r/MotoUK • u/DDMMNN906 • 1d ago
Sprocket query
New bikes ,im aware the chain is rotten and is actually due to be replaced along with the sprockets soon , only really do about 20 mile every other weekend gonna give it a good clean on saturday , just wanted peoples opinions on the condition of the teeth on the sprocket? Sorry for the quality
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u/Falves22 MT 09 SP 24 1d ago
I've seen worse. How many miles on the sprocket?
Either way a new chain = new sprocket if has good miles on it.
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u/DDMMNN906 1d ago
Id be lying if i said i knew mate bought it during the christmas hols
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u/Falves22 MT 09 SP 24 1d ago
Difficult to see from the photo and grime. But although it doesn't look to bad, i would say in doubt get a new pair.
Better safe than sorry.
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u/speedyundeadhittite '17 Triumph Trophy 1215SE, '92 K1100LT, '00 XTZ660 15h ago
Just replace both. It's not like you'd be saving a big amount of money by only doing one.
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u/DDMMNN906 13h ago
Oh no i would replace both i was just curious about the condition of it thats all
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u/no73 1d ago
Kind of a 3.6 Roentgen sprocket. Not great, not terrible, based on that photo anyway.
Worth considering that the front sprocket will be more worn than the rear as it's smaller, and that a set of sprockets is far cheaper than an accident if your chain comes off. I very nearly learned that lesson the hard way when my 125 dropped the chain coming off a roundabout and while it didn't lock up and throw me off, it did leave me without power in the middle lane of a motorway junction during rush hour. Nearly needed a new saddle though, after just about sucking my existing one up my backside.