wylde
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posted March 15, 2006 06:57 PM
WHICH BRAND STEEL SPROCKET?
looking into seting up the bike with a recomended 17/48 set up,,which company makes a good steel wheel??
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countersteer
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Didn't read the owners manual
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posted March 15, 2006 07:10 PM
 Edited By: countersteer on 15 Mar 2006 21:10
if i were you, id get a 17T front just to see how you like it- leave the rear alone (i believe rear is a 46T and you want to go 48T). when my bike was stock, i tried out the 17T front, and i was very happy with the results (top end doesnt suffer too much considering the practicality of it...) if you must change the rear, then you should buy :
1) new front sprocket
2) new rear sprocket
3) new chain
you are supposed to replace all three of these when you do sprocket changes to front and rear- so it "wears better". currently, on my stroker zx-12, i run stock gearing with sprocket specialist 18T in front, and vortex black anodized 46T in rear with a nickel-plated tsubaki sigma chain. for your front sprocket it doesnt matter which brand- they are all the same. for your rear sprocket- every sprocket looks the same except vortex- which looks amazing. check it out. also keep in mind, that with those kinds of sprocket changes, you will have extra slack in your chain which will have to be corrected.
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jimzx9r
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posted March 15, 2006 09:28 PM
Just promise me you won't decide to go with a vortex aluminum rear.
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countersteer
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Didn't read the owners manual
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posted March 15, 2006 09:32 PM
i use vortex rear, my friends use vortex rear. no complaints.
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Long Island, New York
2006 ZX-14, 2003 ZX-12R
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pmkin10r
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posted March 16, 2006 12:14 AM
I've had great results with stealth sprockets.
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jimzx9r
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posted March 16, 2006 12:44 AM
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i use vortex rear, my friends use vortex rear. no complaints.
A couple local guys have been eating up the aluminum rears within a thousand miles with stock 1000s. Maybe just a bad batch, I don't know. If I can dig up the pics of this sprocket I'll post it, you wouldn't even believe what it looks like. Every tooth is hooked, both sides are missing huge chunks. If vortex took care of them and replaced the sprockets, that would be right by me. This guy posted the emails back and forth and vortex was anything but professional, so I can't recommend them.
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jimzx9r
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posted March 16, 2006 12:55 AM
Edited By: jimzx9r on 16 Mar 2006 00:57
yowzers.
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wylde
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posted March 16, 2006 10:20 AM
i promise Jimmy LOL
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jimzx9r
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posted March 16, 2006 03:39 PM
ha thank you wylde man, i can now sleep better at night.
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12r1
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posted March 16, 2006 07:21 PM
My 48 Vortex started doing that after the 2nd tank of gas, has to be a soft batch.
There is always someone who defends the Vortex, they can't all be soft, I suppose.
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Outsiderzx12r
Zone Head
Street Racer
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posted March 16, 2006 08:42 PM
I wish they made steel sprockets bigger than stock.
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2000 ZX12R-A1
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big al
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posted March 17, 2006 12:55 PM
I've had good luck with renthol sprockets. Have a knew vortex but havn't ever used one. I know people have raced with vortex sprockets without any problem. sprocket specialists also makes very good sprockets but$$$.
A bad chain will chew a alum... sprocket up in no time, on the other hand a chain will last longer with a alum... Sprocket.
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