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boz
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rear sprocket

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Away to change my chain and sprockets and I want a really snazzy looking rear sprocket.......good quality and something really stand out looks wise. Unusual design features and bold colours are what I'm after.
I remember glancing at one on this forum but I can't find the thread again, but it was awesome.
Anybody got any recommendations?
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google images, 'supersprox rear sprocket'.
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as rob said.....supersprox
this is the one i bought, +1 tooth
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calsports sell them....£45 or £50 delivered
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bigspanishmarty wrote:as rob said.....supersprox
this is the one i bought, +1 tooth
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calsports sell them....£45 or £50 delivered
That's the one for me now. Work of art that is.
What's the benefit of one extra tooth thogh?
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extra tooth means slightly better acceleration, i've aslo gone -1 (15tooth) with the front sprocket, plus points are much better acceleration and no need to change the chain, the downsides are less top speed(i'm not to interested in 150+mph) speedo will need recalibrating as it will not be correct. and finally with this set up chain wears quicker, but as i only do 4k a year i'm not to bothered.
the other option is to leave the front sprocket standard 16t but go 3 up on the rear 44t this means the chain wears better, downside is you will need to change the chain because it will need to be longer than standard. and speedo won't be correct again, the speedo issue can be sorted by a speedo healer so thats not the end of the world.
or you can just leave it standard 15t front/41t rear and save all the hassle :lol:
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I have a 45t renthal on the rear and 16t front. The Renthal looks pretty good.
Going for a larger rear sprocket 45t with aftermarket cans the chain would rub of the link pipe, but is fine with the std cans.
If you do change sprocket sizes make sure one of them has an odd number of teeth and not evens eg 16 - 44
this quickens wear as the same links will be hitting the same teeth on the sprockets.
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Animal wrote:I have a 45t renthal on the rear and 16t front. The Renthal looks pretty good.
Going for a larger rear sprocket 45t with aftermarket cans the chain would rub of the link pipe, but is fine with the std cans.
If you do change sprocket sizes make sure one of them has an odd number of teeth and not evens eg 16 - 44
this quickens wear as the same links will be hitting the same teeth on the sprockets.
I am looking at some after market cans - Blue Flame ovals - so I gotta watch out for problems. Thanks for the advice everybody. Think I'm probably going to keep things standard for now. I'm not unhappy with the acceleration after all.
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