Chain conversion

[SomeTexan]

Anyone have a good source on all the parts to convert from a belt to a chain final drive?

 

[SomeTexan]

Lol, trying to gather all the info I need to start narrowing things down and order some parts. If anyone has pointers and suggestions, I appreciate any help.

 

[Unsprung]

Anyone have a good source on all the parts to convert from a belt to a chain final drive?

Why chain drive? Just asking as I’m only two years into v-twins after years on chain driven Jap crutch rockets.

 

[SomeTexan]

Why chain drive? Just asking as I’m only two years into v-twins after years on chain driven Jap crutch rockets.

Well, for one, I just ordered Shinko tires and want to make sure I have room. Second, I just like the chain look better. Third, I used to ride with a guy who had a Buell. He broke belts all the time on that bike, and it’s a lot lighter and weaker than my Ridgeback. I don’t like breaking down on the road...

 

[SomeTexan]

Damn Tex, we gonna need to combine these threads so we can keep up with you.
Somewhere on her there's a thread about a chain conversion.

I thought I saw one before, but couldn’t find it after half an hour of searching...

Should I just keep it all in one thread? I can do that if it help. A lot of forums prefer seperate threads for different questions, so that’s what I went with.

 

[SomeTexan]

I've had 2 buells a firebolt xb12r and an 1125r which had a high horsepower liquid cooled vtwin(helicon) and never had belt failure especialy on the firebolt xb12r which was just a modified hd 1200 not enuff power to break a belt

Maybe he was doing something wrong? I haven’t done much with the belt drives in years, but I know and am comfortable with chains.

 

[SomeTexan]

I guess it's up to you. Anyway, I just typed "chain conversion" in the search feature and theres some info there that should help you. Good luck with the rebuild. Only thing to remember is when you make it your own and try to sell it, you may limit your buyer group.

I’ll try again. Maybe autofukup screwed me around and I didn’t catch it.

If I’m throwing this much at it, it won’t ever be for sale. Well, outside of someone throwing stupid amounts of money in my face.

 

[Unsprung]

Well, for one, I just ordered Shinko tires and want to make sure I have room. Second, I just like the chain look better. Third, I used to ride with a guy who had a Buell. He broke belts all the time on that bike, and it’s a lot lighter and weaker than my Ridgeback. I don’t like breaking down on the road...

I hope you get it done, too each his own. Keep the thread updated if you do get into converting it, would be cool to see.

 

[woodbutcher]

the only one i can recall doing a chain conversion was "Marv". he was in Jersey. don't know if he is still on the forum or not.

 

[SomeTexan]

I found chopsteak from 2012 doing it to the same bike. I’ll look for Marv’s thread.

 

[SomeTexan]

Well, I think I have found pretty much what I need. The problem is, I don’t know which front sprocket to get to match the splines on this trans. Anyone know the correct PBI .500 offset 24t sprocket for the 05 Ridgeback?

 

[bigkelk9]

I've had 2 buells a firebolt xb12r and an 1125r which had a high horsepower liquid cooled vtwin(helicon) and never had belt failure especialy on the firebolt xb12r which was just a modified hd 1200 not enuff power to break a belt

As have i.. neither had issues and as a matter of a fact as some of you know my uncle was a too dog over at big bear and he is the one that told me to look into big dog and that was one of the many reasons he listed. All of my rockets had chains and it was a pain in the ass.. jmo

 

[Moosebuddy5769]

05 Final Chain Drive Conversion Complete

Hi all FYI I just did a 05 Chopper Final Chain Drive Conversion... Other then needing a couple of Spacers/Washers for the front sprocket.. There was a space between the sprocket and the nut I made 2 washers works perfect.... I did not have to cut my clutch cover or grind it at all...

www.bigdogbiker.com

 

[Sven]

Well, for one, I just ordered Shinko tires and want to make sure I have room.

The beauty of HD is the slow evolution of the engine family and parts off the shelf are the same from years ago. Smart. So HD wise, belt to chain is just a link away.

Here is just the thought of the Shinko vs Spline. Or the analogy is the Cup vs Plate. Kind of drill the bottom of the cup, file teeth across the cup, throw it on the spline out onto the output shaft. You are stuck more on the Shrinko tire. We now drill and tooth file the dinner plate.

Cup, look at how far away from the tire to spline and you can throw that cup out to a 16oz, rather than an 8oz cup worth of Eric's. Tell your friend to cup up to a fatboy belt. JK. But call Eric and tell him to take his engineering? No shit? Belt Break Buellshit? See how you have so much spline and this might tag the larger tire to spline no cup?

And then there is the shim of the back of the sprocket out. It was locked spline to spline, meaning, full foot to foot pattern on the load. Shim out, you have that tiny walk of the end of the spline is about to step the spline on the sprocket. Now, go back behind the washer, or should I say, stand between the shim washer and sprocket, look straight down and see the matching step of being out of step, clap on clap off is how do you stop; load up-load off/hit brake = dig-hit throttle = dig. Ya Dig?

And then, and then, well shit that smoking down the road, the mosquito committee wants to hire me. I better put the OE sprocket back on. Fuck, the step is stopping me from, shit, I had to be the engineer of Shinkgo I go.