front sprocket part number question

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[quote author=Val link=topic=17216.msg198523#msg198523 date=1433623832]

Why not 16/47 seems good combination in fact here is nice article from a guy the has chosen exactly that combo.

According to gear commander this will give you 8% decrease in RPMs and about 10 mph more top speed.

That looks just the ticket,  although I could do with increasing my top speed to 70 :eek I'm not that bothered about that :lol

He did say he should of went for 2+ on the front, guessing that would mean 2- on the rear. But he also says he bought two different makes of sprockets,  think I'll just look for complete set, now question is....fixed chain or rivet? Swing arm off or in situ? :wall
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riedrider has very sound advice to get off the swingarm and grease the bearings which I will follow. Also removing the swingarm means you can just get the chain off without splitting it, and you do not need to use a grinder to get the heads of the pins off before you split the old chain. The old chain in my case is the original OEM with hard-head pins which will make the split a major pain and I do not have a grinder too.

About fixed or rivet, actually most good chains that I found are sold split. The question here is what type are the master rivet connector pins.

There are two types: soft-head pins which are hollow and much more easier to rivet and the good rivet tools for that are about £30 like JT Pro Chain Tool Kit, and hard-head pins need expensive Whale tool.

For example I am looking for Tsubaki chains because the price matches the cheapest low strength chains and the quality and strength matches expensive ones like D.I.D.

I found Tsubaki chain installation videos very helpful.

Tsubaki Alpha XRG X-ring 530 110 is £83 soft-head pin connector rivet link hollow:

http://www.bandcexpress.co.uk/buy/Tsubak...10.953#eq1

Tsubaki Omega O-ring 530 110 is £61 hard-head pin connector master rivet link needs whale tool!

Hence I decided to go for Alpha XRG because I am lazy and want to do the things easier  :lol