Chain conversion kit
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 38
Likes: 7
From: San Diego
a. im just repeating what was on that site......
My guess is that its the friction required to spin the system. The belt is in contact with the entire rear sprocket and the front cog. Vs a chain is just touching the back of the teeth on the rear socket and the front of the teeth on the front cog. A belt is also wider creating even more surface area making constant contact.
The material would also cause more friction, that's why we have rubber not metal tires.
My guess is that its the friction required to spin the system. The belt is in contact with the entire rear sprocket and the front cog. Vs a chain is just touching the back of the teeth on the rear socket and the front of the teeth on the front cog. A belt is also wider creating even more surface area making constant contact.
The material would also cause more friction, that's why we have rubber not metal tires.
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 38
Likes: 7
From: San Diego
not endorsing... just passing along info
http://www.allaboutbikes.com/feature...e-final-drives
http://motorcycle-intelligence.com/chain-belt-shaft/64/
http://www.allaboutbikes.com/feature...e-final-drives
http://motorcycle-intelligence.com/chain-belt-shaft/64/
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Joined: May 2006
Posts: 14,564
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From: the 50s & the 60s
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you will most likely need a spacer.
all dependent on the
offset at the front
and the rear (if any. probably 0).
best is to work with your supplier for this info.
assuming the supplier is competent.
in my case the supplier claimed to know it all
and that was complete bullshit.
who are you dealing with for the parts??
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Cruiser
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 215
Likes: 2
From: Vallejo, CA
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you will most likely need a spacer.
all dependent on the
offset at the front
and the rear (if any. probably 0).
best is to work with your supplier for this info.
assuming the supplier is competent.
in my case the supplier claimed to know it all
and that was complete bullshit.
who are you dealing with for the parts??
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.
you will most likely need a spacer.
all dependent on the
offset at the front
and the rear (if any. probably 0).
best is to work with your supplier for this info.
assuming the supplier is competent.
in my case the supplier claimed to know it all
and that was complete bullshit.
who are you dealing with for the parts??
.
.
.
Club Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 14,564
Likes: 9,225
From: the 50s & the 60s
i am getting the parts through my buddys shop and just buying them separately because it is way cheaper then buying the "kits". I talked to zippers already and they wouldnt tell me if i needed one or not for my year (2011 fxdb). They just said "our kit comes with everything you need, if you need a spacer it will come with one" so they werent very helpful.
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so. you're not going with a kit.
agree, probably cheaper to get the parts separately.
I would probably trust Zippers. but, don't know that for sure........
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well. who are you gonna get the spacer from??
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the people I dealt with were incompetent liars.
it was truly a nightmare dealing with them.
way too much than I care to type at this time.
I have flat sprocket in the rear
.500 offset on the front
and the spacer for my 006 SUPERglide is .875
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Cruiser
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 215
Likes: 2
From: Vallejo, CA
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so. you're not going with a kit.
agree, probably cheaper to get the parts separately.
I would probably trust Zippers. but, don't know that for sure........
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well. who are you gonna get the spacer from??
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.
.
.
the people I dealt with were incompetent liars.
it was truly a nightmare dealing with them.
way too much than I care to type at this time.
I have flat sprocket in the rear
.500 offset on the front
and the spacer for my 006 SUPERglide is .875
.
.
.
.
.
so. you're not going with a kit.
agree, probably cheaper to get the parts separately.
I would probably trust Zippers. but, don't know that for sure........
.
.
.
.
.
.
well. who are you gonna get the spacer from??
.
.
.
.
.
.
the people I dealt with were incompetent liars.
it was truly a nightmare dealing with them.
way too much than I care to type at this time.
I have flat sprocket in the rear
.500 offset on the front
and the spacer for my 006 SUPERglide is .875
.
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From: the 50s & the 60s
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there ya go. get the size the guy on the phone said might work.
keep us updated. curious to hear how it all works out.
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Intermediate
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
From: Maryland
Got my second Chain conversion from Zippers yesterday. I had put one on my FXR and just got one for my FXDX as well. My belt and pulleys were trashed from debris and my many off road adventures. Grooved, cut, and worn down. The price to go chain was better and i just prefer to be able to fix a broken chain on the side of the road instead of a belt. And i have seen multiple break in many different situations.
Called them like usual, asked the questions i needed, they told me every part i needed and what the kit came with and it showed up at my door the next day.
Called them like usual, asked the questions i needed, they told me every part i needed and what the kit came with and it showed up at my door the next day.
Last edited by WinkMoto; Jul 3, 2014 at 03:36 PM.