Chain and sprocket advice.

[DemonDuck]

In his defence ... he never said it was ok to go that fast or that anyone else should. He was just using his experience as an example. Plus this is when he was at the Texas Mile and it is legal there.... right?

[U-Turn]

My first chain put 23k on the bike. And about 4000 miles of that was before I found out you should clean it.
At 23,000 I took it to the dealer for a new chain. Mechanic looked at my sprockets and said they were fine, didn't need new ones.
Current chain has (bike has 39,800) 17,000 miles? So if it's not raining Bike Night, and I ride in we can take a hard look and see if the sprockets are dished out or not.
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Seriously, you guys with those Jap bikes. Those things must be made cheaply if your needing to change chains & sprockets at 15,000 miles.
You should check into some good European equipment.

[Firewa11]

Nope, I never said to go that fast or that anyone should. I'm just saying what the speedo offset was to actual!

As far as your sprockets and the wear, a lot also has to do with the amount of power you're throwing down. A liter bike has much more power and torque than a lesser-powered bike, and generally is going to wear quicker. Karl, your bike doesn't have enough power to wear out your sprockets and chain. When you're throwing 165+ HP to the rear tire, it's going to wear faster than 25 HP to the rear tire!

[Grinner]

Nope, I never said to go that fast or that anyone should. I'm just saying what the speedo offset was to actual!

As far as your sprockets and the wear, a lot also has to do with the amount of power you're throwing down. A liter bike has much more power and torque than a lesser-powered bike, and generally is going to wear quicker. Karl, your bike doesn't have enough power to wear out your sprockets and chain. When you're throwing 165+ HP to the rear tire, it's going to wear faster than 25 HP to the rear tire!

DAYUUUUUM!!!....I think Karl's Triump just got bitchslapped!!!

[dufremle]

Well, it is a Triumph.

[U-Turn]

Bah! Jap bikes.

[DemonDuck]

Does anyone know about SuperSprox sprockets. The SuperSprox are supposed to be alluminum with steel teeth which make it light and strong as well but are much less expensive than the TI ones. If you have any experience or have even heard good or bad about either of these please let me know as I will probably order the stuff tomorrow. Origionally posted this basic thing in the wrong spot yesterday... sry lol.

[Meat of Snail]

I have not heard any reviews on those. I would try one, except I can not justify the extra cost over a standard steel sprocket (my personal opinion). Although, with my background in mind, those would give you about the best life and weight balance. You would get the long, robust life with the strength of the steel teeth, and they will be lighter than an all steel sprocket, but not as light as an aluminum one. An added bonus is the style, if you like the gold/black look. But they come at a much higher cost than an all steel sprocket.

If the weight difference and/or styling is worth the cost over a standard steel sprocket to you, then I say go for it.

Just keep in mind, the amount of care you give your chain and sprockets (cleaning/lubing) will have a huge effect on your chain/sprocket life.

[DemonDuck]

Ok thank you for the info Escargot. I think I will go with the supersprox sprocket but the only question I have left is on the chain. RK or DID? Is there any difference between them?

[Meat of Snail]

Both are really good, you can't go wrong with a chain from either of those companies. When choosing a chain, keep in mind, X-rings are better than O-rings for chain life.

[DemonDuck]

I was looking at the RK but it seems to be o-ring where the DID is X ring. Am I wrong?

[DemonDuck]

Well I put the order in for the supersprox sprockets -1/+2 and DID Xring 530 chain. Should be here next week. Thank you all for the help.

[Firewa11]

Good job! Now as far as installing the chain, unless you've got experience, I'd highly recommend taking it to a pro, or at least someone that's done a few. I didn't think it would be a big deal, but when Scott @ Cyclewerkz busted out the calipers to get the master link installed perfectly, I realized it's not something I wanted to do.

[DemonDuck]

Escargot offered to help me with the install.

[Meat of Snail]

Yup, I plan to help DemonDuck with the instalation of his new chain/sprockets.

[Dragonfly]

Have you got a chain tool?

I was thinking of replacing my chain and sprockets before Barber. I would like to do it myself, but I don't have a chain tool.

[Blizzard_1708]

Snail has a chain tool