Chain & Sprocket kits v buying separately

[Chris Graves]

Chain & sprockets kits are obviously cheaper than buying separately but has anyone any idea of the general quality of the sprockets supplied.  If the sprockets are cheap and nasty it might be better to buy, for example, Renthal sprockets as they seem a quality product and are a damn sight cheaper than Suzuki ones, and a DID chain.  Also is there any real advantage in fitting gold chains over ordinary ones and are X ring chains worth the extra cost over O ring chains.

It was so much easier years ago as there was hardly any choice,now it's just decisions, decisions.

[Locky]

Here's the difference between o and x ring  http://www.biketorqueracing.co.uk/btr-t ... ing-chains
X Ring has 2 contact areas , so is considered the better option .
Think this is the same as mine ....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Evokit-X-RING ... 3cc8127516
and this come with the rivet tool
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Evokit-Suzuki ... 3cc7cdf5e6

Most kits will come with chromoly front and carbon steel rear sprocket.

[mr_diver]

I bought a kit. steel rear cog. alloy front.
no wear on the rear but front was toast in 12k miles.
ill be buying soon again. but this time I might look at the cost of a kit plus a renthal front sprocket vs chain an sprockets seperate.
I have looked at kits and they picture renthal sprockets, but state you will have a renthal or an other make that's a bit shit. guess which one everyone gets.
I may have a look to see if there's a kit that only will be supplied with renthal sprockets.
z ring gold will go on again. lasted longer than the oem one and didn't go rusty. but the gold bits do wear off of you scrub them.

[Strommer]

If you go for separates, then the OEM front sprocket is the only one I'm aware of that has the rubber cushioning that keeps the noise down.

[greywolf]

Street riders need to stick with steel sprockets. I've never even heard of alloy front sprockets, only rears. I'm surprised an alloy front lasted that long. Once the thin layer of hard anodizing is worn through, the rest of the metal wears at a furious rate.

[mr_diver]

I've never even heard of alloy front sprockets

possibly a british thing- were stingy and places used to get away with selling us crap and we'll be British and take it. But I know from work people are starting to want top quality and pay nothing for it. We'll I do too when not in work!

Once the thin layer of hard anodizing is worn through, the rest of the metal wears at a furious rate.

don't I know it.   cleaned behind the cover, all as it should be and a month later-  bugger, that's worn, need to change asap.
All this talk of chains is making want to steal my dad's Deauville- I like shaft drive. no messing around.