650/750 primary chain

I have measured five 750 four primary chains in a search for a good one to install in my GPz750, and every one of them was at or beyond the specified service limits.
So I search online and the only ones I can find are OEM Kawasaki, and they cost over $180 (including shipping!!:woohoo:

It's a Morse HyVo style chain that is 52 links long, and it should be available somewhere for ~$50.00.

There are a lot of smart people on KZR, and I'm sure they know a lot more people, so someone ought to know where I can buy one, or have one made.

I have already e-mailed Jeff at Z1, but he must be pretty busy as he hasn't replied yet.

i did some looking on differant sites,doesnt seem to be a popular item,but the good news is everybody sells cam chains if you need one for it!

do you know what the pitch is?? maybe you could order it from an industrial bearing house??? it would have to be cheaper that way...steve

You can get them from Klasmo if Jeff doesn't have them.

i looked on klasmo,that sites a little complicated for me!

Z-Power in the UK has them for the same price as Klasmo, but shipping would still make them $180+

Chain of the same width but 66-72 links is available for snowmobiles for ~$70, so it seems like a 52 link chain should be no more than that.

Being a cheapskate can be a lot of work sometimes

I think Jeff is still in the process of moving.

I still have that 650 engine that's making it's way around the state. Don't know how stretched it is.

Jeff must be really busy, I emailed him a couple days ago, and he hasnt really been on here in awhile. If you cant find anything Steell, maybe Jeff could get a big order to save on shipping if a bunch of us all placed an order....just an idea:)

I have never heard of a 650/750 primary chain breaking, but since I am going all out on rebuilding this motor it's better to not take a chance, plus I would prefer a non rattling primary chain.

I am not worried about Jeff, I am sure he will answer just as soon as he has a chance to do so.

I'm doing some research at the moment and looking for someone to make up a bunch of chains, Borg Warner is not really interested in anything less than a million dollar order, and that's not going to happen, but other places make them under license.

And I do a daily scan of eBay of course, maybe a NOS one will pop up

Steell, does anyone carry TourMax parts in the US? They make a replacement chain - not sure if it´s cheaper than OEM, but it´s worth a try.

Btw these bikes all use the same primary chain (OEM 13122-007):

77-83 KZ 650 B1-B3, C1-C3, D1-D2, E1/F1-F4, H1-H3

80-83 KZ 750 E1-E3, H1-H4, L1-L3, N1-N3

83-85 ZX 750 A1-A3 UniTrak (GPz)

91-94 ZR 750 C1-C4

You could also check a Honda dealer, the same chain is used on the 79-83 Honda CB900 F/C - the Honda OEM no. is 13610-438-004

Thanks OnkelB!!

Getting a lot closer to reasonable with the Honda part, it's $113.52

No problem. The Honda price quote you got is app. half of what the TourMax costs over here ($230), but I have no real basis for comparison as I don´t know the cost of an OEM chain - however TourMax parts are usually a whole lot cheaper than OEM parts, so it might be worth your while to check if anyone in the US carries them.