Member Contributer Kingmdm Posted March 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 22, 2016 Does the 8th Gen have a 525 chain and sprockets? What happened to to the 530. What's up with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted March 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 22, 2016 Does the 8th Gen have a 525 chain and sprockets? What happened to to the 530. What's up with that? Yep 525 110 links. Guess it's part of the overall weight reduction strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted March 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 22, 2016 Well, the 525 was good enough for the RC30... I think chains have been getting stronger over the last 20 years, so there are even 520s as strong as the 530s of old. Ciao, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Yep I agree with that John. Metallurgy these days is light years ahead of that of twenty years ago The '525' refers to the width of the chain (distance between plates). The pitch of the chain is the distance between link pins, centre to centre, and on all modern roadbikes it is 5/8". I reckon you could run a modern 520 on a VFR with decent longevity, as long as your VFR wasn't a full-boat tourer that you were giving the herbs all the time. And it's not just the overall weight reduction that it would give - it also reduces unsprung weight (more responsive suspension) and centripetal weight (better acceleration). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriverDave Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I ran a 520 on my 6th gen for years without a problem. I'm glad they went to a 525 on the 8th. Makes perfect sense with less than 100 hp. Hell, they probably could have gone with the 520. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Burns Posted March 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 22, 2016 I did the 520 conversion on my 4th gen years ago.. haven't seen any issues w/ longevity.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted March 22, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 22, 2016 But are aftermarket steel rear sprockets available in 520? I didn't mind the chain, but I'm not a big fan of alloy rear sprockets on "big" bikes. Ciao, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriverDave Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Absolutely....check out http://sprocketcenter.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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