Looks like it's time for my 1st chain/rear sprocket swap on my 6th gen.
On my other bikes, I usually swap out the countershaft sprocket every other time usually? Wondering if you guys do them both, each and every time or not?
Also, I hear the OEM one has a rubber coating or something on it? Worth the extra $ to get the OEM one? $48 USD vs. about $15 for aftermarket. What's the rubber coating (or whatever it is) do for me anyhow?
Thanks. I'm holding off on the order until I hear the WOTL.
I like the oem sprocket as it seems to run a bit quieter ,probably because of the coating shimming it out a bit .
Never detected any difference between OEM and aftermarket. It is impossible to hear the extra noise (if any) while riding.
I also replace chain along with all sprockets - Get a kit online.
Works like a charm.
Always change sprockets & chain as a set. The OEM has a rubber buffer on each side that is supposed to cushion the chain links landing on the sprocket & thus reduce both noise & vibration. I've not noticed any difference, so up to you.
An old trick from my courier days was to buy a chain, one steel rear sprocket & 2 steel front sprockets & change to the second from sprocket at about 50% of the chains use, as its the front sprocket that causes much of the wear, so a new one extends the mileage of the chain !
Put on a Sunstar myself. Sunstar makes OEM chains and sprockets. I didn't notice any increase in noise, and saved quite a bit of money going with aftermarket.
It was recently pointed out to me that JT also makes a cushioned countershaft sprocket--just after I purchased an OEM one at twice the price, of course!
Ciao,
Put on a Sunstar myself. Sunstar makes OEM chains and sprockets. I didn't notice any increase in noise, and saved quite a bit of money going with aftermarket.
How much do you pay for Sunstar chain and sprockets?
The prices they list on the website aren't cheap at all.
Checked Ron Ayers and they want $66 for the stock Honda OEM rear sprocket. $47 for the front.
I go through a local place here in Brownsburg IN called Performance Powersports. they are chain and sprocket gurus...well its what they specialize in. they can be found on ebay. i didnt want to attach a link here since its not my product.
Their prices seem to be much lower than the OEM prices, especially as good as Ron Ayers prices are!
You could also try ProCaliber for OEM - front is $41 and rear $57. Shipping is free for orders over $99.
Front
http://www.procalibe...69/transmission
Rear
http://www.procalibe...7d82/rear-wheel
I picked up my D.I.D. chain on, of all places, Amazon. It was the cheapest I could find anywhere.
Don't a lot of US guys use Sprocket Center?
I recently got a great deal on a Regina gold chain/sprocket kit on Amazon UK--it was so cheap they put the price up £40 the next day! Even with me not using the countershaft sprocket (I'd already ordered an OEM) it was still a great deal. Worth having a look.
Ciao,