Chain & Spocket Life...?
 

Any general ideas on the life (in miles) that a stock chain & sprockets would last.....?

Obvioulsey wheelies and roaring away from the lights doesn't help...

Think of this as more of a brain picker rather than me needing a straight answer...

Cheers....

10-50 thousand miles, from what I've seen.

can i be bold enough to say your wrong carsick...its 0-50000...depending on if you plan on abusing it...poorly adjustinfg it...letting it rust etc etc...

a neglected chain can last a very short time...whereas a good well maintained chain can last a very long time

cheers

andy

I'd rather you didn't

Ok, yes, a completely abused chain might last only a couple of thousand miles, but that's still more than zero.
A chain that's been shown even a bare minimum of a bit of lube every couple of thousand miles and never cleaned will still last 10kish.

mine only ever sees lube at my mechanics, thats at the regualar service intervals :lol:

I have just over 9k km on my Ducati.I dont wheelie but I do like to power away from lights and out of turns.I also use the motor a lot for braking. I wipe down and re lube the chain every other ride and it is as good as new,as are the sprockets. Only the minimum of adjustment having been made thus far. 8)

Ooooh get you and your km! :lol:

2000-???000

Depends on how you care for it. Call it 10-15k on average, well maintained chain i'd say.

Jimbo...Sorry mate but remember I am in exile in Euroland! :wink: :)

Many variables... For example, I use a Renthal rear sprocket, which is hard-anodised aluminium. That'll wear much faster than a steel sprocket. But then, I have a Scottoiler, and that'll increase the life of the set by lubricating and cleaning the chain to, basically, the highest realistic standard.

I took my standard chain and sprockets off after 13,000 miles to change the gearing (and to get a nice gold rear sprocket). The Renthals with a Tsubaki chain have been on there for 7000 since, and are, I'd say, slightly less worn than the standard ones were.

However, the standard chain had 2 people learn on it, so had an easy time of it for many miles. The Renthal/Tsubaki one's dealing with an extra 10bhp and got pretty much caned from day one, so it was bound to wear faster.

And so there you have anothe variable, riding style. Also gearing.

That's why I gave such an enormous range. :wink:

Get a Scottoiler - It'll improve the longevity of the chain no-end :!:

Scottoiler???? Whats that then???
 

Hello, Im going to sound dumb now!! can someone tell me what a Scottoiler is and does??? im changing the front sprocket on my bike and will be attempting wheelies so any help related to a longer lasting chain will help

A scottoiler is basically a gizmo that you fit to the bike & fill with oil, it runs via vacuum from the carbs & automatically oils the chain as you ride the bike.

Scottoiler
 

sounds messy?? is it??? what sort of prices are we talking for it??

Re: Scottoiler???? Whats that then???
 

You're better off leaving the front sprocket alone & going up 3 teeth on the back, this will prevent any increase in chain wear due to the chain having to turn through a tighter angle on the front, however, this of course means that you'll probably have to get a 110 link chain too though...

less messy than the alternative of lubing and cleaning manually, assuming you set the oiler approperiately.
I think it's £70 for the kit.

Sprocket and Chain
 

so would need to get a new (larger) chain aswell - any idea on prices for these

Re: Sprocket and Chain
 

47 tooth sprocket - £16.80 (banditmania)

110 link standard 'o' ring chain £44.86 (banditmania)

You may be able to get cheaper stuff elsewhere, this was just a quick 'Google' search... Obviouslt 'branded' stuff will be more expensive, but you get what you pay for ;)

Sprockets
 

Sorry to be a pain Cloggsy but if i change both sprockets will there be any differences compared to if i just change 1 of the sprockets??

Re: Sprockets
 

What do you mean :?:

Read your other thread http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=32219

Dr Squid points out that one tooth less on the front is roughly equivelent to 3 teeth up on the back.
So if you do both sprockets then you will get something roughly equivilent to a 50 tooth rear, which would give you alot more oomph, but could drastically affect your top speed (though probably won't bring it below 110mph or so)
I don't believe a 50 tooth rear is available, so changing both would be the way to go to get that much, though how necessary it is I'm dubious of.

I only took mine up to a 46 rear with a standard front, because I needed to be able to cruise at high speed without revving the hell out of the engine.

Sprockets
 

i ended up going for the front one in the end - as it was the cheaper option of the two - im going to try it with the front sprocket changed to see what its like - may eventually swop and replace origional on front and buy a bigger one for the back, but as ive bought the front sprocket now im going to put that into use - sounds like i will have to pay more attention to the ware and tear on the chain now

I think as i will probably only be doing up to say 5k miles ayear (summer toy) it should be ok - i will be looking into buying a stronger chain to cope with the strain

Like Carsick said, 14 front & 47 rear would give you manic acceleration, but cut into your top-end speed... It'd probable wheelie really easily all over the place too :shock: :twisted:

You'd get a hike in fuel consumption too :!:

i do actually want to get the bike to wheelie OFF THE POWER - so i went down the route of getting the R6 throttle tube and the sprocket, am i heading in the right direction???

It'll wheelie off the power as stock. First gear, 10-15mph, twist the throttle quickly and firmly and be ready with the back brake.
Don't blame me if it all goes wrong.

Usually by this time someone will have mentioned blowing up your engine, but nobody has so I suppose I will. SVs don't like logn wheelies, they get oil starvation at the bottom end and can seize the bearings, leading to, well, nothing good.

Chain life, well mines at 14,500 miles and is fine! :wink:

Keep it lubed guys :lol:

For the record, mine did 20k with alot of abuse and an occasionally empty scotty

Mines done over 20,000 miles and it's still good. Thats with a scottoiler, cleaned every so often, and having to work a reasonable amount on every ride.

I've got 18000 miles on my original (from new) chain and sprockets. I use PJ1 Blue Label chain lube, which I think stays on better than most. They are coming to the end of their life now, but I will nurse them (ie extra lubing) through till the spring. In my opinion, one month of winter riding equates to several months of summer riding as far as chain life is concerned. Anyway, I dont fancy changing them in this freezing weather :!:

15k± if you clean and oil it seems average, 30k± if you have a scottoiler fitted

Hmm, I can see that going both ways... Obviously, more wet rides, more salt to encourage corrosion, but more seriously more salt and grit to abrade things. But then, I ride at about 3/4 at most for most of the winter, so the chain has a far easier job to do.

I can confirm this.