SPROCKETS

Sprockets: The Connection Between Your Engine and Wheels

Powerful sportbikes can eat up chains and sprockets quickly...modern sportbikes easily pump out 100+ horsepower while tuned bikes can hit 200+ horsepower. Replacing your chain and sprocket is inevitable but replacement intervals can be spaced out by installing more durable parts.

High Quality Sprockets for Durability and Better Performance

Sprockets and chains go together like sportbikes and speeding tickets. You should invest in a high quality sprocket if you ride hard so you won't have to replace your sprocket as often. You can also change your sprocket gearing to change your acceleration and top-speed - this can be done without changing your chain size.

The easiest sprocket change is performed on the rear sprocket. Increasing the number of teeth on your rear sprocket by 1-2 teeth will make a significant improvement to your acceleration, at the expense of a bit of top speed. Likewise, reducing the number of teeth on your rear sprocket improves top speed at the expense of acceleration.

Changing your front sprocket can achieve the same results but is less common than a rear sprocket change - it's harder to get at the front sprocket! The rule of thumb is that if you increase or decrease a tooth on your front sprocket, it is the same as increasing or decreasing 3 teeth on the rear sprocket.