Everything You Need To Know When Replacing Your Motorcycle’s Chain and Sprockets | The Shop Manual
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- Everything You Need To Know When Replacing Your Motorcycle’s Chain and Sprockets | The Shop Manual
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Shopping for a new chain and sprockets may seem simple, until you realize how many options there are! In this vid, Ari walks you through the choices you’ll face when it comes time to replace your drivetrain. From chain type to sprocket material and masterlink type, you’ll get all the intel you need to make the right decisions for you and your motorcycle.
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TIP: I use moly compound [not grease] to lube the splines before attaching the sprocket like BMW riders do to their splined shaft drive as it reduces wear
Cheers Rev - Most of the bikes I rode, have the speedo running off the front wheel - not the back or thur the trans. The real crux - is whether to use this opportunity to change the overall gear ratios of the bike. Real world example - 82 Kawa 750 Twin - 17 F 43R =60mph@6500 rpm. My pick was 17F 30R = 60mph @ 4400 rpm. The good outcome was going from 35mpg to 55mpg. Top speed was of course increased, but I had already done that some 25 yrs before.
@@mpccenturion I'm trying to make my daily (07 Honda cbr125r) an even better daily, and I'm kinda new to this stuff I usually just replace the part. Are you talking about going to a smaller front or rear sprocket?
Z&A along with Ryan F9 are the gold standard of YT moto content.
add 44 teeth and it would be perfect
@Casey R. and bennets bike
dont forget mike on bikes
I like the special cameos of Zack's head and hands. Yes Zack, we know those are your hands holding the board
I like how he's clearly laying flat on the floor to hold the board up that way. That's probably a pretty comical shot if you zoom out all the way.
Been watching this dude since he was on MC garage. Love this guy. Always full of great useful information
Same here. 😊
Ari's a man of legend
Back when he had the dreads.
Same here! Awesome guy! I have learned so much from his videos.
HES A FUCKING SAV
These (and the daily rider videos) are why I am loyal to revzilla. Thank you for the knowledge.
This is excellent - chain and sprocket buying for the uninitiated is a nightmare and this clears it all right up!
only a 7 minute++ video but full of information & entertainment(zack short appearance) 😆
We keep in concentrated ;)
@@AriH211 everyone can see that, more concentrated than when you're on the track racing 😂
omg! whos holding the whiteboard at the end?? I love it😂😂
A few things I've learned over the years from doing my own maintenance on motorcycles: 1) I usually replace the sprockets every other chain replacement, rather than each time, and base this on the 2nd chain lasting nearly as long as the first on a given sprocket pair (yes, the 2nd chain does wear out more quickly, but not enough to justify the expense of the sprocket set); 2) the biggest sign your chain needs replacement - assuming it was lubed regularly - is when you find you are having to adjust the slack more frequently, say, instead of every 500 miles its down to every 300 (or as I did once, letting it go so far the chain came off the rear sprocket while leaned over - that was a real butt-pucker moment); 3) tightening up the slack too much is really hard on the chain - set it to around 1"/25mm of deflection mid-span; 3) clean your chain frequently, especially in dusty or wet conditions, but beware of using any kind of petroleum solvent (including kerosone) on an X- or O-ring chain as it took me years to learn the hard way that solvents get past the seals and cause the chain to get stiff and start kinking up a lot sooner - I just use a Grunge Brush to remove dirt then relube with a generous amount of common 75W-90 gear oil. This advice only applies if you regularly clean and lube your chain *before* it starts getting rusty, however...
First of all, there is no way in hell I'm adjusting the tension of my chain every 500 miles.
Second, it took you 10 years to learn something I learned in 10 minutes just by reading the user manual?
And third, I'm not going to use gear oil on the chain unless it's in Scottoiler. Otherwise, that's what chain lube is for.
