FZ1riderNY
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Thats great news Adam! I'm glad it got there okay. I'll be looking forward to what you think of the change once you have it installed.
Front Sprocket Change.......Again!
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Thats great news Adam! I'm glad it got there okay. I'll be looking forward to what you think of the change once you have it installed.
waldo877
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NOT to dig this up AGAIN... BUT
What if I have my rear wheel off the bike? How do I remove that nut?
What if I have my rear wheel off the bike? How do I remove that nut?
Longboardr
Member
You're going to have to use an impact wrench to get the driving sprocket nut removed when the rear wheel off is off the bike. With a regular wrench you're just going to turn the engine over before the nut will break free. If you're in a real pinch and don't have access to an impact wrench you can try smacking a breaker bar with a hammer. It's the shock that breaks the nut free, not just the force of turning it.
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Just changed my chain and sprockets a few days ago.
I typically do it by myself although there have been a few occasions where I've had the wife come down and step on the rear brake while I loosen the nut.
When she's not around I use a short length of 2" X 4" maybe 16" long. I can take one end of the piece of wood and put it under the rear passenger peg, then use the other end to push down the rear brake lever, you can push it far enough down that you can hook the front end of the wood under the timing cover effectively locking the rear brake lever down fully engaged.
As others say I'm a big fan of OEM sprockets. Also a big fan of the OEM supplied DID VX chain. I've used all of the various DID variety of chains and don't get anymore life from the more expensive models with more letters after their name. Got 25K out of current chain and 30K out of last one. Current one got contaminated with loose tar which shortened its life.
I typically do it by myself although there have been a few occasions where I've had the wife come down and step on the rear brake while I loosen the nut.
When she's not around I use a short length of 2" X 4" maybe 16" long. I can take one end of the piece of wood and put it under the rear passenger peg, then use the other end to push down the rear brake lever, you can push it far enough down that you can hook the front end of the wood under the timing cover effectively locking the rear brake lever down fully engaged.
As others say I'm a big fan of OEM sprockets. Also a big fan of the OEM supplied DID VX chain. I've used all of the various DID variety of chains and don't get anymore life from the more expensive models with more letters after their name. Got 25K out of current chain and 30K out of last one. Current one got contaminated with loose tar which shortened its life.