Product overview
The Tsubaki Road Chain 520 RQ1 114 links (SKU 55212520114) is a premium sealed motorcycle drive chain from Tsubaki’s high-end RQ1 road for powerful road bikes, it combines very high strength with low friction and long service life, making it suitable for demanding street and track-oriented applications.
Key features
- High-performance 520-pitch road chain from the Tsubaki RQ1 series.
- 114-link length for many original-equipment 520 applications on middleweight and larger motorcycles.
- Sealed X-ring design for reduced friction and significantly increased wear resistance compared with standard or non-sealed chains.
- Factory pre-stretched construction to minimise initial elongation after installation.
- Optimised for high-power road motorcycles, recommended by the manufacturer for machines with more than 150 hp.
- Gold-coloured outer plates for enhanced corrosion resistance and a premium appearance.
- Supplied with a connecting (locking) link for installation.
Technical details
| Specification | Value |
|---|
| Brand | Tsubaki |
| Series | Road RQ1 |
| Product type | Motorcycle drive chain |
| Chain type | Sealed X-ring |
| Pitch | 520 |
| Number of links | 114 |
| Application | High-performance road motorcycles (manufacturer recommendation: over 150 hp) |
| Outer plate colour | Gold |
| Inner plate colour | Standard steel finish |
| Pre-stretched | Yes |
| Primary use | Road and sport riding, track-day and performance-oriented use |
| Included in package | Tsubaki Road Chain 520 RQ1, 114 links, with connecting link |
Typical use cases
The Tsubaki Road Chain 520 RQ1 114L is designed for riders who require a durable, low-maintenance and high-strength drive chain for road motorcycles that use 520-pitch is typically chosen for:
- Modern middleweight and upper-middleweight sport, naked and sport-touring motorcycles originally equipped with a 520 sealed chain.
- High-performance road bikes where a robust, high-tensile chain is desirable for strong acceleration and frequent high-speed operation.
- Motorcycles used for intensive daily commuting combined with weekend sport riding.
- Track-day and performance use where a strong, consistent and low-friction chain is preferred.
Compatibility information
The Tsubaki 520 RQ1 chain is used on a wide range of motorcycles when ordered in the appropriate length and combined with matching 520 table below shows selected models where this chain type is commonly applied.
| Brand | Model | Year |
|---|
| Aprilia | RS 660 | 2020 - 2023 |
| Aprilia | Tuareg 660 | 2022 - 2023 |
| Aprilia | Tuono 660 | 2021 - 2023 |
| BMW | F 650 / ST | 1993 - 2000 |
| BMW | F 650 GS | 2000 - 2003 |
| BMW | F 650 GS | 2004 - 2007 |
| BMW | F 650 GS | 2008 - 2012 |
| BMW | G 310 GS | 2017 - 2020 |
| BMW | G 310 GS | 2021 - 2023 |
| BMW | G 310 R | 2017 - 2019 |
| BMW | G 310 R | 2017 - 2020 |
| BMW | G 310 R | 2021 - 2023 |
| BMW | G 450 X | 2009 - 2011 |
| Ducati | 600 SS | 1994 - 2000 |
| Ducati | 748 Biposto / SP | 1995 - 1999 |
| Ducati | 748 R | 2000 - 2001 |
| Ducati | 750 SS | 1990 - 1998 |
| Ducati | 750 SS IE NUDA | 1999 - 2002 |
| Ducati | 800 SS | 2003 - 2005 |
| Ducati | 900 SS | 1998 - 2002 |
| Ducati | 900 Super Sport | 1989 - 1998 |
| Ducati | Hypermotard 950 | 2019 - 2020 |
| Ducati | Hypermotard 950 | 2019 - 2023 |
| Ducati | Monster (+) 937 | 2020 - 2023 |
| Ducati | Monster 600 | 1994 - 2001 |
| Ducati | Monster 620 I.E. | 2002 - 2006 |
| Ducati | Monster 695 | 2006 - 2007 |
| Ducati | Monster 696 | 2008 - 2009 |
| Ducati | Monster 696 | 2010 - 2011 |
| Ducati | Monster 750 | 1995 - 2001 |
| Ducati | Monster 797 | 2017 - 2019 |
| Ducati | Monster 800 | 2003 - 2004 |
| Ducati | Monster 821 | 2014 - 2019 |
