SOooo! its that time of year again to buy toys! or Parts for your Toys!! lol

Anyways, im lookin at gettin a new chain for my bike. Im confused on what to order. Ive read of one place that our chain is a 525?? so would i just look for a chain that says 525 and everything should be good to go??

Also, when im lookin around i see some that say "0-ring chain" "super street" "Road chain" and a "standard Roller chain". To me a chain is a chain...lol...i know on my Dirt bike i had a while back had an O-ring chain.

What would u guys suggest for me to get?? I dont race or anything, just drive it to work or drive it around to explore some roads.

 

Yeah, you have to replace it with a 525 since your sprockets also are pitch 525. The number stands for the "strength" of the chain and sprocket material.

I would anyday go for a x-ring chain. Pretty sure the bike also was born with one?
Difference is the way the chains seal. The X-ring seals better than the O-ring and should last longer because it is better at keeping the oil in the chain.

 

how about the length of our bikes?? Im looking at a D.I.D roller chain on motorcyclesuperstore right now but it has different sizes to them..."110" "120" "etc"....

 

With a standard gearing I think the chain is 108 links.. better google to be sure.

 

When you replace the chain, you should prob replace the sprockets as well...unless the sprockets were new w/ the last chain. Just inspect your sprocket teeth for wear & replace as necessary.

If you want it to be stock:
OEM rear sprocket- 45
OEM front sprocket - 16
OEM chain size - 525

D.I.D was an OEM supplier for Honda. http://www.didchain.com/xring1.htm .
I'm running the D.I.D Premium X-Ring VM. Its a great chain. I have it on my F4 & my RC51. There are other chain options avail out there as well...like RK, EK, etc.

In the F4 shop service manual, Honda lists 110 links for chain length. However, it was later corrected to 108 links for proper chain length installation. Having installed these chains on F4s, I can tell you that *108* is the chain length you want.

One supplier w/ excellent customer service is www.sprocketcenter.com . They can sell just a chain or a chain & sprocket kit.

Good luck w/ your shopping.

 

The number 525 has nothing to do with the strength of the chain. It deals with the size. A 520 chain will be smaller than a 525 and a 530, etc... A expensive 520 chain will be quite a bit stronger than a cheap 530 chain.

To the OP, just look for a 525 x 120 length O-Ring (or x-ring) chain. You can cut it to the length when you get it. This would be a good time to go down one in the front or up a couple in the back to have some quicker acceleration.

 

Sweet deal! That clears alot of things now..for some reason I was finding different number when I would google it.

Right now my front sprocket is one up, I would like more tourque so I can do a wheelie with out poping the clutch. Or doing it from a roll

 

Well, you are not entirely correct and I'm not either. That was also why I wrote "strength" with exclamation marks.

The number is the size of the chain. A 520 chain is thinner and ligther than a 525 or 530 and normally, because of the thinner material, weaker. Of course then there are exceptions, but they normally comes at a price.

I agree that you should check if the sprockets also needs replacement. If so you could do a 520 conversion. Advantage is better acceleration and a better selection of sprockets.

 

If you want more "torque" then you want down one in the front.

Up one in the front, will give you a higher top end speed but have slower acceleration.

 

Sorry my typo, original owner did go one down on the front saying he wanted more torque

And why would a 520 chain have more tourque