New chain & sproket set

[Bardeey]

Hey all

Today my chain snapped and wrapped around my gearbox however luckily everything is ok and no damage has been done.

Due to this I obviously need a new chain and feel that I need to replace my Sprocket at the same time.

The bike I have is a Suzuki Bandit 400 GSF Gray (Import)

What kit do you suggest I get?

https://www.mandp.co.uk/productInfo.aspx?catRef=548441 ??

Heavy duty, O Ring or X Ring?

I'm not an expert when It comes to choosing!

Thanks for your help
B

(Not being able to go out on my bike is killing me )
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[Ichy]

Any will be fine, its just a matter of how much work you want to put into maintaining it. HD is generally cheapest but requires a fair bit of looking after to get any decent life out of it. O ring is sort of the middle ground, it consists of sealed, lubricated, bearing joints that will ensure good life as long as no grit gets in. X ring is supposed to be better seals compared to o ring.

[Richard_Schmid]

How easy are Chains/Sprockets to fit? I`m gonna have to be doing that soon. Rich

[Ichy]

The basic principal is pretty simple, break chain, remove front and rear sprocket, fit new sprockets, fit new chain.

One general problem is that the front sprocket can be ridiculously tight. If this is the case then your going to need a minimum of a breaker bar or air gun. At times even this isn't enough and I've had to resort to scaffold tube and heat. Best advice I can give is to not remove the chain until the nut is undone. This means you can use the rear brake to try and lock the sprocket or better still, get a garage to release it, their compressors and air tools tend to be better than most home users, then ride home, carefully, and do the rest of the work yourself.

Next bit is to check what type of chain you have, rivet or split link. Split link, no problem, just follow the instructions and make sure you fit the link the right way round. For a rivet link your going to need to either use a link breaker tool or a grinder to take the chain off. To refit the chain you need a riveting tool or use a split link temporarily and get a workshop to fit the rivet link, should only cost a couple of quid.

Only use thread lock where it says so and try and make sure that you torque fixings up to the correct value.

[Richard_Schmid]

Thanks for the Info