More chain woes...

Fetor
A KMC K910 Kool Chain(Xtreme Freestyle) fits HT sprockets PERFECTLY.

This is the chain that will solve your problem. Fetor got me on to this chain and it's certianly bullet proof.
You need to buy 2 sets ( try doing a deal on 3). Keep 1 chain to add links on the bike chain because it's a few links short.
Also, get some wet&dry or a fine file and go thru the sprocket teeth one by one and take off the burrs, cos the sprockets are made by a press, I don't think they do any tlc on them so the chains can mesh nicely.

All the Best

BoltsM
 

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Hey guys,

I bought the kit form kings motor sports...
I wanted to let you know that I have tried almost every avenue to get this fixed but someone suggested that I go master linkless. I had some old links from my initial sizing and did some work with a chain breaker and managed to put the extra links back on without using the master. I am now going to just buy the "inflated" parts from the supplier, it's not worth the hassle. Thanks to everyone who has tried to help and to those who even took a peek to try.

Hank

I need a 415 master link and was searching online and one supplier sells the masterlink for $4 plus $10 shipping! I could mail a masterlink myself for less than $1.00 to anywhere in the USA. Freakin' shame.
 
I need a 415 master link and was searching online and one supplier sells the masterlink for $4 plus $10 shipping! I could mail a masterlink myself for less than $1.00 to anywhere in the USA. Freakin' shame.

Wow, I decided to just pay thatsdax 4.95 for a link (more than any other that I found) thinking he wouldn't get me on the shipping, but he wants $9.00 shipping!!! I give up. Guess I'll never get this bike rolling.
 
Enough already

I got the Kingsport 80cc as well. And in my naiveness, I didn't know that a link is actually in two parts. So I used the grind method and cut it on the outside link, which was wrong. Now I am a half a link short. I have tried to find the chains mentioned as well. But if it comes down to it, King's has them for sale for $20.00 + $5.00 shipping. Very worthwhile investment if needed to have my bike back in action.

FYI - the box says DH 083 and then it also has a 50 on it in a different location.
Don't know if that helps or not.


So call them at:

e-mail Info@kingsmotorbikes.com

By phone: 305- 807-6825

From Monday to Friday 10:00am to 5:30pm (Eastern time

and get your bike back on the road.

You will make up the cost of the chain in gas in less than one tank.

Later,

Troy Fitz.
 
I got the Kingsport 80cc as well. And in my naiveness, I didn't know that a link is actually in two parts. So I used the grind method and cut it on the outside link, which was wrong. Now I am a half a link short. I have tried to find the chains mentioned as well. But if it comes down to it, King's has them for sale for $20.00 + $5.00 shipping. Very worthwhile investment if needed to have my bike back in action.

FYI - the box says DH 083 and then it also has a 50 on it in a different location.
Don't know if that helps or not.


So call them at:

e-mail Info@kingsmotorbikes.com

By phone: 305- 807-6825

From Monday to Friday 10:00am to 5:30pm (Eastern time

and get your bike back on the road.

You will make up the cost of the chain in gas in less than one tank.

Later,

Troy Fitz.

I've never found the strength of the original Chinese chain the problem. It would take one heck of a force to break one. It's the problem of finding a master link. Finally ordered some online but got charged $12.00 for shipping and the entire box weighed 5 oz. I guess getting ripped a new one on shipping is a game they all play and there's no way around it if you need something.
 
Chuck, I don't know, perhaps you are used to dealing with non-profits or something. Myself, I'm not a vendor, but I do make about $25 an hour. If I was to take 15 minutes to deal with a product for someone, that would mean that I need to generate enough money to allow my boss to pay me approx. $6, + taxes, + insurance, + overhead. Just because you have free time, that doesn't mean that everyone's time is free.
 
I like the time quotes...

