allan's alaska tires

[radebaugh03]

Where do I buy a 45 tooth rear sprocket? Need a good source and recommended brand please. Price? Thanks, J.R.

[hickory502000]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "radebaugh03" wrote:

> Where do I buy a 45 tooth rear sprocket? Need a good source and > recommended brand please. Price? > Thanks, > J.R.

Orders 1-800-782-8200 "Sprocket specialist" steel sprocket is cheaper.

[rm@richardmay.net]

On Tue, 23 Dec 2003, hickory502000 wrote:

>"Sprocket specialist" steel sprocket is cheaper.

Anybody ever get one of these to run 10-15k and not get all shark-toothed? RM

[Judson D. Jones]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, rm@r... wrote:

> > On Tue, 23 Dec 2003, hickory502000 wrote: > > >"Sprocket specialist" steel sprocket is cheaper. > > Anybody ever get one of these to run 10-15k and not get all

shark-toothed?

> > RM

My stocker was sharp as needles at 10k. I tossed my Sunstar replacement (from Sprocket Specialists) at about the same. It might have had another 1000 mi. in it before it got as bad as the original. Now I have a JT on there, which still looks good after 4.5k.

[Keith Saltzer]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "hickory502000" wrote:

> --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "radebaugh03" > wrote: > > Where do I buy a 45 tooth rear sprocket? Need a good source and > > recommended brand please. Price? > > Thanks, > > J.R. > > Orders 1-800-782-8200 > > "Sprocket specialist" steel sprocket is cheaper.

I got a Sprocket Specialist aluminum sprocket, ultra drilled, and titan tough coated, in a stock 43 size. I've had it on there for the last 14,200 miles, and it looks only slightly worn. It will do another 14,000 easy. I find this amazing because I do everything that INCREASES sprocket wear. I have had four different chains on it, and changed the front sprocket twice too. I never ride calmly. I have done hundreds of wheelies, hundreds of power slides, and thousands of shifts at redline. I have even ridden for about 500 miles off road with it. MrMoose A8 (Barbie and Ken special)

[rm@richardmay.net]

On Wed, 24 Dec 2003, Keith Saltzer wrote:

>I got a Sprocket Specialist aluminum sprocket, ultra drilled, and titan >tough coated, in a stock 43 size. I've had it on there for the last >14,200 miles, and it looks only slightly worn. It will do another 14,000 >easy. I find this amazing because I do everything that INCREASES >sprocket wear. I have had four different chains on it, and changed the >front sprocket twice too. I never ride calmly. I have done hundreds of >wheelies, hundreds of power slides, and thousands of shifts at redline. >I have even ridden for about 500 miles off road with it.

I could kick myself for tossing out my OE sprocket which had no visible wear. I followed the "change everything at once" religion and wasted a sprocket. I think Kawi used the same material for my ZR-7's sprocket. It has 29k miles and no visible wear (2nd chain). I plan to flip it over when the next chain is due. I think this one sprocket will outlast the motorcycle. The steel Sprocket Specialists part wore very rapidly. In fact, it was visibly trashed long before the chain reached the wear limit. I think they used zinc-plated doohickey steel, which is nothing more than hardened recycled stock shift levers. RM

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 2003-12-23 4:20:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, rm@... writes:

> > I think Kawi used the same material for my ZR-7's sprocket. It has 29k > miles and no visible wear (2nd chain). I plan to flip it over when the > next chain is due. I think this one sprocket will outlast the motorcycle. > > The steel Sprocket Specialists part wore very rapidly. In fact, it was > visibly trashed long before the chain reached the wear limit. I think > they used zinc-plated doohickey steel, which is nothing more than hardened > recycled stock shift levers. > > RM > >

Its easy to find folks that don't have much good to say about Sprocket Specialist products. My local dealer keeps a catalog 'cause every so often a customer comes in with a bike that only SS has sprockets for and then he has a few customers that believe the cheapest price always makes the for the best replacement part - they never are bothered by poor quality as long as its cheap. About the only use I have for SS sprockets is when I want to serious about playing with my gearing. Being cheap I can get a selection to play with and by the time I've got things sorted out they are ready to be replaced with a quality set. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[klr6501995]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Saltzer" wrote:

> I got a Sprocket Specialist aluminum sprocket, ultra drilled, and > titan tough coated, in a stock 43 size. I've had it on there for

the

> last 14,200 miles, and it looks only slightly worn. It will do > another 14,000 easy. I find this amazing because I do everything > that INCREASES sprocket wear. I have had four different chains on > it, and changed the front sprocket twice too. I never ride

calmly.

> I have done hundreds of wheelies, hundreds of power slides, and > thousands of shifts at redline. I have even ridden for about 500 > miles off road with it. > > MrMoose > A8 (Barbie and Ken special)

I almost bet you oil with 90wt gear oil. Do ya ? I switched per list wisdom or someones on the list and notice the same. 12-14000 miles with prob. that much to go. Same for the chain. Switching front sprockets etc.

[Allan Patton]

Avon Gripster on the front for the trip to Alaska. The only time I found the Dunlop 491 to be challenging was on the dirt road north of Crowsnest BC. The road was nice and wet, no dust. Been off the list a few days, had to go to Minneapolis to do the Christmas thing, therefore the delay in response. BTW, I did get 20,000 miles out of one 491 that was almost all pavement. Allan A14

----- Original Message ----- From: To: Cc: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Re: Allan's Alaska Tires > I remember that Allan Patton remarked in the Who's been to Alaska > thread that he used a K 491 from which he obtained 15,000 miles . I > am curious what was on the front, ( k591, or one of the other Harley > specific tires?), as this seems to be a desirable setup for the long > distance commute to work I will likely be facing. I would also like to > thank all who commented on and offered their advice and thoughts > regarding my quest for a high milage tire for road use. > Butch > A 16 > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_klr650/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >