rear sprocket question

[shutdown]

is it normal for them to look a bit rusty after a while?

i guess mine had been stood for a while before i bought it and noticed it was rusty, nothing major, just a little discolouring. I thought it might fade off now the bike is getting used but hasn't.

[Iansv]

mines not rusty as such but even after a soak in paraffin it won't come clean....

Don't care anyway tho at least my bike looks used..... The aftermarket sprockets are much better at keeping their colour

[shutdown]

i read somewhere that if you change the sprocket you should replace the chain too?

[sexysi]

They tend to wear together, chain and sprocket, however i have just bought a Talon 46 rear sprocket for 18pounds and my chain has 3000 miles on it and it's ok. If your chain has say 10,000miles on it I would change,both. This is what a new Talon looks like.
http://www.sv650s.org.uk/images/sprocket/talon46.jpg
sexysi

[shutdown]

oooh that looks tasty

i got no history with my bike but i think a chain may have snapped once as it took a few bits of the bike with it.

just over 8k so might give it a nice new chain and sprocket for the summer

[21QUEST]

oooh that looks tasty


The 'Renthal' one (hard anodised) looks even better/classy :roll: .

Personally think the Talon one looks ****e. <no offence sexysi> :wink:

Cheers
Ben

[Iansv]

Well I have 13k on my original chain and sprockets, must sort out some new ones

[Spiderman]

oooh that looks tasty


The 'Renthal' one (hard anodised) looks even better/classy :roll: .

Personally think the Talon one looks sh*te. <no offence sexysi> :wink:

Cheers
Ben

Pics or link please?

I'm on 11k on the originals and they all look like theyve hardly had any use at all tbh.

But i saw Jonboys chain/ sprocket last week at Soho and thought "mmmmm, must get mine looking like that"

[jonboy]

Mine has that same Talon rear sprocket (£35 delivered for front and rear directly from Talon) and an Iris Gold X-ring chain delivered for £55 from BFM.

http://www.talon-eng.co.uk/html/sprockets.html

http://www.bfmmotorcycles.co.uk

Expect to pay £40ish for fitting, though next time I'm definitely going to attempt to do this myself.



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[Stig]

Mine has that same Talon rear sprocket (£35 delivered for front and rear directly from Talon) and an Iris Gold X-ring chain delivered for £55 from BFM.

http://www.talon-eng.co.uk/html/sprockets.html

http://www.bfmmotorcycles.co.uk

Expect to pay £40ish for fitting, though next time I'm definitely going to attempt to do this myself.



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I have the same, and I DID fit it myself saving the said 40 Squids. :wink: :wink:

One thing I will say about the anodised sprocket is that if you have a scott oiler fitted it will wear out the anodising and you will have a silver line going round the sprocket.

[Spiderman]

Thanks guys.

Thats a job i gotta do when i get a stand. And the weather is warm enough for me to do it in my back garden...aint got a garage :(

[21QUEST]

oooh that looks tasty


The 'Renthal' one (hard anodised) looks even better/classy :roll: .

Personally think the Talon one looks sh*te. <no offence sexysi> :wink:

Cheers
Ben

Pics or link please?

I'm on 11k on the originals and they all look like theyve hardly had any use at all tbh.

But i saw Jonboys chain/ sprocket last week at Soho and thought "mmmmm, must get mine looking like that"


Cople of links (with pics)
http://www.bikehps.com/ProductFiles/RenthalSprockets.html
http://www.motorbike-world.co.uk/

With regards to jonboys' you don't even want to go there :) .I take it you saw his pipes. Seen pics but apparently a lot of people also go mmmmm :lol: :wink: . He could probably make the chains/sprocket on a CG look good.

Cheers
Ben