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xrphil · #1 Post by **xrphil** » Mon May 05, 2008 9:23 pm

need to get a new chain and sprockets, any reccomendations on who to use?
want to go 16/43 so as to get away from the 15 tooth front, also prefer DID.
any suggestions. B&C seem to do tsabaki, ever heard of them?

#2 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon May 05, 2008 9:26 pm

Tsabaki are decent chains. I used one on the VFR, GPz900 and the TT600. Funnily enough, from B and C.. I know we also used Tsabaki on at least one of the Mille racebikes RiOT ran, without any probs. (which is why I used them on my bikes)

scorpio24v · #3 Post by **scorpio24v** » Tue May 06, 2008 8:07 am

As a noob having just bought, but not fitted, a 15 tooth front i am curious as to why you want to go back to a 16 tooth front, perhaps you could enlighten me?

As for chains any branded jap chains are good, `X` ring better than `O` ring but more £ DID always used to be OE on many jap bikes, Tsubaki as good. dont bother with Reynolds or Regina. Reynolds broke on my `verda and Regina stretch like overcooked spaggetti

xrphil · #4 Post by **xrphil** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:08 pm

I wanted to go back to a 16 on the front, but take the gear reduction to a larger rear sprocket.
This is so as to lessen the load on the front sprocket and chain.
As it turns out I have had to go for a standard set up, cost vs availibilty.
so i will probably run it for a bit, then get another 15t front sprocket.

minime · #5 Post by **minime** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:25 am

xrphil wrote:I wanted to go back to a 16 on the front, but take the gear reduction to a larger rear sprocket.
This is so as to lessen the load on the front sprocket and chain.
As it turns out I have had to go for a standard set up, cost vs availibilty.
so i will probably run it for a bit, then get another 15t front sprocket.

The load on the chain will not change as you go to a bigger front sprocket combined with a bigger rear sprocket.

What will change with a bigger front sprocket is that the chain clears the swingarm a bit better and since the bigger front has a bigger radius the chain is bent less sharply.

I am also going for 16t front and 44t rear.

D-Rider · #6 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:02 am

minime wrote:
What will change with a bigger front sprocket is that the chain clears the swingarm a bit better and since the bigger front has a bigger radius the chain is bent less sharply.

The differences are very marginal for both the change in sprocket diameter and bend of the chain - I did work it all out but the info must be on my PC at home. I really wouldn't worry about it.