Talking sprockets

[Mac1]

I note there are many suppliers and also solid or rubber cushioned sockets, which are sometimes referred to as silent sprockets. Does any of it matter I am wondering?

[tallpaul]

It just damps the sound of the chain passing over the sprocket by the side plates contacting the rubber.I fitted a plain old sprocket to my wee and didn't notice any significant difference.

[Mr Nick]

I have a damped sprocket on the 990, and normal on the TS and there is a bit of difference, however, it's also an x-ring versus plain chain so that might play a part as well. It's not really noticeable over the rest of the noises going on while you ride.

[Barbel Mick]

I don't know if it makes a difference or not but the 'bike came with a rubber cushioned front sprocket so I fitted the same (although not OEM) .....at £1.00 more I didn't think I was saving enough not to do it. 
https://chainsandsprockets.co.uk/collections/all/Suzuki_DL650-A-K7-K8-K9-L0-V-Strom-ABS-(07-18)_2013?sort_by=price-ascending

[clutchspring]

I don't know if it's the same for Suzukis, but I was led to believe on Hondas such as transalps / African twins etc to all ways fit genuine front sprockets due to after market ones wear not made to the same tollarance as genuine one's & would badly wear the out put splines in time.
There's been reports of People buying used bikes & finding the front sprocket welded on to the out put shaft due to this problem.

Ian.

[V-Twin]

Anyone fitted these??
OGNIBENE SILENT SPROCKET

Bike Torque Racing
https://www.biketorqueracing.co.uk/buy/ognibene-trofeo-ognibene-silent-sprocket/368081r47.htm#eq1

[porter]

Yes I have them on my 1000, seem to work OK. Think they are quiet but my hearings not the best and I've a pipe  on also. Wearing well, 9k miles now, look good and no tight spots in the chain.
Only trouble was the rubber ring on the outside on the rear sprocket got in the way of the scotoiler nozzle but a Stanley knife fixed that!

[Gert]

If you have a metal skid plate / sump guard fitted, the chain noise is often deemed louder than from a Hyde brand skid plate or no skid plate at all. The other side of the coin, in most cases, the older the rider, the more the chance that these riders already have some degree of hearing loss / tinnitus. Then there are those who prefer to make use of ear protection, so chain noise is blocked out or simply ignored.

[pichulec]

I use JTR rubber cushioned sprockets.

[mr_diver]

I've been using the rubber damped ones since they came out.
They do cut down on the noise, but they also cut down on the tell tale noise that the chain is showing wear. I've recently had my first advisory on a bike where the chain is worn but not excessively.
I never knew about it.
Maybe something to do with the rubber damping, maybe not.
Maybe I'm going deaf   

[kwackboy]

I think it's the latter ... 

[Brockett]

I have nothing useful to add here, but the tittle of the thread should be in the humour section. 

[V-Twin]

Maybe it's just down to the chain of events.
But I can't find the link for it.

[kwackboy]

I often get customers asking me to check out little knocking / rattling noises.
I check their bikes and if its nothing to worry about I recommend ear plugs.

I often tell them, if they can hear the noise with ear plugs it's knackered ....