im new to the bike world... am needing to put a new chain on and was told to upgrade if i was going to do that.. what kind of kit do u guys recommend and how the heck do i do it...is it hard? thanks for ur input. josh

1993 cbr 600 f2

 

guys are going to say 520 -1/+2...i don't really care for the 520 kits i've seen because they have been aluminum rear sprockets...i myself have a 525 stock gearing (15/43) from an f3 on my bike....but -1/+2 is what i should have gotten

 

i have a 520 kit with stock front size and +5 in the rear its all mid and top end power...it raised my top speed by about 6 mph. I am selling everything but the chain...Pm if interested

 

Any time you increase the rear sprocket or reduce the front sprocket, you lose speed but gain acceleration. -1 in the front and +2 in the rear is a good start.

 

Yeah DJ theres no way you could have got 6 more MPH out of your conversion.

 

Given his elevation, it's entirely possible....it's that old leverage thing ya know, [8D]

 

What combination would you guys recomend for me? Im not gonna take the bike to 140ish!!! I feel like living for another 50 or sixty years. I mostly ride at like 95 when on the freeways, sometimes break 100. And I like to have good performance when hitting twisties.

 

-1, + 2 , from stock ...will do it nicely imo

 

With that am I gonna need a 109 chain?

 

Yeah -1 +2.

I do recommend investigating going 530 on your own though. There aren't any pre-assembled 530 kits, but 530 chains and sprockets will last WAY longer! I have to maintain the living **** out of my 520 chains to get them to survive. Go xring if you can as well, they last far longer, and the 20 extra dollars more than pays for itself.