Snopczynski Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Plastic, more malleable if the chain comes loose. Less likely to rip the mount screws out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamebo Posted December 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 I appreciate all the input on this, everybody. Plastic it is, then. The T.M. saver does look solid, I was wondering why it costed more than the billet in the catalog. Thanks for posting the pic jbooker. I'll be getting one of those. Brandon you bring up a good point with the weight savings. I've already added an aluminum stator cover which is heavier than the stock one, I should start considering weight as a factor on the things I'm adding on to the bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05.Banshee.SE Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 +1 to the plastic. I have also heard bad things happening with the billet, as stated. It seems to me the billet one is only going to transfer the impact, while the plastic will break before that happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansh-eman Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 What Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollinRhino Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 I have run RK chains for years on two wheeled machines and never broke one. Ditto on running a cheap chain. The modded out machines will eat a chain in no time flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodrow7777 Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 so i have always wondered how do you tell if your chain is wore out? i run renthals and change hem about every 2 years.. this is usually due to the swinger tensioner not being able to make anymore adjustments. so how do you know when your chain is wore out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Yep RK GB520EXW chain. It is rated at 8500 breaking strength. The manual should have a spec for measuring the chain. I think they your supose to measure the distance from pin to pin. josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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