"Just because you have free time doesn't mean that everyone's time is free." ~Alaskavan

"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." ~Bertrand Russell

"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once." ~John Archibald Wheeler

"But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day." ~Benjamin Disraeli

OK, enough off-topic...
 
The answer to the chain woes has already been posted by Fetor and myself way back on this thread.
But you need to buy 2 boxes and a chain breaker cos it's a bit short so to add the required amount of links from 1 of the new chains alone.
It's made for BMX
You actually buy 3, 2 ya gonna use on motoredbike/s and 1 is for adding links that you keep for future use.
If you buy 3 or more, you should be able to ask for a discount.

By typing in Google: K910 KOOL CHAIN, the following link, and many others, has details of this particular chain.
So they ARE available anywhere if you take the time to do a proper search.

For the sake of details on this particular chain, here is a link with the specs.

http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/K1CHSN7K9

And if the link don't work, the specs say:

The K910 is a bigger version of the K710 Kool chain with a tensile strength of a whopping 1,500 Kg. BMX Freestyle has lots of street riders who cannot use a normal chain, simply because the chains are not strong enough for their type of riding. KMC makes this Fat Kool Chain for those whose main concern is chain strength rather than weight.

Features:

Extra stretchproof mushroomed pin enhanced durability
Fat butly links resist bending or stretch
Specifications:

1/2" x 3/16"
Pin Length: 12.95 mm.
Pin Power: Min. 200 kgf.
Tensile Strength: 1050 kgf.
Finish: Nickel Plated
Compatible Bikes: Single speed
Weight: 600 grams
Length: 100 Link

And if you want to get to the nitty gritty science of the bloomin chain matter,
here is a link on a details how a chanin is measured
Scroll down on this link to a heading that says;
Chain Strength & Dimensions
http://www.azusaeng.com/chain/mcyclchn.html

That's it about chains from me.

Sparky, good quotes, my fav is
Time is on my side ( by The R Stones)
 
Chuck, I don't know, perhaps you are used to dealing with non-profits or something. Myself, I'm not a vendor, but I do make about $25 an hour. If I was to take 15 minutes to deal with a product for someone, that would mean that I need to generate enough money to allow my boss to pay me approx. $6, + taxes, + insurance, + overhead. Just because you have free time, that doesn't mean that everyone's time is free.

Since this bike forum is generally unfriendly toward people, including the working guy like me, I was wondering how long it would take to get a nasty reply and sure enough, as soon as you posted, some of your fellow buds got the nerve up and chimed in. Sorry, I don't make $25 an hour. I make less than $8. You can justify a $10 or $12 shipping charge on something the size of your thumbnail that you could ship to anywhere in North America for less than 2 bucks all you want, but to me, it's still a ripoff if you have to gouge people on shipping charges to make your money. I've ordered go-kart parts from a fine go-kart supplier in Louisiana that charges $7.50 shipping and I've ordered engine plates and clutches, which can really add up on the weight. Using UPS, I doubt they made a penny on the shipping. They know how to operate a business and make a profit without gouging people. I've ordered garden seeds from California. Seeds weigh nothing. They charged me $4.50 shipping. They used Priority Mail and it cost them $4.50. These are examples of companies with fair shipping. Maybe the ones charging $10 or more to ship a masterlink could learn a few things about doing business from these people. I'd think adding 900% to 1000% to the price of an item for "overhead" would indicate you need to trim some fat.
 
Chuck, I don't know, perhaps you are used to dealing with non-profits or something. Myself, I'm not a vendor, but I do make about $25 an hour. If I was to take 15 minutes to deal with a product for someone, that would mean that I need to generate enough money to allow my boss to pay me approx. $6, + taxes, + insurance, + overhead. Just because you have free time, that doesn't mean that everyone's time is free.

Wow, you sound like you really know all about me and how much "free time" I have. Do you work 24 hours a day and never have a moment of free time? You don't go home in the evenings? Maybe since you make $25 an hour, you just pay someone to reply to posts here?
 
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