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Flounder

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May 26, 2010
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Hey people.. I just want to throw this out their. The chains that come with these kits are nothing but junk..They stretch and stretch and constantly pop off....Throw them AWAY!.. I just put on a #41 chain
yesterday and have had zero problems... My bike was setup perfect. All my problems were the results of an inferior product.. You can save yourself's a a lot time and grief by running down to Northren tool and picking up a Drive Chain #41 | Chains + Sprockets | Northern Tool + Equipment and dont forget a
Heavy Duty Chain Breaker..



usflg
 

FlyingHorse87

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The chain that comes with these kits isn't the best, mine stretched significantly over 3 days of running, that could also be attributed to me riding up very steep hils and weighing 250. I replaced mine with KMC 415H free style chain, it was arond $13.00 and is much higher quality than the original. Another easy way the seperate chain without a chain breaker is to carefully grind down the pins on a bench grinder WEARING GLOVES, then put a chisle or large straight blade beater screwdriver between the side plates and tap it with a hammer. They will come right apart with no damage.

Evan
 

Chrismbello

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Hey people.. I just want to throw this out their. The chains that come with these kits are nothing but junk..They stretch and stretch and constantly pop off....Throw them AWAY!.. I just put on a #41 chain
yesterday and have had zero problems... My bike was setup perfect. All my problems were the results of an inferior product.. You can save yourself's a a lot time and grief by running down to Northren tool and picking up a Drive Chain #41 | Chains + Sprockets | Northern Tool + Equipment and dont forget a
Heavy Duty Chain Breaker..



usflg
Just wondering, will that chain breaker work with the 415 chains?

Thanks,
Chris
 

Goat Herder

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I am not totally familiar with this chain stretching out deal. All my bikes that were stock I did run teisoners on them usually upgraded to a custom shaped skate board wheel was the only set up I ever truly liked . Much smoother than the stock wheel in the kits huge difference. All my friends around me so far including me never had a problem with the stock chains. My first kit I put about 6000 miles on the kit chain and motor. The out put cog on the engine had a lot of wear though. It never missed a beat.
 

xzackx

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Jun 30, 2010
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i just got done ordering #41 chain too because my original chain was not long enough for my schwinn stingray, so far its been running pretty good
 

Flounder

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Jacksonville Beach
I use the stock chain. I never had a problem, besides with stretching, which is what the tensioner is for.
The tinsil strength on these chains are 2800lb compared to kit chains which are 1200lb tinsil.
Less stretchy more ridy =)

I know kits vary ...My troubles come from the gt5 kit..Being the only kit I ever owned.
 
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xzackx

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morgan county, OH
i bought a #41 roller chain in a 10ft section and i had to use 5 feet of it for my chopper i used a dremel tool to grind off each side of the middle pin and used a punch to knock it out takes longer but works