i have to replace the chain and sprockets on the Warrior and need some advice.
I found a JT Sprocket/RK Chain kit for $52.00 on ebay, but the chain is non o-ring. Is this really a big deal? I was told that I should always get O-ring chains... but I'm not really racing this quad. I do blasts up some access roads, but no racing.

advice, as always, is appreciated.

yeah, try to always go o-ring. it keeps the grime and grit out of the link pivots

*edit: what size chain does it use? 415? 420?

Posted by Durdan yeah, try to always go o-ring. it keeps the grime and grit out of the link pivots *edit: what size chain does it use? 415? 420?

to be honest, D, i'm not sure.
it's a factory stock chain and sprocket now,
the machine is a 2002 Yamaha Warrior 350

looks like a 420 to me....take it with you when you go. If you have the budget go O ring, if not go without. You can have tons of fun play riding for years with a standard chain. Just clean and lube it every trip, or every other trip.

I've found that my bikes with the o ring chains are almost maint free. Hose 'em off with hot water after every trip, squirt 'em with oil, their ready for next time.

the problem is that things like this are a better deal online, but you're never really sure of what you're getting.
i wanted a name brand sprocket and chain just because there is a reason they are name brand... RK and JT are established products.
the one from Rocky Mountain Cycle & ATV is made by Primary Drive... i've never heard of them.

Sometimes the cheap no name stuff is the same as the re-badged and marked up stuff.

Sometimes I buy the best, sometimes I go budget. I've been surprised at the quality of both at times........

If I go cheap, I just expect to get less out of it, if it lasts a long time, I feel like I won....

On my street bikes I'll seldom if ever go cheap.....The dirt toys are another story.

Posted by cr400 Sometimes the cheap no name stuff is the same as the re-badged and marked up stuff. Sometimes I buy the best, sometimes I go budget. I've been surprised at the quality of both at times........ If I go cheap, I just expect to get less out of it, if it lasts a long time, I feel like I won.... On my street bikes I'll seldom if ever go cheap.....The dirt toys are another story.

i ride long distances on my toy, though.
there are long stretches of no cell service here.

You know you're gonna go O-ring, and a trusted MFG name for all these parts....
We have a parts supplier called Cycle Gear out here, I use them a lot.

Looks like there are two stores in CT. Is that to far?

Posted by Samurai i ride long distances on my toy, though. there are long stretches of no cell service here.

I know what you mean Sam, but when it comes to something like this, you would be surprised how many name brands simply rebadge them to a cheaper brand and offer less or no warranty on it just to make sales. I run into it all the time where I work now and places I have worked in the past. I would get a cheap O ring all day long before I get one I have to maintain all the time, leading me to either get lazy or forget and break it out in the middle of nowhere.

I've had to file and drift pin, and install half links out in the desert. Good skill to know......If you have the parts in the tool box.

I used to break chains a lot....

i order TONS of stuff from these guys:

www.treatland.tv

they're a moped online resource, but also carry 420 chain.

http://www.treatla...hd-black-chain.htm

great prices, insanely fast shipping, awesome dudes to talk to

http://www.rockymo...5&allVehParts=true

this is the kit I think i am going to go with.
might be a little better than getting it off ebay.

these are the front tires I am going with as well (the fronts are getting a little bald)
http://www.rockymo...4&allVehParts=true

Follow up to this: I ordered and installed a Regina Z-ring Racing Chain and Sprocket kit from the Yamaha dealer in Queensbury NY. I found out while i had the rear wheel off that when the previous owners did the axle bearings, they did not check the tightness of the axle (it's two pieces threaded on the drive side). It was loose so that 'snapping' action really was no fun. Also, the sprocket that was on the bike was an aluminum sprocket.

Took a couple of hours to change it, the meat of the time spent getting the master link in and the initial tension right.