New chain and sprockets
 

Ok guys, it's time to replace the chain and sprocket's on my fianece's SV.
She uses it mostly for commuting, so I don't necessarily need the Joe cool racer boy stuff, just something that's gonna last. It's still on the factory stuff at 16k, so I'd like to get at least 10k out of the next set.
What's your recomendations?

SBTG recomends Pit Bull sprockets and the D.I.D. ERVIII chain. $200 to my door. I've never heard of the Pit Bull sprockets, so I know nothing about them.

I also found a few others.
http://www.sprocketcenter.com/p/6515...ki-sv-650.html

http://www.sprocketcenter.com/p/6515...ki-sv-650.html

http://www.sprocketcenter.com/p/3258...650-99-09.html

Give me your recomendations please!

AL, if you find a deal somewhere out on the interwebz, let me know!!

Thanks

I replaced mine on my SV over the summer using stuff from SV Racing Parts over on SVR.

http://forum.svrider.com/forumdisplay.php?f=62

Not a bad price. Still never heard anything before on the pit bull sprockets...
Anyone?

So far I have 10k on the set I put on over the summer and haven't had to adjust the chain once and everything else looks brand new still. :)

I'm running a PitBull on my GSXR - it was the best option I found for my Marchesini wheel. Quality appears to be very good - nice black hard-anodizing & it was 'true' (teeth concentric with hub - sometimes an issue with cheap sprockets which causes uneven chain slack).

That being said, I'd recommend a steel sprocket over aluminum, even hardened. For street use, the weight difference is negligible, and they simply wear much slower. They'll help the chain last longer too - as the sprocket teeth wear, the chain bushing wear (so-called 'stretch') accelerates dramatically. With aluminum, once the hardened surface goes, it'll wear very quicky & take the chain along with it - and then there's the non-hardened POS's like the Vortex... ugh.

This spring when I replace my chain/sprks again, since there are no steel options for my wheels I think I'm gonna suck it up & buy a titanium Sidewinder sprocket (~$200 - ouch, but lifetime warranty & supposedly last pretty much forever).

Oh - and can't go wrong w/ the top-o-the-line DID. EK's best is great too - a bit higher tensile rating, a bit cheaper generally, prolly a toss-up as to which is 'best'.

I am with Kerry, DO NOT USE ALUMINUM even hardened.

I use a regina chain kit on my Sv cost me 236. the chain is the rivited one.

Keep 'em comin' folks... I am going to be doing my TL sometime soon as well... links to killer deals much appreciated...

Hurr ya go... 5% discount w/ Gixxer.com (and maybe others?) forum membership

https://www.motomummy.com/store/Chai...rear_sprocket/

Okay, I'd replace the rear sprocket with a Supersprox and replace the chain with an EK, Honestly, I'd leave the front... I'm willing to bet that the front will spec out as new considering the bike and it's stated use. Under $200 shipped.

http://www.solomotoparts.com/product...0&cat=0&page=2

http://www.solomotoparts.com/product...cat=318&page=1

Or you can get the entire kit from them for $239 and it will come with a lifetime defect warranty and a 2 year wear out warranty.


http://www.supersproxusa.com/products.php?cat=1764

Or you can go cheap...less than $120. Chain comes in 4 colors, red, blue, green, or gold. I've dealt with these guys before and they are okay. In fact, here's another 15% just because we're dogs! D2M2008 which makes the whole shooting match about $96 including shipping. The sprockets are steel JTs which are decent IMHO and the chain is Tsubaki I believe which should be okay for an SV driven for commuting.:wink:

http://www.d2moto.com/p-8273-525-o-r...inks-gold.aspx

http://www.d2moto.com/p-7886-jt-525-...1999-2008.aspx

http://www.d2moto.com/p-7057-jt-525-...650-sv650.aspx