What's the best drive chain for my H2C?

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What's the best drive chain for my H2C?

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I am looking for advice on what drive chain is the "go to" choice for a standard H2C these days. Mine has a couple of stiff links and I think rather than faff about I should just get a new one. Rear sprocket looks good and as I have only just discovered it today I haven't looked any further than that. Is it wise to just get sprockets too? Looking forward to hearing a few different opinions! I was recommended Tsubaki chains and J.T sprockets for my Zed but I just wondered what the forum's opinions might be for a triple?
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Whatsoever the brand O ring chain 5.20 or 5.25 ( with of course 5.20 or 5.25 front rear sprockets) as the 530 could hit badly the clutch actuator :mrgreen:
You do between 25.000 and 30.000 miles with such chain, genuine or kind of genuine only 3.000 miles :smt025
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You forget JP, that for a lot of us 3,000 miles = 10 years riding :lol:
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husson73 wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:10 am Whatsoever the brand O ring chain 5.20 or 5.25 ( with of course 5.20 or 5.25 front rear sprockets) as the 530 could hit badly the clutch actuator :mrgreen:
You do between 25.000 and 30.000 miles with such chain, genuine or kind of genuine only 3.000 miles :smt025
530 will miss clutch actuator 'unless' it is using the ball type actuator and it has a spacer underneath it due to wrong actuator rod oil seal :)
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Tony_d123 wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 12:43 pm You forget JP, that for a lot of us 3,000 miles = 10 years riding :lol:
perhaps but with genuine chain you tighten it around 250 360 miles and less under rain. O ring rain or not it's 1200 1300 miles
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Tilly H2C wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 6:50 pm
husson73 wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:10 am Whatsoever the brand O ring chain 5.20 or 5.25 ( with of course 5.20 or 5.25 front rear sprockets) as the 530 could hit badly the clutch actuator :mrgreen:
You do between 25.000 and 30.000 miles with such chain, genuine or kind of genuine only 3.000 miles :smt025
530 will miss clutch actuator 'unless' it is using the ball type actuator and it has a spacer underneath it due to wrong actuator rod oil seal :)
am Project H2 actuator on one and ball type actuator with the right actuator rod oil seal on an other 530 hits the clutch actuator on both.
Anyway am 520 0 ring cause you less more power :smt004
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Tilly H2C wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 6:50 pm
husson73 wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:10 am Whatsoever the brand O ring chain 5.20 or 5.25 ( with of course 5.20 or 5.25 front rear sprockets) as the 530 could hit badly the clutch actuator :mrgreen:
You do between 25.000 and 30.000 miles with such chain, genuine or kind of genuine only 3.000 miles :smt025
530 will miss clutch actuator 'unless' it is using the ball type actuator and it has a spacer underneath it due to wrong actuator rod oil seal :)
I have a Ralf Gille brass clutch actuator — so will a 530 chain and appropriate sprockets be okay do you think?
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If you don’t buy a heavy duty with o rings 530 chain It should clear the actuator. With the mileage most people do an o ring chain is unnecessary
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