New 10/2021 TBR7 Can't Get 17 Tooth Sprocket On

Tomkay44 · 11-16-2021, 09:27 PM

I've got one of those newer, gold colored stock chains. I'm trying to upgrade to 17 on the front and leave the stock, 46 on the back but the chains not long enough with the wheel up all the way.
Am I going to be forced to cough up for a new chain? Is there a trick to getting it on? Can I add a couple of links?

65cabriolet · 11-16-2021, 09:30 PM

While there are options for adding links and 1/2 links, I wouldn't recommend it. The stronger chain only has 1 master link IMHO.

Tomkay44 · 11-17-2021, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by 65cabriolet

While there are options for adding links and 1/2 links, I wouldn't recommend it. The stronger chain only has 1 master link IMHO.

Thanks for the reply 65cabriolet. Do you have a link or can you direct me for the chain I should buy?

65cabriolet · 11-17-2021, 09:10 AM

sadly, I don't. Do you know what size you have?

Tomkay44 · 11-17-2021, 10:37 AM

I sure don't. I guess I need to count the links. I know the rear sprockets 46.

krat · 11-18-2021, 01:47 PM

It is always amazing to me that no one realizes that motorcycle chains are a universal part.

You can take your present chain to any bike shop and ask for one a couple of links larger and walk out with it ten minutes latter, with no worries about part number, chain size, crazy shipping schedules, or lost packages.

buzz · 11-18-2021, 09:39 PM

add a couple of links , its a new chain. If it were old I'd say replace.Happy trails

Tomkay44 · 11-18-2021, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krat

It is always amazing to me that no one realizes that motorcycle chains are a universal part.

You can take your present chain to any bike shop and ask for one a couple of links larger and walk out with it ten minutes latter, with no worries about part number, chain size, crazy shipping schedules, or lost packages.

It amazes me the things that amaze some people krat. Thanks for your wisdom. I promise not to pass it on as arrogantly as I received it. Much obliged!

Tomkay44 · 11-18-2021, 10:37 PM

Apparently both sprockets & chains aren't universal Monsignor know-it-all.
You don't put a 520 chain on a 530 sprocket or vice versa. Are you trying to set us up? Not cool!
Check out this link:
https://www.tlzone.net/threads/chain...525-530.69853/

Tomkay44 · 11-18-2021, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by buzz

add a couple of links , its a new chain. If it were old I'd say replace.Happy trails

Thanks Buzz. That's probably what I'll try to do. Do you know if these are 520s or 530s on the stock 2021 tbr7s?

Bruces · 11-19-2021, 12:37 AM

The size of your current chain is stamped into the side of the links ,and if it’s a 520 you certainly can use a 530 chain on the 520 sprockets .Also ,your bike was built with the cheapest components they can find in order to sell them at a very low price ,very few china bike chains are worth a damn ,certainly not worth spending money on your original chain when a reasonable quality chain can be had for $30.00 or so ,but you could purchase a little longer chain and the links you remove can be used on your china chain as a spare .

Tomkay44 · 11-19-2021, 01:25 AM

Thanks Bruces. Would you happen to know the number if links on the stock chain? I keep losing count around the guards etc.

Bruces · 11-19-2021, 02:47 AM

No idea on the number of links .

Tomkay44 · 11-19-2021, 05:34 AM

Thank you anyhow Bruces.

Bruces · 11-19-2021, 10:12 AM

Get the back wheel slightly off the ground ,mark a link with some whiteout ,then count the links as you spin the wheel slowly .It usually takes me 3 times before I am comfortable I have the count correct l.o.l. .If you don’t like that ,you can unclimbed the master link ,remove the chain and lay it out and start counting .I always end up second guessing myself so multiple counts seems the norm for me as I am getting old and crusty .

11-16-2021, 09:27 PM	#1
Tomkay44 Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Lumberton TX (Southeast TX) Posts: 110	New 10/2021 TBR7 Can't Get 17 Tooth Sprocket On I've got one of those newer, gold colored stock chains. I'm trying to upgrade to 17 on the front and leave the stock, 46 on the back but the chains not long enough with the wheel up all the way. Am I going to be forced to cough up for a new chain? Is there a trick to getting it on? Can I add a couple of links?
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11-18-2021, 01:47 PM	#6
krat Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: KY Posts: 277	It is always amazing to me that no one realizes that motorcycle chains are a universal part. You can take your present chain to any bike shop and ask for one a couple of links larger and walk out with it ten minutes latter, with no worries about part number, chain size, crazy shipping schedules, or lost packages. __________________ %90 of the Chinese motorbikes ever made are still on the road. The other %10 made it back home.
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11-16-2021, 09:30 PM	#2
65cabriolet Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Brighton CO Posts: 54	While there are options for adding links and 1/2 links, I wouldn't recommend it. The stronger chain only has 1 master link IMHO.
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11-17-2021, 09:10 AM	#4
65cabriolet Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Brighton CO Posts: 54	sadly, I don't. Do you know what size you have?
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11-17-2021, 10:37 AM	#5
Tomkay44 Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Lumberton TX (Southeast TX) Posts: 110	I sure don't. I guess I need to count the links. I know the rear sprockets 46.
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11-18-2021, 09:39 PM	#7
buzz Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Dayton Pa. Posts: 941	add a couple of links , its a new chain. If it were old I'd say replace.Happy trails
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11-18-2021, 10:37 PM	#9
Tomkay44 Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Lumberton TX (Southeast TX) Posts: 110	Apparently both sprockets & chains aren't universal Monsignor know-it-all. You don't put a 520 chain on a 530 sprocket or vice versa. Are you trying to set us up? Not cool! Check out this link: https://www.tlzone.net/threads/chain...525-530.69853/
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11-19-2021, 12:37 AM	#11
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,637	The size of your current chain is stamped into the side of the links ,and if it’s a 520 you certainly can use a 530 chain on the 520 sprockets .Also ,your bike was built with the cheapest components they can find in order to sell them at a very low price ,very few china bike chains are worth a damn ,certainly not worth spending money on your original chain when a reasonable quality chain can be had for $30.00 or so ,but you could purchase a little longer chain and the links you remove can be used on your china chain as a spare .
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11-19-2021, 01:25 AM	#12
Tomkay44 Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Lumberton TX (Southeast TX) Posts: 110	Thanks Bruces. Would you happen to know the number if links on the stock chain? I keep losing count around the guards etc.
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11-19-2021, 02:47 AM	#13
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,637	No idea on the number of links .
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11-19-2021, 05:34 AM	#14
Tomkay44 Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Lumberton TX (Southeast TX) Posts: 110	Thank you anyhow Bruces.
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11-19-2021, 10:12 AM	#15
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,637	Get the back wheel slightly off the ground ,mark a link with some whiteout ,then count the links as you spin the wheel slowly .It usually takes me 3 times before I am comfortable I have the count correct l.o.l. .If you don’t like that ,you can unclimbed the master link ,remove the chain and lay it out and start counting .I always end up second guessing myself so multiple counts seems the norm for me as I am getting old and crusty .
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