Smaller, thinner chain means that it will stretch quicker and need replacement sooner. However, it is lighter and has less rotating mass and drag.

Unless you are going to the track an looking to shave off .5 sec or want to do a race type mod, stick with the 525 setup for street riding.

Make sure you get steel sprockets. The aluminum ones are lighter an racier, but wear sooner

 

Moore.Speed, being unsure of what chain and sprockets to use can be a little intimidating. As for going with color, I think it's a great idea. My wife and I get lots of complements on ours. EK Chain (Enuma Chain) is an excellent manufacturer and makes a great product. You'll notice that Driven Chain kits are actually EK Chains, note the part number MVXZ.

Going with a kit can make it easier as you get everything you need. I read that you're new to bikes so you've got a long future of motorcycles ahead of you. Chains usually come in standard lengths of 120 links. They need to be cut (by you or a shop) to the proper length for your specific application. You can get a chain breaking/riveting tool for less than $100. I know it sounds like a lot, but you'll have it for ever and if your continue to ride, there will be more chains in your future.

Don't be concerned though about buying sprockets here and your chain there. Yes, chain's and sprockets are universal in that the spacing between the teeth and the thickness of the sprockets are the same within a group. All 530 chains are the same width, as are 525's and 520's. The differences are in the bolt hole patterns and wheel hub/shaft openings. Those differ between makes and models of bikes. So, go to where you want to buy the chain or sprockets and find your model/year of bike. I'd recommend that you stick with stock sizes for your bike as far as the number of teeth. You've already got a handful of bike.

 

Incognito, I searched and searched for the answer you gave me and I finally found it last night before going to bed.

IDoDirt, thanks a lot for the reply! That helped a lot. I plan on ordering from motomummy.com and I plan on going with the MVXZ or RK GXW. Any recommendations there? I will keep my sprockets the same but they offer the chains in 520 and 530 only. Is this ok? And if so, which one to go with? From what you said about 520 being lighter and all, I do not need that. I'd rather have a longer lasting chain. I just enjoy riding it and I do not race it.

 

Are you still trying to get a colored chain? You can get a RK get w/ stock chain size 525 and stock gearing in gold or silver. The gold one costs a bit more, RK and DID are the oem chains honda uses. I just put an rk kit on my bike a little while ago.

 

Go with the RK GXW 520 chain. Also get matching 520 sprockets. 525 is hard to find, more exspensive and completely not needed on a 600cc bike when using the better quality chains like a GXW. It has way more then enough tensile strength and its wear index is exactly the same as a 525.

 

Yes, I am looking for a colored chain (yellow). Ok, that motomummy website has a kit that offers the 520 GXW chain that I can get yellow for about $190. Someone before said the stock chain size was like 108 links or so I believe. Is that right?


https://www.motomummy.com/store/prod...roductid=16291

 

The kit on motomummy has a steel chain with rivet master link, steel front sprocket, and the rear sprocket can be made of hard anodized alum or steel. I'd want steel, correct?

 

May wanna check these guys out before you pull the trigger on a chain. You can't beat it for the money and look at the tensile strength. I put a red one on my 01 Erion and have zero complaints. I cannot verify this, but I suspect they are made by RK (I ordered an extra masterlink from them because they told me their sideplates were thicker than anyone elses and no one elses would fit). When it arrived, it was a RK packaged masterlink. Go figure...
525 O-Ring Motorcycle Chain with 108 Links - Gold

 

Yea steel for the rear sprocket. If you want the gold/yellow chain this is the kit I recommend Amazon.com: RK Chain and Sprocket Kit - OEM Gearing - Gold - GB525XSO-108 1062-010WG: Automotive, you can also get it directly from powersportsuperstore's site, they list it as $175 on their site, not sure if they charge shipping though. You will also need a chain tool to rivet the master link, this is the one I used http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/...ool/CHAIN+TOOL, I've heard you can also rig one using a cheap harbor freight chain breaker.

 

Sprocket Center is where i got mine. it has a very nice selection of colored chains.