Lost a tooth!

Ghosteh

Ghosteh

Ghosteh

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Well, planning on it anyway..

Looking at getting a new front sprocket, so I can drop 1 tooth, just for that bit extra acceleration and fun and what not.

Now' I've not 'long' replaced the entire drive train, was about 3K miles ago. Will I be OK to carry on using the current chain and rear sprocket? Or would I be best to replace the entire thing again, and maybe keep the current one as spare or what? I know they always say replace as an entire set, but as this more of a modification rather than maintenance, I'm hoping I'll be OK?
 
When I did the R1, I used the old chain and rear sprocket with ~12K in them and they were fine, just needed to wind the blocks out a bit more.

A friend told me that if you got -1 on the front you can use the existing chain, but if you +2 the rear, it's new chain time; extra links needed I guess - could be wrong with my recollection.
 
Scort said:
When I did the R1, I used the old chain and rear sprocket with ~12K in them and they were fine, just needed to wind the blocks out a bit more.

A friend told me that if you got -1 on the front you can use the existing chain, but if you +2 the rear, it's new chain time; extra links needed I guess - could be wrong with my recollection.
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no you are right mate
 
Went for -2 in the end, just for the extra bit of craziness lol, should be OK with my current chain according to the guys in the shop. Will see how I find it, if I find it too much, and feel that I've lost too much top end, I may drop down to a -1, and possibly look at getting a +2 at the rear as well..

Just had to fork out and get loads of tools too, a nice big Torque Wrench, 32mm and 36mm sockets, and a paddock stand :D. Pay day is awesome.
 
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