Chain

[atvfreestylekid]

I need a new chain and kinda on a budget since I'm about to start x/c. So, do I realy have to have an o-ring shain? I can get a non o-ring for about 25 bucks.

[shee rips]

you dont NEED an o ring, but if youre gonna be in mud and water and all that crap i would recommend it.

will make it last much longer if all that crap isnt grinding around in it.

[Bansh-eman]

25 bucks? please share the knowldge of where that can be had!

[MSBansheeDrags]

i wouldnt trust a $25 chain to hold up...you usually get what you pay for...

dbr

[jbooker82]

It might save you money now to buy that cheap chain but when you figure in the cost of a new set of cases it isnt really cheaper.

 

What are you getting #50 chain from a Tractor Dealer?

[rubberneck]

I run only in the sand and have not been running o-rings. Seems as if no matter what you buy the sand tears the shit out of them anyway.. Have been running RK non oring and seems to work fine.

[meanv10]

Any of you guys ever run the o ring chains off ebay like this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-Bans...tem170196208256 and is 50 dollars a ripoff for an oring chain?

[jbooker82]

A good chain will run you 80+ dollars. I wouldnt buy a chain if it doesnt say what brand it is.

[MILO]

definitely don't buy anything that doesn't give a brand name. anyway, you'll go thru 2 non o-ring chains in the time that you would 1 o-ring or x-ring chain. so why not just go for the better of the two? what you need to look at also is the tensile strength. personally i only run the DID x-ring ATV chain. yeah, it's more expensive, but you almost always get what you pay for.

[Bansh-eman]

definitely don't buy anything that doesn't give a brand name. anyway, you'll go thru 2 non o-ring chains in the time that you would 1 o-ring or x-ring chain. so why not just go for the better of the two? what you need to look at also is the tensile strength. personally i only run the DID x-ring ATV chain. yeah, it's more expensive, but you almost always get what you pay for.

not always true. if you ride in sand the oring x ring is not going to last. you only want oring / x ring if you ride in wet or muddy areas.

 

i do agree the most important thing to look at is the tensile strength, but this dosent mean that a none name brand cant have the same tensel as name brands

[Lepew]

It doesn't matter if you go with o-ring or not it is the same in the long run if you have your bike awhile. Generally you will wear out three non o-ring chains to a o-ring chain , on the sand too. Non o-ring chains have a higher tensile strength than o-ring chains, look it up. I run o-ring so I don't have to replace chains as often.

[MILO]

not always true. if you ride in sand the oring x ring is not going to last. you only want oring / x ring if you ride in wet or muddy areas.

 

i do agree the most important thing to look at is the tensile strength, but this dosent mean that a none name brand cant have the same tensel as name brands

 

your right bud, any chain of any brand can have the same or better tensile strength than a brand name chain. i'm just saying i'd at least want to know what i'm buying, not something from e-bay that i don't even know who the manufacturer is. DID chains have done well for me and never let me down yet. maybe i'm paying some extra for the name, but it's a name that i know i can trust.