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Re: Rubber sprockets

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Trinity765 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:12 pm Ok. No advantages then.
I suppose if it reduces NVH then it could help with wear on the various components the front sprocket is attached to.
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Yorick wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:05 pm If they were any good, the makers would use them. Maybe magic beans ?

Stick to tried and tested stuff.
The makers do use them. They're frequently OE fitting. Quite a few of my bikes have had them.
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The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:58 pm
Yorick wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:05 pm If they were any good, the makers would use them. Maybe magic beans ?

Stick to tried and tested stuff.
The makers do use them. They're frequently OE fitting. Quite a few of my bikes have had them.
KTM use them all the time. Kawasaki use them on ZX6Rs for sure.
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Re: Rubber sprockets

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The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:58 pm
Yorick wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:05 pm If they were any good, the makers would use them. Maybe magic beans ?

Stick to tried and tested stuff.
The makers do use them. They're frequently OE fitting. Quite a few of my bikes have had them.
OK smart arse. I was just being cautious

And your bikes never go reet fast :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Yorick wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 2:16 pm OK smart arse. I was just being cautious
And your bikes never go reet fast :obscene-birdiedoublered:
But the chain does ;)

I wheelspin everywhere.

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