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yz837
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PostPosted: March 30, 2009, 11:13 am    Post subject: Hardtail Questions
When I hardtail my '80, I need a longer chain correct? Or can I just buy links?
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PostPosted: March 30, 2009, 11:15 am    Post subject: Re: Hardtail Questions
putting new links in a used chain doesn't really work very well
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PostPosted: March 30, 2009, 11:21 am    Post subject: Re: Hardtail Questions
Well where can I get a longer chain?
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PostPosted: March 30, 2009, 11:45 am    Post subject: Re: Hardtail Questions
www.google.com/search?...ycle+chain

Results 1 - 10 of about 956,000 for motorcycle chain. (0.26 seconds)
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PostPosted: April 11, 2009, 7:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Hardtail Questions
yz837 wrote:
Well where can I get a longer chain?

I have a 3" stretch on my bike and I bought a 120 link chain off of ebay and works perfect
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PostPosted: April 12, 2009, 2:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Hardtail Questions
I plan onbuying my chain at the local farm supply. They sell a HD530 chain for about $30. It's ten feet long, to long for most bikes. I'll cut it to the length I need and save the rest.
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