#35 chain too small?

Back in the day, the Kawasaki 2 stroke triple 750cc was the fastest "stock" drag bike available. It used a Nr 53 (5/8 X 3/8) "motorcycle" chain. If it could stand up to that monster, a minibike would be nothing. I would have to say that "cheap" chain and sprockets were at the root of the problem. I rode a 750 Suzuki water buffalo all over the country, on the same chain. But I didn't abuse it the way Kawas did.

My mistake, I misread the header. I think I'm going dyslexic, I read the header as #53.

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derf said:
There is nothing wrong with the #35 size chain, it's been used on racing go karts for decades, at speeds and torque you will never see on your mini bike. Your problem is the chain you have is probably cheap chinesium junk, compounded by stamped sprockets that are less than precision and never run true. Add in a little slack, misalignment, frame flex and engine vibration and you have the situation you are in.
(I'm guessing this is a chinese mini bike..........am I right?)
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It is a 30 year old one.
 
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