Chan anyone point me in the right direction for a chain for my James Mal

Hi Mikey

If you want to drop me an email with what you need, I can certainly help you. We are Regina agents and I find that they are the best in the business at Motorbike chains.

I am not sure which one you need but I can suggest the following for measurements.

Pitch, from centre one pin to centre the next (usually 5/8 or 1/2 inch)
Inside width of the chain, the gap between the inside pair of plates
roller diameter
plate thickness of inner and outer plates

How many pins make up a complete chain

Its not rocket science I know, but with the above, I can get a cost for you on the best suitable chain in a good quality.
Hope that helps
Regards
Darren

email (option): dwrudd at lineone.net

The ML chain spec is primary = .375 x .225 58 links. Rear = .50 x .205 105 links.

Hopefully Darren can sort it out for you. But if not, I've been buying my chains for years for all makes and models from John and Jane hear:-

http://www.sprocketsunlimited.com/

Ron

email (option): ronpier@talk21.com

Sorry guys iv no idea what your talking about.
I'm new to this motorcycle game.
Can I not just buy one the right size and bang it on?

Of course you can Mickey! But you need to know the size to ask for, which I've given in the previous post. A chain specialist will understand the size even if you don't.

The days are long gone when you could just go to your local dealer and ask for a chain for a 1943 James ML. It is extremely fortunate that the ML manual states the precise size rather than trying to work it out by other means. Ron

email (option): ronpier@talk21.com