sprocket help

[jasonstiller]

i just want a little more accel. not overkill. what do you guys reccomend? do i need both or can i get just the rear? are they easy to install?

[Ryno]

Try a 41 tooth rear. Easy to install, but you really should do chain and both sprockets together.

[LiononaLeash]

I agree with Ryno... But I had about 1300 miles on my bike when I changed just the front from a 17 to a 16 tooth. I don't see any bad wearsigns from it.

I noticed the front comes up alot easier... even though I'm not a wheelie/stunter guy... I'm too chicken of hurting myself and/or wrecking my bike.

[jasonstiller]

howcome? i thought i could keep the stock chain w/ that size. what would the problems be?

[SWEET-TL1000R]

you should be able to keep the stock chain, but the problem lies in the wear. New sprocket will wear out faster or the chain etc. It's best to do them all at once especially if you have lots 'O miles on them.

[jasonstiller]

what kind of wear are we talkin about. the 3000 miles on the back tire is killin me as it is.

[_2002TLRJAY_]

I went down a tooth in the front and from then on my tire just melted away. The TLR just eats theses babies like it was candy.

[jasonstiller]

well if its gonna wear my tire even more(which i thought was impossible) i aint doin it. screw that.

[GXRKLR]

It's the acceleration that kills your back tire. So no matter how you get it you will still have that problem. A $15 16 toth front sprocket is the cheapest way to get it.

[tl1000s]

Originally posted by jasonstiller
howcome? i thought i could keep the stock chain w/ that size. what would the problems be?

Your chain will stretch as it gets older. They recomend changing the sprockets and chain together is to prevent a stretched chain from wearing the sprockets fast, or jumping off.

[Steve TLS]

But if you have reasonably low miles on your chain, just put on a new sprocket, it's false economising to change the lot out at low miles to save a bit of accelerated wear when you'll probably got a heap of life left with what you've got.

Why put on a new $200 chain to stop a $20 front or $40 rear sprocket from wearing out faster than normal?

But if they have high miles, change the lot as a set.

And -1 on the front or +2 on the rear will go with the stock standard length chain. If you go up on the rear, just roll the chain over the sprocket before you insert the axle. You need the wheel all the way forward in the swing arm to feed it over.

[SDTLR]

Buy two rear tires at a time, you get a better price and you can rip the shit outta the first one....cause you got backup

[TLSBill]

I'm up for bigger rear and no smaller front Wears the swingarm guard too much on the front -1 easier + on the rear.. less wear on the cover.

[Schussboelie]

The effect on your tire is just what you do with it.
But it is quite obvious that if you want faster acceleration (that is your reason for changing sprockets, right?) your tire is gonna feel it.
Accelerate hard = wear your tire hard...

Offcourse you can always change the sprocket for and just so can say you have, and then pull away like a grandmother on tranquillisers. That will save your tire...

[03TILLER]

Another thing to take into consideration. A smaller front sprocket will increase your wheelbase, a larger rear sprocket will decrease your wheelbase. I bet the difference between these two set-ups would be easily measurable. Just something to ponder....