Belt drive to chain

Hello. Can anyone tell me if I can replace my belt drive with a chain drive on a 1982 kz440 g? Thank you i look forward to your wisdom.

Remove the belt and its sprockets.
Install a chain with its sprockets.
Ride.

Thanks Texaskz.

Just an FYI. From the cross-reference & diagrams at Partzilla for the 1980 Ltd & Ltd Belt, everything is the same. same transmission output shaft n stuff & same Fr chain guide. same Rr hub coupling assy, swing arm, & same chain guard, It should be easy. removing the bolts could be the only hard part.

Rear Brake Shoes. If you don't know the age of the Rr brake shoes, replace them. get oem or vesrah (made in Japan). The adhesive that binds the linings to the shoes can fail from being old & brittle, so a lining can break loose & get jammed between the shoe & drum, locking the rear wheel. It happened to me, so it does happen.

If you have not changed a drive chain and sprockets before, here are a few things you will need----

An impact wrench. Pneumatic is best, but electric or mechanical can also work.
Without one, you will need a long breaker bar and a willing accomplice to apply the rear brake while you wrestle with the nut that holds the front sprocket on. Yes, it is really tight.

Something to cut the belt with, else remove the swing arm pivot bolt and the left rear shock lower mount.

New high quality chain and sprockets for a chain drive 440. A master link staking tool, unless you get an endless chain in the correct length, in which case you will definitely have to unhook the swing arm and shock.

A can of chain wax or dry Teflon lube.

A grown up torque wrench for installing the new front sprocket.

The most important tool of all is a genuine Kawasaki Factory Service Manual. I think there are some PDF versions floating around, and they come up on FleeceBay now and then.

+ what MartinCSR said.

Thank you so much. I am looking forward to the challenge. I am turning my kz440g into a scrambler/tracker. Everything I am reading seems to prefer the belt drive. I like the look of the chain drive.