@@mickeypopa No, it took me years to notice that kerosene strips the grease out of what should be "permanently lubricated" x-ring (or o-ring) chains. If you have a plain roller bearing chain then fancy-pants chain lubes might very well be superior to 75w-90 gear oil, but for an x- or o-ring chain the only jobs of the lubricant applied to the chain are to repel water and prevent rust. If any externally applied lubricant could make it past the x- or o-ring seal then so will dust and grit, which means it isn't a seal after all.
You can use kerosene, diesel, W40, etc (any "oily" solvent) except gasoline or anything too aggressive.
Just apply it on an old piece of cloth and then use it to remove the excess of dirt and old grease, with the help of an old toothbrush for the hard to reach places.
I heard that gear oil works good but I don't like the mess and having to relube so often. Personally I use lithium grease, applied with a syringe (without the needle obviously) and then I distribute it with my work gloves.
Why clean the chain? It just removes the protective barrier that has built up 🤪
I like to adjust it to where it just touches the chain guide at bottom about an inch and 2mm. I also have never lost a clip link as a daily rider with occasional drag race with friends on a lonely straight. Or twisties
5:13 Made me chuckle, I don’t know if you appreciate how much we love you guys as a team. Been watching you two now for 9 years. The best Motorsports duo ever. PERIOD.
Could you do a shop manual about 'gearing up' ie: down two, up one teeth etc. Maybe how these work, why, pro/con etc
They already did one on their old channel, Motorcyclist Magazine on the MC Garage series just search: "Motorcycle Gearing Changes Explained | MC Garage"
I have a shaft drive bike but I'm still watching. What can I say? I love this series!
Always a pleasure to listen to Ari. Great video with condensed information.
Great video, every time I watch one of your videos it's so clear and breaks down the confusion into manageable pieces. Thanks a lot.
I'm a tool nerd too, I love the bit in Schism where they go back and forth from 5/8 to 7/8
I just got a new to me Vstrom and going from belt to chain is quite a change. Thank you for your vids. I just did the first ever clean/lube today and was curious about chain/sprocket.
Thank you!!! I was literally about to do this for the first time today! 😂
He is the best motorcycle self repair advisor there is.
Quality content as always, thank you. Ari and Zack are THE MC guys in today's world!
RK GB520/525/530 GXW chains are by far the best chains I've used (commuting, weekend rides and track). The Supersprox Stealth rear sprockets are also top notch, very durable and light and well worth the money.
Thanks for the video. It’s great having these to go back to when I need it.
This video has made me so much more prepared in making a decision on buying a new drive train set. Thank you so much!🤘
It is that time for me and that Google search was not making it easy.. Thank you guys for simplifying all those endless choices and possibilities..
Thanks for the most informative video and covering extensive aspects while buying a chain.
Damn. You are super knowledgeable and have a great way to bring technical stuff to non workshop geeks like me. Thanks and great job!
Changing my chain and sprockets tomorrow can’t wait to test out the new ones I got
New rider, glad I came across this video and thank you for the Intel!
Finally someone that can explain with detail about sprockets and chains thank you sir I really appreciate this video
hi friend .do u need chains
Very informative and well-paced presentation, thanks!
I bought my DID vx3 gold plated chain like 3 months ago but I really enjoy listening to people nerd out over things i also nerd out over...
I simply love this series, & Ari is great fella 👌
Cheers for the great explanation! It was about time I learnt more about this, and you made it simple and clear to understand.
As usual just the facts and no fluff, good stuff and cheers.
Your videos are always top notch! Thanks !
tremendous information and well presented as always Ari. Thanks.
That dude is BACK ! so cool, thank you so much ! Long live !
Make sure to do some research about your specific bike, especially if it's a vintage bike. Some o-ring or x-ring type chains end up being just a little too wide for certain older bikes.
A well maintained chain can easily last over 20,000 miles. I put 20k on a chain on my Norton850; I have 17k on my Triumph Bonneville T100 and just recently made a slight adjustment to the chain. I wouldn’t be surprised to go 30 k on it.
Awesome helpful info! Thanks and keep up the great videos!
