I need alot of help on this things before this weekend.
1. Do they make a case saver for a lakota?
2. Do they make a chain guide for a lakota or a universal one that will work?
3. Where can i get those?
4. How do you take a link out of the chain. 2 is too much and if I take one out, it doesnt line up. Any ideas?
5. What chain lube do you recomend for a 520O-Ring?
6.I was looking at www.mykawasaki.com, and i found out there is a chain guide in the swingarm skid. I cant tell if its what im lookign for, which is a chain guide similair to say a Cr250. How does that stock one work, because it didnt have a skid when i bought it used.
Thanks alot,
Ross

 

hey mudder why do you need to remove a link from the chain? Have you tried to tighten the slack of the chain up?

 

yea, i used all the adjustment
put i really dont have the money for a new one, and i have heard of honda people doing it.

 

Check Rockymountainatv.com for the parts you needs. Also, put a 13 tooth front sprocket on. You can get one for about $7. This should take up some of the chain slack and offer better performance. You should be able to properly adjust the chain after installing that sprocket.

 

So, if i get a 13 tooth it will take up the slack? How much adjustment would be left?

Maybe Im blind, but i dont see a case saver or a chain guide on there for a lakota. Im assuming you have to use a dirtbike one. Which ones bolt up the easiest(case saver and chain guide)
Thanks

 

13t will take up a lot of slack and give u more speed





1996 Kawasaki Mojave 250
dg bumper
K&N filter
13t 41t 11t Sunstar sprocket
RK 520x90 Chain
CR 80 Rental Bars

 

ARMudder, in response to your original post, I've found the following:

1. I haven't seen a case saver for the Mojave or Lakota, but Summers Racing Components may be able to make one. The OEM sprocket cover works alright when the chain guide stop plate is in place (its the small aluminum piece that bolts under the sprocket cover and holds against the chain). I'm not sure with the Lakota but the Mojave's chain seems to be notorious for taking out the chain guide stop plate, the sprocket cover, the reverse lock cover, the shift drum shaft, and sometimes the engine side cover when the chain slips off.

2. There are OEM chain guides available through most Kawasaki dealers or direct from buykawasaki.com. The part numbers are 13070 (skidplate guide), 12053 (swing-arm top), and 12053A (swing-arm bottom).

3. See #2 above

4. Here is something to try (its likely you already have). Loosen the 14mm bolts on the rear-end carrier and turn the carrier to loosen the chain. Now inspect the chain tension to see if 2 links is too much. If 2 is still too much, I'd suggest you try the 13 tooth sprocket others have suggested [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img].

5. I normally use PJ1 "Blue Label" chain lube. Its available at most ATV dealers and is safe for O-ring chains too.

6. The chain guide in the skid plate keeps the chain from rubbing if it gets that close. The same goes for those attached to the swing-arm. When compared to the CR250s that I have seen, I don't think there is really a similar chain guide (the guard by the rear sprocket on a CR is quite small). You may be looking for the entire skid plate, which protects the rear sprocket as well as the rear brake disc. If you'd like pictures of the Mojave 250's stock setup I can get some for you. To find an inexpensive skid plate, I'd check ebay. I see them there often.

Hope this helps...

 

1. "I'm not sure with the Lakota but the Mojave's chain seems to be notorious for taking out the chain guide stop plate, the sprocket cover, the reverse lock cover, the shift drum shaft, and sometimes the engine side cover when the chain slips off" Thats exaclty whats happening and its tearing up the case.
2. I dont have a swingarm to look at but are any of those guide similair the ones the dirt bikers have with the chain runnign through teh middle of the guide?
4. I guess i will try that and see what happens...yes two links is too much. I guess im get the 13 tooth and try it.
5. What chain are you guys using?
Thanks

 

BUMP

 

If your using all of your chain adjustment then taking those links off will work fine, Mine wasnt even all the way to the end and I delinked it and it worked fine. Something isnt right.