There is a really nice gearing calculator online I think the URL is www.gearingcommander.com just select your bike or if you know the gear ratios you can add your bike to the list. It let's you compare 2 configuration against stock. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: surfswab <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 20:42:08 To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Chain replacement While you're pondering sprockets you might consider this mod. It reduces engine rpm by about 400 -- better mileage and reduced buzz at highway speed. Got it on the list for my '96 when the chain needs replacing: http://www.nighthawk750.com (Left hand menu, under sprocket mod) On Jul 6, 10:19 pm, EGrider <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm getting an education here. Much appreciated. > > > > On Friday, July 6, 2012 6:32:35 PM UTC-4, Allen wrote: > > > Sawzall with a metal blade. If you just do the chain the old sprockets > > will wear the new chain faster. It is recommended to replace as a set. A > > broken chain gets pulled into the engine and gets locked up usually > > cracking the case and can severely injure your left leg. Just a thought. > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > ------------------------------ > > *From: * EGrider <[email protected]> > > *Sender: * [email protected] > > *Date: *Fri, 6 Jul 2012 15:20:35 -0700 (PDT) > > *To: *<[email protected]> > > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > > *Subject: *[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Chain replacement > > > Can I confirm one thing? Allen and Kurt, you both mention sprockets. I was > > under the impression that I was replacing the chain before it ruined my > > sprockets. If I were going to replace the sprockets anyway, the skinflint > > in me would be tempted to just keep riding, since I would never know that > > something was amiss if I didn't get down on my knees and squint at the > > little arrow behind the axle. I've seen diagrams of "OK" and "replace" wear > > patterns on sprockets since I was a kid. If the teeth on my sprockets look > > symmetrical, am I good with just a chain? > > > I don't have a dremmel; I'm wondering if there's a cutting tool I could > > just put on my electric drill. > > > About the clip-on master link, I put 30K miles on my first CB550K back in > > the 80's but never had any chain issues. Maybe I could chance a master link > > on the new chain I buy. > > > On Friday, July 6, 2012 3:05:44 PM UTC-4, EGrider wrote: > > >> First of all, thanks to all who offered suggestions on my trip up the > >> Blue Ridge Parkway. I couldn't get as far up north as I wanted to at the > >> request of the person sitting behind me, but we loved the trip, rain and > >> all. We made it to Blowing Rock, NC before looping over into TN and down > >> through US129 into GA. > > >> I just checked the chain after all the miles I put on the bike (1996 750 > >> Nighthawk), and the indicator is back in the "replace chain" range. So I > >> checked the illegally downloaded shop manual I've got and found that I need > >> to buy a 525 110-link chain. A quick check of Ebay, Bikebandit, etc. shows > >> me I can spend between $25.95 and $185 for a replacement. I put a $30 chain > >> on my 1978 CB550K (my Sunday afternoon bike) and it seems just fine, but I > >> don't ride that bike states away with the Mrs. on the back. > > >> Question #1 How much should I spend on a chain to get one of stock > >> quality? The bike has 24K miles on it now; I bought it with 13K. If that is > >> the original chain and I can get another 24K miles out of the next one, > >> that is fine with me. I might not put another 24K on it. Advice? > > >> Q#2 How do I get the old chain off when the new one comes in? Strangely, > >> I don't find instructions for this in the shop manual at all, and I didn't > >> find it on Paul's how-to's or a Google search. I do not find a master link > >> on the old chain at all, and I've cranked it around slowly, checking both > >> sides. Do I take off the real tire, undo the back left shock, and slip it > >> off the rear pivot arm? Bolt cutters? Hacksaw? And if the new one has no > >> master link, what then? > > >> I hate to be such a newb, but thanks in advance for any and all advice. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/eMZEWVLuy2YJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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