Sprocket sounds?

[Westy_mate]

They guys at cycle treads said they looked fine and didnt need replacing.. Should i not trust them?

[MSTRS:Me]

If you were able to compare the profile/s of yours and new ones, you'd see the difference. At least renew the front one...it poses the biggest risk to the new chain, due to the tight turn it requires from said chain.

[nothingflash]

They guys at cycle treads said they looked fine and didnt need replacing.. Should i not trust them?

You're gonna get some saying yes and others saying no - so it's a pointless question. I'd do the sprockets and sleep easy - your call though. When your new chain is fucked in a few hundred k's will you replace the sprockets then even though they look the same as they do today?

[rwh]

A comment I heard, that makes sense to me, is that a worn chain will damage sprockets because the distance between the links has increased, so they don't line up. However a worn sprocket still has the same distance between the teeth, so they still line up with a new chain, so no more damage done.

I'd be interested to hear how the worn sprocket would wear the chain more than normal.

Richard

[MSTRS:Me]

Chain and sprockets bed in and wear together, from new.The wear on each suits the wear on the others.
If you introduce a new part, the wear on the other parts forces the new part to wear excessively in order to bed in.
This is true for chain and/or sprocket/s.

[Westy_mate]

That is one cheap sprocket kit. i got quoted 150 from cycle treads for a sprocket kit. any idea if those sprockets are any good?

[The Everlasting]

Thanks guys, I ended up buying a new chain for $160. no more problems Sprockets were in good shape so no need for new ones

That's what I did myself,stuck a new chain on old sprockets,within 2500km it was buggered,I then replaced the sprockets and chain,which is what I should have done in the first place. If i had done it properly the first time,would have saved me around $130.

[hayd3n]

they just want a repeat customer

[Westy_mate]

Well i could do one of the following... Go to cycletreads and pay 150 for their sprockets or i could order the ones off that website mentioned above. Ideas?

[MSTRS:Me]

JT and SunStar are both good brands. Any bike shop will have their catalogues. No need to buy Honda OEM.

[Westy_mate]

Ended up buying the pair from that website supplier in the previous page. apparently they will be shipped to Cycle treads and they will call me when available haha

[Westy_mate]

Ended up buying the pair from that website supplier in the previous page. apparently they will be shipped to Cycle treads and they will call me when available haha

just thinking now, i hope they are the appropriate ones for my new chain... right?