My dealership recommends changing both sprockets when I change the chain.
At 27000km, the sprockets didn't look like they had any wear at all. Is the
dealership just trying to sell me extra parts, or is their advice sensible?
Douglas Dick
Winnipeg MB mailto:ddick2@...
KLR650 A16
-----Original Message-----
From: James L. Miller Jr. [mailto:millerized_2000@...]
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 7:41 AM
To:
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Chain upgrade available?
Just checked the GPS logs for mine. 21,254 miles plus or minus a
lil' bit on the rear. Got another 10K plus left in it. The front I
just changed out. It had about 12K on it. A 16 and a 14 filled in
the gaps. I'm liking the cheap steel ones on the front. The rear
I'll pay extra to get Kawasaki's stock one. Last forever.
Chains? Doesn't matter. Cheapie 25$ stock, use it, oil it, throw it
away.
millerized
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Rodney Copeland"
wrote:
> I'm at nearly 17000 on my chain and rear sprocket on the 03 Hoss.
> I've replaced the front sprocket twice.
> I tried the wd 40 thang for the first 10K, but noticed the rollers
> getting very loose on the chain, and decided for good chain lube.
> Now I'm at 16900 and will be sure to hit 20K out of the rear and
> chain.
> What more can I expect.
> No aluminum sprocket stuff for me!
> Too much clawin the sky!
> I'll stick to what works!
> Rod, lovin how little this scooter costs me to maintain!
> Hell, only on the second set of new tires, with only 500 miles on
> them!
>
>
>
>
> --- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Zachariah Mully
> wrote:
> > On Tue, 2004-04-06 at 13:28, Kelly Cash wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a '99 KLR 650, and am looking for the toughest chain and
> sprockets
> > > I can find. If I am able to go to a larger size, I'll do it.
Why?
> > > About 2500 miles ago I replaced the old set with good steel
> sprockets
> > > (stock ratio) and good quality X-ring chain. It's now toast-
> I've
> > > adjusted the axle all the way back, and the chain is still so
> loose that I
> > > can almost remove it from the sprockets by hand. Ouch.
> > >
> > > My riding style may not be the best on chains, but I got at
least
> 15,000
> > > out of the last chain, so I really doubt it's all me. I use a
> hawkeoiler
> > > and keep the chain lubed properly, and keep it tensioned
> correctly.
> >
> > For you to kill a chain that quick, you must be doing something
> rather
> > odd. Where do you ride, in a mud pit? What brand of sprockets and
> chain
> > did you use? How tight do you run your chain? What condition are
the
> > sprockets in? With that much wear that quickly I'd suspect three
> things,
> > poor quality chain, wrong sprocket sizes, or improper tensioning.
> Being
> > that I rarely see a KLR with a properly tensioned chain (always
too
> > tight), that's the first thing I'd check.
> >
> > The KLR only puts out 35HP so is no danger to chains, in fact,
> several
> > listers run no name cheapy non-o-ring chains on their woods
beaters
> and
> > get tens of thousands of miles out of them.
> >
> > Z
> > DC
> > A5X
> > A12X
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