What chain to buy with these sprockets?

[lonesoldier84]

I am about to pull the trigger and order the following:

Vortex - 530 Front Countershaft Sprockets
Size - 16
SKU#196017

Vortex - 530 Rear Sprocket
Color - Black, Size - 48
SKU#196609

So that is a +2 on the rear and stock on front sprocket. What chain do I buy?

Note: I have everything cued up in the "shopping cart" and just need info on the chain. I am ordering from here:

2006 Yamaha FZ6 Street Bike Parts - Motorcycle Superstore

 

[dturpen]

Any of those 530 chains on that page should work. Personally, I think I'd go with the DID chain because it's a brand I've heard of and I know that they make good chains. Theoretically, though, any of them would work just fine.

 

[lonesoldier84]

Do i not need to worry about length as well?

Also,

O-Ring chain or Roller chain?

 

[dturpen]

The longer, the better because you can always chop off the links you don't need. Not sure how many links you will actually use with the different size sprockets, but I would go with the chain that h as the most amount of links.

http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-general-discussion/24085-how-many-links-2006-fz6-stock-chain.html

118 will probably be enough, I'd think.

 

[dturpen]

I'd go with the O-ring chain, since that is the type of chain that comes stock on our bike.

 

[lonesoldier84]

If 118 is stock and I am going +2 teeth on the rear sprocket, will I not need a 120?

Tsubaki 530 Sigma High-Performance O-Ring Chain - Street Bike Parts - Motorcycle Superstore

That one and all the others only come in 118's. Where can you get extra links from??

 

[dturpen]

118 might be stretching it a little. I would go with 120 to be safe. If you click on the link below that says click here to view all chain link options, it should show up more chain lengths.

Edit: At least it did for the Tsubaki chain. Doesn't look like they have any more for the DID chain.

 

[lonesoldier84]

Ah, ok. Got it. 120 it is then! Thanks!