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531blackbanshee wrote: the simple fact that it is wearing on "nothing".
google safety wire master link,it's been done to good effect for years on many different bikes.
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I'm going to do that.
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I bought a gold "High quality" chain on eBay.I didn't know it was made in CHINA. The master link started coming apart right off.
Seller wouldn't respond and eBay was covering for him.
kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/596545-chine...in?limitstart=0Steve
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swest wrote: This is the end of the saga of the CHINESE chain. I will buy a O ring 630 chain and sprockets soon. I plan on spending $1000 Got a list.
I bought a gold "High quality" chain on eBay.I didn't know it was made in CHINA. The master link started coming apart right off.
Seller wouldn't respond and eBay was covering for him.
kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/596545-chine...in?limitstart=0Steve
I can't tell if you're joking, but pretty much everything is made in China these days. "You get what you pay for" is still true within that spectrum though.
I recently converted one of my bikes to a 530 setup, using RK Chains RX ring chain (with a rivet master link, of course). So far so good. Definitely quieter than the 630.
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I've been thinking on the conversion. We'll see.
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I'm starting to ride it as I would normally. Using the power on take off, to pass, etc. I'm still holding under 7000 RPM. Mainly shifting at 5-6000 when I have to. Roll on power is there but I noticed if I hold a steady RPM for long, it won't pull as strong. I'm not going to baby it anymore. Took some shots up there, a job my daughter is taking on, coming down I 15 and stopped at Chapperal for another master link. No warranty on chains. Looks like I'l have to buy somewhere else.
Pit stop half way down the mountain.
Good for tires and small items. Too commercial for me now. :whistle:
I taught her well. I'll help her draw up the plans and she will pull her first permit. Going to cut out the wall for a double gate.
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The safety wire? It was gone when I got home. Time to check the counter shaft sprocket.
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