Rubber cushioned front sprockets - SV650.org

EssEllTwo · 08-03-23, 06:34 PM

Has anyone tried these rubber cushioned front sprockets that now* seem to be available?

https://chainsandsprockets.co.uk/col...oned-sprockets

Wondering whether they are worth trying to give the transmission an easy life or just stick the good old solid steel ones.

(*now = it's been a VERY long time since I have had to change a chain/sprocket)

garynortheast · 08-03-23, 07:05 PM

They are good actually. I had one on my little 400 gixer and I have one now on the SV. They seem to smooth things out a little and make the transmission quieter.

EssEllTwo · 08-03-23, 10:10 PM

Excellent, thanks for the feedback Gary. That's what I was hoping for regarding smoothing things out, give the chain a little less stress from the power pulses.

admin · 09-03-23, 08:54 PM

They're standard fitting on my VFR.

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glang · 11-03-23, 09:26 AM

would have thought them a bit of a gimmick if youve already got a cushdrive in the back wheel! Also I wonder how well they last as got to transmit all the power through a small piece of rubber....

garynortheast · 11-03-23, 11:34 AM

That's not how they work. The sprocket still transmits the power, it's just that the bottom of the chain runs over the rubber cushion, making it quieter. The one I had on my baby gixer, and the one on my curvy lasted as long as any other front sprocket.

Bibio · 11-03-23, 11:50 AM

those type were a standard fitment n my K7 twin spark. been looking for them for a while (at a decent price). cheers for the link EssEllTwo.

glang · 11-03-23, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garynortheast

That's not how they work. The sprocket still transmits the power, it's just that the bottom of the chain runs over the rubber cushion, making it quieter. The one I had on my baby gixer, and the one on my curvy lasted as long as any other front sprocket.

Ah that makes more sense but I still have doubts about how long the rubber actually does anything. Surely the rubber will wear pretty quickly and the chain as it wears will tend, under drive, to move away from it as well!
Any chain is quieter when new but will the damping be effective at the end of its life when its needed more...

R1ffR4ff · 11-03-23, 01:52 PM

I visited the site but it says they are out-of-stock for my 99 but I found full kits on eBay with them

SV650 Chain Sprocket kit 99/09 45 tooth rear

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143477646...Bk9SR8L6iI_aYQ

glang · 11-03-23, 03:54 PM

Think you can also find pellets on there that you put in your petrol tank and they give you extra power

08-03-23, 06:34 PM	#1
EssEllTwo Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 52	Rubber cushioned front sprockets Has anyone tried these rubber cushioned front sprockets that now* seem to be available? https://chainsandsprockets.co.uk/col...oned-sprockets Wondering whether they are worth trying to give the transmission an easy life or just stick the good old solid steel ones. (*now = it's been a VERY long time since I have had to change a chain/sprocket)

08-03-23, 07:05 PM	#2
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,487	Re: Rubber cushioned front sprockets They are good actually. I had one on my little 400 gixer and I have one now on the SV. They seem to smooth things out a little and make the transmission quieter. __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

08-03-23, 10:10 PM	#3
EssEllTwo Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 52	Re: Rubber cushioned front sprockets Excellent, thanks for the feedback Gary. That's what I was hoping for regarding smoothing things out, give the chain a little less stress from the power pulses.

09-03-23, 08:54 PM	#4
admin John T Mega Poster Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shrewsbury, Shrops, UK Posts: 2,455	Re: Rubber cushioned front sprockets They're standard fitting on my VFR. Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk __________________ Admin for this forum and the main site. John@sv650.org

11-03-23, 09:26 AM	#5
glang Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 537	Re: Rubber cushioned front sprockets would have thought them a bit of a gimmick if youve already got a cushdrive in the back wheel! Also I wonder how well they last as got to transmit all the power through a small piece of rubber....

11-03-23, 11:34 AM	#6
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,487	Re: Rubber cushioned front sprockets That's not how they work. The sprocket still transmits the power, it's just that the bottom of the chain runs over the rubber cushion, making it quieter. The one I had on my baby gixer, and the one on my curvy lasted as long as any other front sprocket. __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

11-03-23, 11:50 AM	#7
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,540	Re: Rubber cushioned front sprockets those type were a standard fitment n my K7 twin spark. been looking for them for a while (at a decent price). cheers for the link EssEllTwo.

11-03-23, 01:52 PM	#9
R1ffR4ff Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: JAMOADR(1999 Curvy) 36,000 miles Posts: 1,430	Re: Rubber cushioned front sprockets I visited the site but it says they are out-of-stock for my 99 but I found full kits on eBay with them SV650 Chain Sprocket kit 99/09 45 tooth rear https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143477646...Bk9SR8L6iI_aYQ __________________ "Stultus est sicut stultus facit"

11-03-23, 03:54 PM	#10
glang Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 537	Re: Rubber cushioned front sprockets Think you can also find pellets on there that you put in your petrol tank and they give you extra power

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