Great video! Very informational, and quick to the point!!
Freaking awesome love it. Hadn't realize he moved over from MC garage. Very informative. I've never kept a bike long enough to change the chain and sprockets. Unfortunately the bike I just picked up has a rusted chain and so safer to swap out. Super glad for the info.
Bought time ive been needing this for a while now. Great video :)
Well presented as always Ari. Great, informative contents. Cheers, enjoy the weekend ride!
As usual. Liked before watching.
Let's go!
buying my first bike this weekend and im sure she needs a little tlc! thanks for the rundown!
God bless you! I was so clueless about this! Thank you thank you!
I really do want to complement you guys I’ve been a little hard on you when you guys do your tours because I’ve been a hard core no support vehicles and a couple of wrenches in my pocket type a traveler you guys are doing a great service to the motorcycle community and especially the people that are just getting into it especially bringing the fact that people do not pay attention to their brakes I very much appreciate your input and thank you for being on here I know there’s some monetary gain to be had but you guys are doing a great Service especially to the young riders if you’re going to ride him you have to be able to fix them and my young people if you read this if you’re going to ride them you got to be able to fix them things are becoming very complicated with the array of electronics but nothing really changes yet got to take care of your bike if you want it to take care of you. Anyway thank you guys it’s appreciated there’s somebody out here that does appreciate what you do. Let’s keep our Young riders safe
Dude you are the best. No one does a teach in session better than you.
I don’t even have a chain drive on my bike but I love Ari and his videos!!
Best mechanical engineering tutorial that's is free of charge.well elaborated
Excellent no nonsense informative video.
Another thing to add to chain quality, manufacture spec chains normally are rated around 2.5 tonne weighted rating before the chain breaks on average (varies between bikes of course), where you can buy RK chains etc that can take up to 7/8 Tonnes before breaking, ie higher durability than standard thereby longer lasting.
Great info...it answered some questions I always had about when to change the sprockets...thanks
Right on, that was the idea!
Super interesting, thanks for doing this video!
Another super useful video , thanks!
Best talk I've seen on the topic
Great job as usual. Need a video on stability control and IMU.
Wow! I learned a lot from watching this video! Thanks so much for sharing.
I always go to TH-cam when I have a question regarding a Motorcycle. Thank you Zac.
Very on point and informative. Thanks 👍
Great content as usual. I have learned a great deal due to these videos thank you!
Very nicely done and informative, thank you!
good job on this video. it was well put together and easy to follow. with all the information i needed. thanks for putting in what is a good brand for noobs like me.
I am learning so much with every episode! Thanks Ari! This is video and the “Daily Rider” is why I’m hooked on Revzilla!!!
Thanks for the video!
I didn't know about cleaning the grease that the new chain comes lubed with. Thanks for the tip, Ari.
I also used to be one of the ‘protect the factory grease’ camp... until I came back from an initial spring ride with just so much grass cuttings, blossoms, seeds, etc stuck to my chain I decided it might be a bit too tacky lol
Excellent informative information always
It has been 22 years since I changed a chain and sprocket set because I SWORE I would never own another chain drive street bike (3 shaft drive, one belt and now two chain drive bikes currently). This was a great reminder. In my case a 1999 VFR800. I could not find my old breaker/rivetter so new one purchased.
My motorcycle's chain has a clip type Master Link and after watching this video, I now realize I wasted my money having a motorcycle shop install my chain when I could've just done it myself. 🤦♂️😅 I can't believe how undereducated I was on this stuff lol Keep up the awesome work with these kinds of videos, people like me NEED them 😂😅🙏
Great video! Lots of helpful info.
Thanks a lot buddy nice video
Very informative and well made
Thank you
Very thorough!!
Excellent, very informative.
Excellent info, well done, thank you sir
Ari's favorite topic 😂💪🏻⛏️💯
very nice video! good info, thanks for sharing it!
