:00

Since I went from an over sized Dunlop to the darkside following oldfeller I won't be changing tires again for a goodly number of years. My interest is in getting to 65 or better miles per gallon so I'm guessing I couldn't fit a big enough tire in there anyway.

Now, if there were a 15" rim comparable to ours in width that had a disc brake, a higher chain gear on the correct side and didn't require a machine shop to adapt. Maybe then I could even go tubeless and make fixing a flat even easier as a side benefit. Or would that be a back-side benefit? But I digress. Although I can lock up the back wheel anyway, disc brakes on the back aren't all that big of a deal.

I would love to go to the bike bone yard and say "I need this and this and this", walk out the door and have (other than running tubing for the rear disc) only a few hours of cursing and sweating to look forward to. Such is life.

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