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Originally Posted by NCtemplar250
Ideas for items to add to Templar X resource guide:
- Best chain upgrade (Amazon link)
- Tire suggestions for someone who rides on-road more than off-road (70/30)
- Oil cooler (has anyone added one yet?)
- Pictures/instructions for re-jetting stock carburetor and shimming needle
- Correct bolt/screw sizes for the stock carburetor
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Chain-RK standard. Inexpensive, bombproof. I've run them on all of my bikes for a while now. O-ring chains are a waste of money, IMO. They may last a little bit longer (depends on the chain), but they drag too much for my taste-especially on low HP bikes like ours. I actually put a brand new O-ring chain on my Templar X right out of the crate, never ran the stocker. A lot of drag going through the chain guide. I ordered a $25 RK standard like I run on my other bikes for it, much better. Clean and lube it once in a while, I'll need sprockets before the chain craps. I'll save the O-ring chain for my street tracker build.
Kenda K270 as a 70/30, K271 as an 80/20ish tire. 271 is excellent on the street, and not awful on hardpack. Shinko 700 70/30 is good. Tusk D Sport as a 50/50, better off-road.
IMHO, of course.