530 Chain on an RGS

[CLEMTOG]

I keep a 5 litre can of petrol/Kerosene (paraffin) mix for the purpose of chain cleaning, I remove the chain and dump it into a small tank (a central heating expansion tank, cost less than 5GBP) and then leave it for a while, scrub the thing with brushes etc, then drip dry, takes about an hour, but only about 10 mins of actual labour and I do it outside, once done, it always surprises me the grit etc in the tank, the fluid is the re-cycle via a cloth filter back into the can, probably use it six times before a top up is needed, and this is usually stale fuel from god knows what.
CLEM

 

[Laverda SF]

I agree diesel fuel works just as good as kerosene but don't use verosol or something like a paint thinner.

You can rise with hot soap and water, blow dry then immediately soak the chain with a Paraffin or Silicon chain lube. Now I'm referring to rubber "O" and "X" ring chains.

"O" & "X" chains are typically wider then STD chains and usually require clearance filling in the drive chain casing plus they can get close to rubbing a wide rear tire.

Say a Paraffin lube for STD barrel chains Vs a Silicon lube for rubber ringed chains ! 

Have a friend who runs an 81 Harley 1300 FXWG whom bought the same KIWI 530 "0" ring except he bought the "X" ring when I did back then. And to no surprise we were still running the same chain some 35 years later.

He had no issues because he peened the Master Link which I did not and on 1 or 2 incidents my Master Link was about to Crap.

I went through 3 or 4 Barrel Chains through the 70's before I bought that KIWI in 81 and never had to replace it and kept the original sprockets until I sold her.

Buy the Tool and Peen that Master Link. You do NOT want to loose your leg, wreck you ride or kill yourself - HIC!

 

[Ventodue]

Chain cleaning, what's the consensus as to solvent and how to.

KISS.

 

[Storm]

Piranha Brother 2 made mention of the nylon rear sprockets and I do have some experience with them. My 1200 Mirage was fitted with one as standard equipment and one time I was having a great session repeatedly lofting the front wheel. My enjoyment was interrupted when I suddenly lost all drive. Every single tooth had been removed from that sprocket.

 

[sfcpiet]

Piranha Brother 2 made mention of the nylon rear sprockets and I do have some experience with them. My 1200 Mirage was fitted with one as standard equipment and one time I was having a great session repeatedly lofting the front wheel. My enjoyment was interrupted when I suddenly lost all drive. Every single tooth had been removed from that sprocket.

?

Don't think so, all stock Laverda sprockets were steel.

I have a limited supply of #530 nylon rear sprockets if anybody is interested. :

piet

 

[Storm]

Hi Piet
I knew of at least 3 1200's  '78 and early '79 with nylon sprockets and 630 chain. 2 of these I personally owned. They were sold  as standard equipment by Stanco the Australian importer in Melbourne.

 

[sfcpiet]

They certainly didn't leave the factory that way.  Imo, what rolls out the factory gates is standard equipment, and that will be shown in factory records and parts books.  What a distributor/importer does, for whatever reason, is something else...

piet

 

[Tippie]

When I worked at Stanco, just before the time you mention, Laverdas were uncrated, assembled, checked, registered and given to the owners who had bought them. Never changed a thing on them. Pretty odd they started fitting aftermarket sprockets, but if that is what you got....

 

[Paul Marx]

Hi Piet
I knew of at least 3 1200's  '78 and early '79 with nylon sprockets and 630 chain. 2 of these I personally owned. They were sold  as standard equipment by Stanco the Australian importer in Melbourne.

Second hand? Only delivery mileage?
Paul

 

[piranha-bro2]

Maybe they were sold as spare parts as 'standard' equipment when replacements ere needed? The 1200 I raced (new) had steel sprockets. No Laverda we ever sold as WA concessionaires has nylon sprockets.

 

[Dellortoman]

I have a limited supply of #530 nylon rear sprockets if anybody is interested. :

I'd be interested if I actually needed a sprocket, but I already have enough spares on the shelf to last until I'm too old to ride, which may not be that many years away 

 

[lavgert]

... here we have a "long life" sprocket made out of Novalon by NAVA in original unopened packing - 36 tooth for reaching 250 km/h on your triple
Ciao, Gert

 

[Paul Marx]

JPX, Eric Offenstadts company used to make them.

Paul

 

[redfox]

I have used afam chain cleaner spray and castrol dry lube together with some old rags on my rear did x-ring chains for years. Seems to avoid a dirty rear wheel and no grime on the sprocket too. I do that every now and then during driving seasons. No extreme wear on the aluminium rear sprocket to mention and no crud inside the chain cover on the engine. That is btw a 530 setup. I left the heavy 630 many years ago.

Kind regards,
jacques