| Ducati | Monster 900 | 1993 - 2001 |
| Ducati | Monster 900 IE | 2000 - 2001 |
| Ducati | Monster S2R | 2005 - 2007 |
| Ducati | Multistrada 620 | 2005 - 2006 |
| Ducati | Panigale 899 | 2013 - 2015 |
| Ducati | Panigale 959 | 2015 - 2019 |
| Ducati | Scrambler | 2015 - 2019 |
| Ducati | Scrambler 1100 | 2018 - 2020 |
| Ducati | Scrambler 1100 Special | 2018 - 2020 |
| Ducati | Scrambler 1100 Sport | 2018 - 2020 |
| Ducati | Scrambler Cafe Racer | 2017 - 2019 |
| Ducati | Scrambler Desert Sled | 2017 - 2019 |
| Ducati | Scrambler Sixty2 | 2016 - 2019 |
| Ducati | Streetfighter V2 | 2022 - 2023 |
| Honda | CB 300 R | 2018 - 2022 |
| Honda | CB 500 F | 2013 - 2015 |
| Honda | CB 500 F | 2016 - 2018 |
| Honda | CB 500 F | 2019 - 2020 |
| Honda | CB 500 F | 2019 - 2021 |
| Honda | CB 500 F | 2022 - 2023 |
| Honda | CB 500 X | 2013 - 2015 |
| Honda | CB 500 X | 2016 - 2018 |
| Honda | CB 500 X | 2019 - 2021 |
| Honda | CB 500 X | 2022 - 2023 |
| Honda | CB 650F | 2014 - 2016 |
| Honda | CB 750 Hornet | 2023 - 2024 |
| Honda | CB 750 Hornet | 2025 - 2026 |
| Honda | CBR 300 R | 2021 - 2022 |
| Honda | CBR 500R | 2013 - 2015 |
| Honda | CBR 500R | 2016 - 2018 |
| Honda | CBR 500R | 2019 - 2020 |
| Honda | CBR 500R | 2019 - 2021 |
| Honda | CBR 500R | 2022 - 2023 |
| Honda | CRF 300 L | 2021 - 2023 |
| Honda | NC 700 X | 2012 - 2015 |
| Honda | NC 750 X | 2013 - 2015 |
| Honda | NC 750 X | 2016 - 2020 |
| Honda | NC 750 X | 2021 - 2022 |
| Honda | VFR 800F | 2014 - 2018 |
| Kawasaki | ER-5 | 1996 - 2000 |
| Kawasaki | ER-5 | 2001 - 2008 |
| Kawasaki | ER-6F | 2006 - 2008 |
| Kawasaki | ER-6F | 2009 - 2011 |
| Kawasaki | ER-6F | 2012 - 2016 |
| Kawasaki | ER-6N | 2005 - 2008 |
| Kawasaki | ER-6N | 2009 - 2011 |
| Kawasaki | ER-6N | 2012 - 2016 |
| Kawasaki | KLE 650 Versys | 2006 - 2014 |
| Kawasaki | KLE 650 Versys | 2015 - 2020 |
| Kawasaki | KLE 650 Versys | 2022 - 2023 |
| Kawasaki | Ninja 650 | 2017 - 2019 |
| Kawasaki | Ninja 650 | 2020 - 2023 |
| Kawasaki | Versys X-300 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Kawasaki | Z 400 | 2019 - 2020 |
| Kawasaki | Z 650 | 2017 - 2019 |
| Kawasaki | Z 650 | 2020 - 2023 |
| Kawasaki | Z 650 RS | 2022 - 2023 |
| Kawasaki | Z 750 | 2004 - 2006 |
| Kawasaki | Z 750 | 2007 - 2009 |
| Kawasaki | Z 750 | 2010 - 2012 |
| Kawasaki | Z 750 S | 2005 - 2006 |
| Kawasaki | Z 800 | 2013 - 2016 |
| Kawasaki | Zephyr 550 | 1991 - 1992 |
| Kawasaki | Zephyr 550 | 1994 - 1999 |
| Kawasaki | ZX-6R | 2003 - 2004 |
| Kawasaki | ZX-6R | 2005 - 2006 |
| Kawasaki | ZX-6R | 2007 - 2007 |
| Kawasaki | ZX-6R | 2007 - 2008 |
| Kawasaki | ZX-6R | 2009 - 2012 |
| Kawasaki | ZX-6R | 2013 - 2016 |
| Kawasaki | ZX-6R | 2019 - 2020 |
| Kawasaki | ZX-6RR | 2003 - 2003 |
| Kawasaki | ZX-6RR | 2004 - 2004 |
| Kawasaki | ZX-6RR | 2005 - 2006 |
| Suzuki | DR 600 S | 1986 - 1989 |
| Suzuki | DR 750 S Big | 1988 - 1990 |
| Suzuki | GS 500 E | 1989 - 1995 |
| Suzuki | GS 500 E | 1996 - 2000 |
| Suzuki | GS 500 E | 2001 - 2008 |
| Suzuki | GS 500 F | 2004 - 2008 |
| Suzuki | SFV 650 Gladius | 2009 - 2015 |
| Triumph | Tiger 660 Sport | 2022 - 2023 |
| Triumph | Trident 660 | 2021 - 2023 |
| Triumph | TT 600 | 2000 - 2002 |
| Yamaha | FZR 400 | 1992 - 1995 |
| Yamaha | MT-03 | 2006 - 2012 |
| Yamaha | MT-03 | 2016 - 2019 |
| Yamaha | MT-03 | 2020 - 2022 |
| Yamaha | MT-03 | 2022 - 2024 |
| Yamaha | RD 350 LC YPVS | 1985 - 1986 |
| Yamaha | TT 600 | 1983 - 1985 |
| Yamaha | TT 600 | 1994 - 1995 |
| Yamaha | TT 600 E | 1996 - 2008 |
| Yamaha | XJ 600 Diversion | 1991 - 2003 |
| Yamaha | XJ6 | 2009 - 2013 |
| Yamaha | XJ6 Diversion | 2009 - 2013 |
| Yamaha | YZF-R3 | 2015 - 2018 |
| Yamaha | YZF-R3 | 2019 - 2021 |
