[honduhx]

I have a 97 gsxr 600 and will be getting a new chain before it gets spring time. So i figured it would be best to get new sprokets also what is the best brand to get and also how many teeth should you get the new sprokets for front and rear. Im just looking for more take off power and i know i will loose my top end but it wont bother me at all.

thanks

 

[gsrider]

what do the sprockets actually do. (sorry, but i don't really know anything about the mechanics on bikes!) cuz i hear that if i do something with them on my bike then i can get a little more power in the rear or something like that.

Kevin

 

[Trapper]

Turn the chain

 

[Clint]

what do the sprockets actually do.

And you want to upgrade to a race bike? :roll:

 

[gsrider]

And you want to upgrade to a race bike? :roll:

just cuz you don't know mechanics don't mean i can't race...i was keeping up with a gixxer 600 the other day on the road...might be the other guy can't race his bike (most likely that's the case), but i've been around racers (both cars and bikes) most of my teenage life. but with experience comes skill they always say!

Kevin

 

[LayinLo]

Kevin, where are you from?



honduhx, thrust company makes some good sprockets. Go up 4 teeth, you'll like the increase.

 

[Uncle Bob]

just cuz you don't know mechanics don't mean i can't race...i was keeping up with a gixxer 600 the other day on the road...might be the other guy can't race his bike (most likely that's the case), but i've been around racers (both cars and bikes) most of my teenage life. but with experience comes skill they always say!

Kevin

Gee that's starnge, I thought most top racers could tell their mechanics about the slighest detail out of wack on their bikes without looking. Guess that shows them !.

 

[GIXXER-Mike]

And you want to upgrade to a race bike? :roll:

Don't mean to poke fun @anyone but I'm really LMFAO!

 

[The Chad]

uncle Bob is right, if you know how the machine that you are using works, you will be able to better understand how to use it and make it do the work not you. layinlo usmc, you forgot to mention that if he's going to add 4 teeth that that would need to be done on the rear to increase the lowend touque. Personally I think I would drop 2 teeth off the front sprocket, makes a great improvement without loosing sensable top speed.

 

[LayinLo]

uncle Bob is right, if you know how the machine that you are using works, you will be able to better understand how to use it and make it do the work not you. layinlo usmc, you forgot to mention that if he's going to add 4 teeth that that would need to be done on the rear to increase the lowend touque. Personally I think I would drop 2 teeth off the front sprocket, makes a great improvement without loosing sensable top speed.

Yeah I should have been more specific. Another good combo is down 1 up front and up 2 in the rear.

 

[The Chad]

basicly, for every 1 tooth less in the front is about the same as adding 3 teeth in the rear. If the chain was in good shape, you can drop 2 teeth in the front and not have to replace the chain.

 

[LayinLo]

With the 1 down (front) & 2-3 up (rear) you shouldn't have to replace the chain.

 

[Knoc]

And you want to upgrade to a race bike? :roll:

Havnt you seen the movie "Days of Thunder"??? LoL

 

[honduhx]

Thanks ill have to do that before it gets warm enough to ride but its 5 degrees now so i got a while.

 

[Adrenalin_Junky]

Havnt you seen the movie "Days of Thunder"??? LoL

LMAO~ nice Knoc nice...

on the flip side.. that was a pretty sweetass movie though...back in the day....