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Mar 20, 2010 | 07:41 PM

cncfxstb

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chain conversion 07 Night Train

hey guys its been a while since i posted. I am in the process of ordering things to do my chain conversion and i am stuck on what brand chain to get. Thinking of using an EK chrome chain. But Drag specialties has a chrome chain also, but Ek has a tensile strength of 10,560 lbs and the DS chain is only 9,100 lbs which is almost $60 less. Now i am running a 103" that is making 109 lbs of tq and 115 hp. Which should i get? and any other suggestions on brands? I would go regina but they dont make a chrome chain. Oh and one other thing... should i use a master link or not.

Mar 20, 2010 | 08:47 PM

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The cheaper one MAY work for your application, but why "skimp?" Spend the extra $60 and get the higher tensile strength. It's cheap insurance!

Mar 20, 2010 | 09:39 PM

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I would go with the Zippers kit. They give you options on what chain to go with.

Mar 20, 2010 | 10:02 PM

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The cheaper one MAY work for your application, but why "skimp?" Spend the extra $60 and get the higher tensile strength. It's cheap insurance!

i hear ya. Oh and zippers dont have a specific chain conversion kit for the 07 and up softails with the 200mm tire. I got a baker front sprocket and had to get a shovel rear sprocket machine the center out to fit the wheel hub and space it out. And i know what people are gonna say that "they make sprockets that will fit" and they are all aluminum and i want a steel one for the durability.

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Mar 20, 2010 | 10:03 PM

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my main thing i guess is weather to use a master link or not. I have the chain tool so putting the chain together without a master link is not a problem.

Mar 20, 2010 | 10:18 PM

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I'd run a master link been thinkin about this conversion myself

Mar 20, 2010 | 10:48 PM

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I have never run anything but a chain. I run the RevTech O-ring nickel plated chain...looks like chrome but doesn't have the problems of chrome. 20,000 mile warranty comes with a master link...which I always use because it makes it so easy to service. I never lube these chains ...just check the rollers once a year. I usually get 4 to 5 years before I have to replace them....cost about 100 bucks. When it is time to replace, hook the new chain to the old with the master link...pull out the old which pulls in the new. You can do it in 20 minutes...do that with a belt. I would not obsess about the tensile strength...bet it doesn't take that many pounds to break the rear tire loose...once the tire breaks loose, HP is irrelevant. The biggest thing is to make sure the sprockets are lined up...that is what gives a chain long life.