Where to get new chain + sprockets in Auck??

[Ragingrob]

Haha true! Yeah apparently he broke the chain linker tool or something and had to do it manually. Luckily I'd had someone pick me up so I could bugger off for a few hours.

[Jantar]

Well done! Is the business that you are in affected by offshore internet sales?

Thank you. No, my employer is not affected by offshore internet sales.

I generally do support my local motorcycle shops, but when they tell me that the chain and sprockets I ask for are not available in the sizes and types I want, then I have no compunction about getting them offshore. Then to find that that the whole set, including freight is around half what the local shop would charge if they could have got them, and its no contest. I don't mind paying a small premium to support the local guys, but then I expect some service.

[ElCoyote]

I generally do support my local motorcycle shops, but when they tell me that the chain and sprockets I ask for are not available in the sizes and types I want, then I have no compunction about getting them offshore. Then to find that that the whole set, including freight is around half what the local shop would charge if they could have got them, and its no contest. I don't mind paying a small premium to support the local guys, but then I expect some service.

I agree with the landed cost being about half. I have purchased many things for my B4 Legacy plus a few for the bike but only when I feel the dealer is being greedy. In the case of the sub that is often.

[Ragingrob]

OK new question... Rode home today on the motorway and I was sure the bike was revving higher than usual, almost 9,000rpm as opposed to 8,000rpm at just over 100kph. Is a change in the way the bike rides normal at all with new sprockets and chain?

[Katman]

OK new question... Rode home today on the motorway and I was sure the bike was revving higher than usual, almost 9,000rpm as opposed to 8,000rpm at just over 100kph. Is a change in the way the bike rides normal at all with new sprockets and chain?

It sounds like they've fitted a larger rear sprocket or a smaller front sprocket than you had on there to start with.

[Squiggles]

same number of teeth on the new set?

I'd expect it to be less jerkly and more smooth than your last chain

[Ixion]

OK new question... Rode home today on the motorway and I was sure the bike was revving higher than usual, almost 9,000rpm as opposed to 8,000rpm at just over 100kph. Is a change in the way the bike rides normal at all with new sprockets and chain?

Not possible unless you've inadvertantly changed the number of teeth.