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Post by pablosrfivehundred on Oct 22, 2006 1:06:23 GMT -5
OK, I'm cleaning up the thumper. I'm installing a new o ring on the oil line and a new shifter seal and the seal on the sprocket shaft. the sprocket and the chain blah blah blah.... i decided to hose the front sprocket area down with brake cleaner to start working with a clean area. i noticed the chain wasn't rusted nor was it the normal blackish dark metal finish. it was silver. now immediately i knew it wasn't aluminum. so i took a closer look. the chain was stamped with 530 OR. the front sprocket and rear sprocket seem to be looking good. i was only changing them because that's what your suppose to do when you change the chain. am i correct in thinking a stainless steel O ring chain is what I'm running? the front sprocket is rusty looking. the back one is ok. there's not a heck of a lot of wear. i don't think i should change them now. clean the chain oil it back up and... go for a ride.
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Post by christer on Oct 22, 2006 5:25:57 GMT -5
Hi.
Totally agree. I never change things/parts that works.
Christer
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Post by chew652 on Oct 22, 2006 9:42:54 GMT -5
I doubt your chain is stainless steel although anything is possible.. Many premium chains have plated side plates,such as the gold colored Regina chains. The 530 OR is referring to the size and type of chain. I would be interested to hear if other board members have seen any SS chains for motorcycles. I would think SS chain would be frightfully expensive and hard to manufacture with little benefit over o-ring and x-ring chains. Maybe for salthingyer applications?
Interesting post. Chain and sprockets should be changed together but o-ring chains prolong chain and sprocket life remarkably . If everything looks good you probably don't have to change them. Just my 2 cents.
Raining here in NC, I hope the rest of you get to ride today. Cheers
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Post by chew652 on Oct 22, 2006 9:45:18 GMT -5
Why would the word salt-water without the hyphen get a thingy put in it?
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Post by kentrex on Oct 22, 2006 10:56:47 GMT -5
T W A T  ? |
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Post by kentrex on Oct 22, 2006 10:59:31 GMT -5
I mean the middle bit of salt-water without an hyphen. It's sort of swear word in UK....don't know if it has the same impact in the US
Ken
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Post by chew652 on Oct 22, 2006 11:22:16 GMT -5
Yeah I see it now, same impact here. Still strange because there must be quite a few innocent words with the same problem. Thanks Ken.
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Post by G Man on Oct 22, 2006 12:26:58 GMT -5
T W A T ? You said T W A T !!!!!!! LOL! ;D  ;D ;D G Man |
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Post by G Man on Oct 22, 2006 12:34:23 GMT -5
... a few innocent words... Chew, it is only a few words that this occurs. I was getting busted over the "fuelpetc o c k" one a while back. Although, that might have been on my other forum... Anyhow, pretty good company here on this forum, I could turn off the censored word list I guess. I have it on at the moment because I have the registrations wide open not needing my authorization. Sometimes I find it kinda fun trying to work around it! ;D G Man |
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Post by miker on Oct 22, 2006 13:33:00 GMT -5
At least we can say Twit.  I had a chain from Mikes XS that had nickel plated side plates. Only the outer plates were silver, the inner were normal color. miker |
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Post by pablosrfivehundred on Oct 22, 2006 13:45:18 GMT -5
this is completely silver.
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Post by shibuyagas78 on Oct 22, 2006 21:25:27 GMT -5
It could just be a DID S-Bright chain, but if its not worn just use it. If matches ok with the sprockets just ride it till it dies. Does any one use a stretch omiter?? gauge on there chains??? Measures the distance of the links.
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Post by StewRoss on Oct 23, 2006 2:54:22 GMT -5
Hi, I have seen stainless chains, years ago. My brother had one on a Darmah that he'd bought. From recollection they were for industrial use...not for bikes. I think that they were low speed type chains as well... SR |
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Post by kentrex on Oct 23, 2006 11:06:22 GMT -5
Sorry Gman, didn't intend to offend. Context is everything.
Ken
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Post by G Man on Oct 23, 2006 15:47:29 GMT -5
Sorry Gman, didn't intend to offend. Context is everything. Ken Absolutely no offence taken, all good fun! ;D G Man |
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