New chain and sprockets

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Keep 'em comin' folks... I am going to be doing my TL sometime soon as well... links to killer deals much appreciated...

D2Moto- Rear $42

http://www.d2moto.com/p-7874-jt-530-...1998-2003.aspx

Front $19

http://www.d2moto.com/p-7056-jt-530-...r-tl1000s.aspx

Chain $45

http://www.d2moto.com/p-8246-530-o-r...inks-gold.aspx

Supersprox-$82

http://www.solomotoparts.com/product...cat=319&page=1

I'd still go with D2 for the front JT=Sunstar. Check the picture...

As far as chain goes any 530 works and there are many, many deals out there but since you don't seem to want it now, it's pointless to go hunting the "best" deal until you are ready to buy. FWIW I've seen both Did and EK chains for about $100 in the high grade chain.

[Cutty72]

Awesome work, thanks AL!

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

Awesome work, thanks AL!

You're welcome! Let me know what you think about the chain... I might do the blue... BTW they come in blue, red, green, black and gold.... For $45, I don't really care if they only last 1 season.... They do come with a 1 year warranty.

[OneSickPsycho]

What? No Supersprox 520 conversion for the Tiller?

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

D2Moto- Rear $42

http://www.d2moto.com/p-7874-jt-530-...1998-2003.aspx

Front $19

http://www.d2moto.com/p-7056-jt-530-...r-tl1000s.aspx

Chain $45

http://www.d2moto.com/p-8246-530-o-r...inks-gold.aspx

Supersprox-$82

http://www.solomotoparts.com/product...cat=319&page=1

I'd still go with D2 for the front JT=Sunstar. Check the picture...

As far as chain goes any 530 works and there are many, many deals out there but since you don't seem to want it now, it's pointless to go hunting the "best" deal until you are ready to buy. FWIW I've seen both Did and EK chains for about $100 in the high grade chain.

I'm not sure I'm going to skimp on the chain... There are enough stories of guys snapping chains and destroying their engine on TL Planet to make me want to spend a couple extra bucks in this department...

I'm looking at Sidewinder's website and given their highest tensile strength 'smart chain' at 520 is stronger than the 530 chains from DID and EK... and not much more expensive...

Got cheap sources for chain breakers? Gonna need one of those too.

[Kerry_129]

http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-d...ker-66488.html

Or a Dremel/side-grinder works well, but takes a bit of care.


I agree on not skimping on the chain - though that $45 one is probably just fine for street/commuter-duty & a great deal if it's up-to-snuff. But wearing out a bit quicker is one thing, breaking a link is another. In my mind, it's somewhat of an unknown as to the actual quality (material/heat-treating - and I'm guessing it's made in China), and given the potential consequences of slinging a chain I'll stick with a top-notch established mfg. vs. saving ~$50 over 10~20k miles.

I'd recommend always replacing both sprox - you can't eyeball wear of just a few thousandths, and that's all it takes to wear out the chain much quicker.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Kerry_129

http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-d...ker-66488.html

Or a Dremel/side-grinder works well, but takes a bit of care.


I agree on not skimping on the chain - though that $45 one is probably just fine for street/commuter-duty & a great deal if it's up-to-snuff. But wearing out a bit quicker is one thing, breaking a link is another. In my mind, it's somewhat of an unknown as to the actual quality (material/heat-treating - and I'm guessing it's made in China), and given the potential consequences of slinging a chain I'll stick with a top-notch established mfg. vs. saving ~$50 over 10~20k miles.

I'd recommend always replacing both sprox - you can't eyeball wear of just a few thousandths, and that's all it takes to wear out the chain much quicker.

Uhuh.... SV650 70 hp and 47 tq... not thinking any chain is getting snapped here.... Especially by some girl riding back and forth to work. As far as the front sprocket goes, I found a Sunstar/JT (which is stock btw) for $16 and a rear for $40 something....so if they want to replace the front, go for it but they make something called a caliper that will tell you if your sprocket is withing spec or not, I don't think that anyone said to "eye ball it". Quite frankly, that's the same sprocket that they put on the GSXR600/750 some years and I know from experience that the fronts are almost never wore out of spec. It's not the price of the part but the hassle of getting it off and back on... Heck, Cutty has nothing better to do right now so have at it.

Different chain....

$100 EK
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...#ht_500wt_1182

$80 RK chain AND a Motion Pro alignment tool!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RK-GB...#ht_500wt_1182

Another EK for $80...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EK-Qu...#ht_1599wt_931

Anybody can go on EBay and find a chain for under $100, I thought that he wanted something CHEAP for this bike. I could have swore he said he didn't need "racer boy" spec parts...so why blather on about $200 sprockets and $200+ chains? Anyway, there you go, you can buy the STOCK sprockets from D2Moto for about $60 shipped and get a chain and alignment tool for $90 shipped....$150 for a "quality" read name brand chain and the stock steel sprockets with a bonus alignment tool thrown in. Ta Daa!!!

[Homeslice]

AFAM ftw, imo....

Their aluminum sprockets are hard-adonized.......I got 18K out of a set.........so there is no reason NOT to use aluminum IMO, especially if you are just commuting, not putting much of a load on it.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

AFAM ftw, imo....

Their aluminum sprockets are hard-adonized.......I got 18K out of a set.........so there is no reason NOT to use aluminum IMO, especially if you are just commuting, not putting much of a load on it.

Yea I believe you but.... I can't get one to last. Best sprocket I ever owned was a Sidewinder Tri-Metal, alum carrier, stainless rivets and Ti alloy teeth! 35,000 miles on a GSXR1000 when I traded it! Of course they don't make it anymore...

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

Yea I believe you but.... I can't get one to last. Best sprocket I ever owned was a Sidewinder Tri-Metal, alum carrier, stainless rivets and Ti alloy teeth! 35,000 miles on a GSXR1000 when I traded it! Of course they don't make it anymore...

Titatium teeth? How much did it cost?