Broke the chain last night - suggestions?

[M7]

<br /><br />I swear I wasn't doing a big smoky burnout (because the little thing can't). Looks like my chain just expired while coasting along. 41 years was enough. The master link is intact, so it broke elsewhere. <br /><br />Does anyone have a suggestion for a new chain? - I see none on Ebay - What is the stock size? Should I bother with a high dollar o-ring chain?<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />M7<br />-'64 SuperHawk

[kustommusic]

M7, That is such a fine lookin' cb!! You have #530 chain. It depends what your sprockets are as far as length. A good guess would be 98-100 links. The O-ring stuff is pricey probably 100.00 bucks or so I believe. My brother has it on his VTR 600 and swears by it. I'm a bit cheaper and bought the regular stuff off evil bay. I was warned that some sellers are selling you industrial chain!!!! so I don't know if its true but watch out. Good luck! Steve greer

[M7]

Thanks for the compliment - I got a new chain taday from the local bike shop. $36, some grinding off of extra chain and some polishing and I'm on the road again. Attached is a pic from central Texas last weekend - '72 Tramp, '73 Guzzi and my '64

[Pigeonalley]

M7<br />Great looking bikes! <br />Isn’t it strange to see it still green in Texas at the end of August! <br />If you cruse up this way (Wichita Falls) Stop by I’ll give you a Cup of coffee and we can brag about our rides. There is some good ridding up this way. Just across the red there are a lot of neat things to see and do.<br /><br />Rob<br />

[M7]

<br />We're saving our long road trip energy for this:<br /><br />http://www.harvestclassic.org/<br /><br />&quot;Harvest Classic 2005 European and<br />Vintage Motorcycle Rally <br /><br />October 21, 22 &amp; 23 <br /><br />Scenic Luckenbach, Texas (near Fredericksburg)&quot;<br /><br />Come on down.<br /><br />-M7<br /><br />

[j666laz]

If your chain was anything like mine ('67 Dream) it was probably stretched out and unevenly at that. I did shell out for a new O-ring chain ($132) and it does run really nice and smooth. My local Honda dealer had it in stock.