What make chain is best on CB400F2

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

I like the look of the expensive rear drive sprocket on the DS website that incorporates the chain guard so am wondering what chain to go for the Honda Genuine Chain at £37.19 plus VAT looks a competitive price - are there better brands out there ?

My new plan on the build is to at least get a chain on so I can see if the gears appear to be okay.
No doubt the clutch will be stuck so I guess that will have to come out and be replaced after 12 years of standing.

[Nurse Julie]

Im using the cheap final drive chain from Silvers. Had on for about 7k miles now of not so slow, not so ladylike riding and its still got plenty of life in it. 😁😁 Whatever you do, don't go for O ring or X ring modern type chains as they are too wide.

https://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/part_28475/

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Im using the cheap final drive chain from Silvers. Had on for about 7k miles now of not so slow, not so ladylike riding and its still got plenty of life in it. 😁😁 Whatever you do, don't go for O ring or X ring modern type chains as they are too wide.

https://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/part_28475/

On that basis assuming they have the same supplier I'll go for the cheaper version it will take me 5 years to do 7k of summer dry weather only miles. Do you have an opinion on the dearer rear sprocket?

[Nurse Julie]

Im using the cheap final drive chain from Silvers. Had on for about 7k miles now of not so slow, not so ladylike riding and its still got plenty of life in it. 😁😁 Whatever you do, don't go for O ring or X ring modern type chains as they are too wide.

https://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/part_28475/

On that basis assuming they have the same supplier I'll go for the cheaper version it will take me 5 years to do 7k of summer dry weather only miles. Do you have an opinion on the dearer rear sprocket?

Personally, I only ever go for the sprocket option, I don't think my bike has had a sprocket with the chain guard attached for years. To me on my bike, a sprocket is a sprocket and TBH, unless the rest of my bike was 100% as it left Japan, I wouldn't bother with the chain cover version.

[mike the bike]

Years ago, me and my mate was on the 550Four on the way to the pub when the chain snapped coming off the A470.  I had a look at the chain but it was buggered.  I pushed the bike to the pub and left it there for the night.
The next day, I asked one of the fitters at work for 102 links of 583 chain.   None in stock.  Bugger.
I was looking through some scrap machinery,  undid a cover and found the correct chain.  I counted the links;  exactly 102.  5 minutes later, it was in my pocket.
I removed the cover on the other side, another 102 links !!

[Bryanj]

You naughty person Mike, you do know that industrial chain is not as strong as motorbike chain dont you?