Any tips for mounting a 70cc on a Schwinn Jaguar?

That's what I've done for 30++ years....then I bought a P.O.S. Bell/walmart chain breaker which lasted exactly three times. I bought a Park tool and used it once just to test it......I could still use the grinder and punch method, it's just as fast and accurate, only thing is you can't re-use the link once the grinder has had it for lunch.

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If it ain't broke, and you mess with it long enough, it will be.

Bad news. I screwed up the chain because the tool I bought kept sliding off the pin and ended up damaging the chain enough to make me wanna wait to get a new chain.



Anyone know a good place to look for a chain? I live in Philadelphia if that helps.

I get my chain at a local place...If you can find like a place that has go-karts and outdoor power equipment you can get a chain thier.

Most of the guy's here get it at Tractor supply, I noticed they went up in price, you might want to check Northern Tools, last time I checked it was $9.99

#41 chain....It will look alot smaller then the stock chain, but it will work great.

http://motorbicycling.com/f3/replace...hain-1139.html

Search Results.....Tractor Supply

roller chain from Northern Tool + Equipment

Yes I just checked...$17.99 at tractor supply....$9.99 at Northern for 10ft

Thanks for the info! I just ordered the one from northerntool. I also chose ups AIR so I hope it comes by Friday

The Bike is built!!! Now all I have to do is adjust the chain tensioner and im set!!! I will take some detailed pics to show my awful work. But maybe it will help anyone else wanting to build on a JAG.

Jag owners are watching thanks for the updates!

I have some good news and bad news. The good news is I went to the gas station, put gas in, mixed oil and she fired up and ran beautifully!!

Now onto the bad news. I drove back to my place and conducted a thorough inspection to make adjustments. I then noticed the chain tensioner had move significantly and was a hair away from catching a rear spoke. So, I tried making it tighter and it still moved so I got some washers and taped them to the frame to use as shims....this kinda worked but it threw the dam thing outa wack and now because I overtightened the thing it is useless.

Oh and more bad news I tried to pop another pin out of the chain to make it a bit tighter and I broke my chain tool. What a waste of $20 that was.

So, now I need to find a better chain tool and possibly another chain tensioner.

Note to Jag owners: The chain tensioner cannot be made tight enough on our frame. You will need to find a way around this and that is what I am trying to do.



Anyone know where I can find a better chain tool? The one I got was a Park CT-5 Chain Tool so stay away from that.

Also, anyone know of an alternate chain tensioner? One that is made better and able to tighten around a smaller frame.


Edit....I found a pretty nice chain tool. You can find it here Chain-A-Part Motorcycle chain cutter tool

thanks for the Jag updates, DolleRMaN!

i was planning on buying the Park Tools chain tool after the Wal-Mart Bell pot metal piece of crap fell apart on first attempted use. i thought Park Tools were supposed to be good?

Well it snapped while I was trying to pop the chain so I would call that junk I just ordered the new one so hopefully it will work much better. I am gonna try and make the chain tight enough so I wont need a tensioner.

The chain tool arrived today "Model B-5035 for Metric sizes 415-520 Series Roller Chains" and it is 100 times better then Park tool. It feels like it is actually made of real metal

I have to go to work in an hour (overnight shift sux ) but when I am done I plan on getting the chain the right size and hopefully be finished with the build.