Steel vs. Aluminum Sprockets - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

D_Klein · 10-29-2006, 03:31 PM

Seems like the weight savings would be negligible next to the difference in price. Anyone have any input?

**inspiron** · 10-29-2006, 03:44 PM

Unless I was racing, where every ounce counts, I wouldn't spend extra $$$ for something that will have a shorter service life.

Blackdeek2006 · 10-29-2006, 05:03 PM

I'd agree with inspiron; the first owner of my bike (fz-1) put on aluminum front and rear sprockets. i bought the bike with 7000 miles on it so i'm assuming that he put them on rather early in the ownership, and when i went for an inspection, the dealer wouldnt let me leave without replacing them because teeth were missing all over the place (and i dont ride hard either). go for steel.

**Clint** · 10-29-2006, 05:10 PM

Mmm-hmm.

DrBob · 10-29-2006, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RowdyRed94

Mmm-hmm.

Yup, what he said.

Ext1jdh · 10-29-2006, 07:07 PM

Ayuh

**inspiron** · 10-30-2006, 08:04 AM

It's amazing how fast the quality of posts in this thread went downhill.

Uh huh!

**Louis** · 10-30-2006, 08:05 AM

uh?

Ext1jdh · 10-30-2006, 09:31 AM

Indeed

D_Klein · 10-30-2006, 12:56 PM

Steel it is. I'll be wrenching this weekend. Also got Galfer rear pads & "wave" disc. New rear tire to be installed as well. And that's how I spent my security deposit refund.

mike-s · 10-30-2006, 01:31 PM

on my last bike i had steel sprockets front & rear (the front would take more wear and tear so would have to be steel even if the rear was alu), i had the chain i bought the bike with for 17kkm (plus however long the previous owner put on them) before i replaced them all due to excessive tight spots on the chain. the new ones were not even 1/8 the way through their wear and had notched up 8kkm by the time i sold the bike. I need to get a new chain and sprockets on my new bike within the next few months..

10-29-2006, 03:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
D_Klein 100% Title Free Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: '05 GSX-R750 (Anniversary Edition) Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,544	Steel vs. Aluminum Sprockets Seems like the weight savings would be negligible next to the difference in price. Anyone have any input? __________________ "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba...." ~Hunter S. Thompson

10-29-2006, 03:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,073	Unless I was racing, where every ounce counts, I wouldn't spend extra $$$ for something that will have a shorter service life. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

10-29-2006, 07:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ext1jdh Top Gear ! Full Throttle! Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: Sold Location: Elgin, IL, US Posts: 5,257	Ayuh __________________ I am lurking. I am likely to be eaten by a grue.

10-30-2006, 08:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,073	It's amazing how fast the quality of posts in this thread went downhill. Uh huh! __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

10-30-2006, 08:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,657	uh? __________________ Louis

10-29-2006, 05:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blackdeek2006 Where Am I ? Joined: Jul 2006 Bike: 2001 Yamaha FZ-1 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 40	I'd agree with inspiron; the first owner of my bike (fz-1) put on aluminum front and rear sprockets. i bought the bike with 7000 miles on it so i'm assuming that he put them on rather early in the ownership, and when i went for an inspection, the dealer wouldnt let me leave without replacing them because teeth were missing all over the place (and i dont ride hard either). go for steel.

10-30-2006, 09:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
Ext1jdh Top Gear ! Full Throttle! Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: Sold Location: Elgin, IL, US Posts: 5,257	Indeed __________________ I am lurking. I am likely to be eaten by a grue.

10-30-2006, 12:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
D_Klein 100% Title Free Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: '05 GSX-R750 (Anniversary Edition) Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,544	Steel it is. I'll be wrenching this weekend. Also got Galfer rear pads & "wave" disc. New rear tire to be installed as well. And that's how I spent my security deposit refund. __________________ "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba...." ~Hunter S. Thompson

10-30-2006, 01:31 PM	#11 (permalink)
mike-s Kickstand Operator Joined: Jul 2006 Bike: RF900RT Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 292	on my last bike i had steel sprockets front & rear (the front would take more wear and tear so would have to be steel even if the rear was alu), i had the chain i bought the bike with for 17kkm (plus however long the previous owner put on them) before i replaced them all due to excessive tight spots on the chain. the new ones were not even 1/8 the way through their wear and had notched up 8kkm by the time i sold the bike. I need to get a new chain and sprockets on my new bike within the next few months.. __________________ Three years, five bikes, and still tickin!

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