Sprockets and chain advice needed

[DryRob]

I'm replacing my chain and both sprockets and I've got three options:

Busters generic kit (DID chain) £80-90
Renthal sprockets, Tsubaki chain £135
Yamaha set £150

Any experience with these or advice? I like to think I look after my chain but probably do neglect it a bit.

[Fazerider]

I normally go the generic route, though a bargain price and the need to have the swingarm out anyway to replace the bearings means I'll be fitting Yamaha's closed chain this time. I'd avoid alloy sprockets except for track day use, once the anodising has gone they'll wear very fast.

[Bracechenko]

Are you fitting it yourself? If you are and intend to use a chain rivet tool then be sure to check if the chain comes with a soft link. Most DID replacements i've had do and the tool bought from Machine Mart works a treat.

So, confidence brimming I invited my mate to come down mine to fit his Renthal C&S set....all going well, old chain off but just couldn't get the split link to 'mushroom' out to secure it in place on the new chain. After Herculian effort and almost buggering up my £60 tool we looked into it and found out that the Renthals come with a hard link type split link and need a different tool to fit which was almost £90!!!  :'(

We took it to a mechanic but it was a big faff and a pain in the ass! If you're not fitting it yourself then sorry for wasting your time in reading this!  :lol

[griff86]

I had a tsubaki chain with renthals which was quite good.


I'm using the genuine chain and sprockets at the moment which I think are much better. Front sprocket has a special type of noise reduction washer/coating which I do feel the difference of. Look at the price of just the front sprocket......Almost £90 from some yam dealers!?!


Although fitting a chain with a split link may be a little quicker I actually prefer the endless chain as I can take the swingarm off and service all the bearings and clean everything in and around there.

[born to be mild]

If you can afford the yam chain or even just the Renthal/Tsubaki option I'd go for the cheaper Busters option and buy a chain oiler with the leftover cash. will give you extra miles, you only need to buy the oiler the once and makes it obvious that your bikes been looked after when you come to sell it.

[Fazer Jake]

In all honesty, the OE surpasses the quality of any aftermarket c&s! the front sprocket is quiet as theres special rubber there.

My OE chain and sprockets lasted 19k miles these DIDS went at 13k

[DryRob]

Ta very much for all the advice, I'll probably go for one of the cheaper options this time cos I've got to do the fork seals as well this month and have spent far too much on the bike recently.

[Dead Eye]

Just to hi-jack this thread a bit; someone mentioned a Chain Oiler - is there any particular brand you would recommend?

[born to be mild]

That was me, they seem to go from around 80 quid down to around 20 quid for one of these  http://loobman.co.uk/  . No idea which is best as I do about 2k a year tops so its not worth me having one. Certainly if I did more miles Id buy one, probably the cheap one as Im shall we say, careful? with cash. i wouldnt fit the OEM chain kit nor would I put an aluminium sprocket on the bike but thats personal choice. I seem to remember that Ride magazine did a test on the oilers all which you could download.