Just so you know JT is also a great choice 👍for chains. I have a big bike, a tiger 955i and I'm using JT for 5 years now and nothing bad ever happened, I'm always using the heaviest chain possible which of Course is the 530 114 golden one x-ring in my case and for my smaller bike I also use the heavy version because I'm working with it every day, as I'm a courier, so as you can imagine there's a lot of strain going on, and the same goes for my tiger as well, thousands of miles spent on travelling around country and I changed it after 3 years of the heaviest possible use, and I could let it run for a couple of thousands of miles more but there was no reason to take that risk since I could buy a brand new heavy duty set for 150 euros here in Greece and that's a lot if you ask me but it is what it is I suppose and since every chain nowadays has replaced the oring with xring technology there's not much you can do to avoid the 150 dollars or whatever type of money you have where you live in order to get something that will last at least make the best choice without spending the half of you monthly incomes to get a freakin chain. Sooo, stop ✋ wasting your money 💰 on much more famous brands who charge you more because they managed to build a name around the world of chains or whatever and keep in mind that choosing a huge brand name in order to get something that will last means that you will have to pay more to get what you need for no reason when you can get the same quality for less if you do your research properly. Now in case you don't know what JT is let me tell you that they're using the same Japanese DID related materials with the difference that they're assembled in Thailand instead of Japan 🇯🇵, which means that you're getting the same quality of materials whith the only difference that they're getting assembled in Thailand instead of Japan. Now use that knowledge for your own f@cking benefit, care for your vehicle, and stop wasting your money 💰 on huge brands just to play the smart guy because you payed 100 more dollars or whatever on a freakin chain ⛓. Always go for the heavy duty, lubricate it on time, make the proper adjustments on time which means you never begin to go on a trip or even a simple ride before you first check the condition of your chain and your whole bike in general 😉. And for last, learn how to take care of your vehicle properly as your whole life depends on it because bikes are definitely not for everybody, they're not scooters neither toys, and you can literally loose your life in a blind of an eye, so bear all that in mind you'll be just fine.
That was very helpful thank you
Really helpful - thanks 👍
nice this give me a detailed information on how to change the chain and sprocket. Thank you for this 👍🏻🔗🔥🔥
I appreciate you guys
Excellent explanation 👍
Cheers, very helpful!
excellent! Thank you
Perfect video.
I'm near 30,000 Mikes. Might be time for this
I needed this video more than ever
Could you guys do a detailed video on gear indicators? How they work in particular with some animations. Both built in OEM and aftermarket.
The little LED that says what gear you’re in?
It tells you what gear you’re in...?
If you have an after market one, it’ll plug into the diagnostics port and use the rpm vs road speed to work out what gear you’re in after an initial calibration. It won’t show what gear you’re in with the clutch pulled however.
Helpful. I recently acquired a 1982 Harley with a conventional chain. I think I will keep it well lubed and hope it lasts a long time. Changing the front sprocket on a Harley is a nightmare. I will need to remove the outer primary cover, clutch, primary chain, front primary sprocket with compensator, and inner primary cover with associated oil and vent hoses.
Great video! Thanks!
"If you're like most riders you're going to kick things off by -" ignoring it. You're going to ignore it.
And then start hearing noises in the chain lol
Just replaced My chain and went with a good did gold chain with supersprox gold steel teeth alu body for the Rear and oem stock front sprocket 👍🏻
love your content. ❤️ from Bangladesh 🇧🇩.
Rivet type for extra safety! happened to me once, i was bored to rivet so i clipped on the chain, went for a ride the clip was missing, mega lucky i saw it!
Can you do a comparison between shaft driven and chain driven? That would be awesome, thank you.
Ari is amazing! 👍😃
Thank you!!
Very good job. Thank you
I recently got a brass coated chain. I live in a coastal city.
Nice, a lot of helpful info
Great video. Reveille has a nice selection of chains for my Honda NC, but not a single sprocket. Following the advice though to replace the set and not just the chain.