Throttle and Clutch Cables

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And?

Think about it - the 'hooks' are on the back face of the sprocket, not
the driven side.

There would be a momentary take-up on the overrun, but for the temporary
replacement of (say) a cracked or distorted sprocket, I can't see any
reason why it should have any deleterious effect on the chain.

 

I know what you mean - the last couple of weeks have seen me walking to
the shops.

 

No, they're not. A set of cables come to 10% of the bikes value.

They only need replacing if they are not serviceable. Easily
identifiable.

A GT750 is not a classic bike, it's not horrid either but it is a shite
old bike (SOB).

Had one, it was just shite.

Servicing and cursory checking exposes fraying cables long before they
fail. Do the job properly and you won't have to piss about buying new
stuff until you need to.

It's about bangernomics not concours.

 

Yes. Obviously. Perhaps you should think about the effect of meshing
those hooks 'the wrong way' through the chain.

Well, alls fair as a temporary get-you-home measure. But in 30 years
I've never seen a sprocket so damaged that I'd considered putting a
worn replacement back on.

 

<raises hand> Me too. I still have an old brake disk hanging in the
garage too :-{

 

But that's so she can call you for lunch, right?

Either she hits it hard with a wrench, or throws it at you*, kung-fu
style, if you're not taking any notice.

Regards,

S.

*This works for a certain value of brake disk, however the Land Rover
set I have won't get hung up, just in case...

 

I'm sure you wouldn't put these sprockets back on. In fact, even the scrap
man would refuse 'em

This bloke doesn't even think about changing stuff until it's fucked beyond
redemption so when he does take off a pair of sprockets (not that he ever
does both at the same time) they don't even look like sprockets anymore.
More like a wavy disc really


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

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I suggest a quick visit to the woods...

 

I've never run a sprocket to the state where the hooks are apparant
without peering fairly closely.

I had a bolt-on one split across the teeth, where the sprocket was only
about half an inch deep. This was due to a fault in the metal, not the
gigantic power output of a T35 Mk III Douglas... I had the choice of
replacing it with a slightly worn one from one of the spare wheels
hanging about in the shed, or putting a brand-new trials one on.

The brand new trials sprocket was earmarked for a T35 Mk III Trials...

 

I don't think I've ever replaced a sprocket that _wasn't_ visibly
hooked. I mean, why would you?

 

Feck, they even break on shoes, so what earthly use are they?
I use nylon cord - lasts for years.

 

Chains are expensive?

 

And so are sprockets. Your point is?

In France it is (or was, last time I tried) virtually impossible to
buy a chain _without_ a sprocket. Bloody annoying, it is. I remember
one time getting the mechanic to come out of the workshop to persuade
the sales-droid that although I needed a new chain the sprocket was
still perfectly OK. He was convinced, but they still couldn't sell me
one except as part of a bike-specific C&S set.

I popped over to Germany instead, where the Triumph main dealer was
quite happy to just sell a length of chain, even though they couldn't
fit it themselves as the mechanic doesn't work Saturday afternoons.

 

OK, now you really are out there with the wild-eyed looneys.

Are you suggesting that you might have a worn sprocket, that needed
replacing, without an equally worn chain?

 

Read the exchange.

You replace chains when you can pull it a significant distance off the
back of the sprocket - just so you *DON'T* wear the latter.

 

<gives up>

You seem to be a stranger to logic.

 

Nylon is a dead and unresponsive material, which doesn't allow you to
properly feel what the bike is doing. Good quality catgut, carefully broken
in and lubricated, will last as long as nylon and give superior performance
at a fraction of the cost.

 

You've not really allowed for the cost of the cats, or the labour
involved in the gutting, have you?

 

I haven't, but it's not a significant factor. Cats are easy enough to trap,
and the guts of a single cat will provide sufficient for two or three
motorcycles. Catskin is used for furry insoles, and the remains can be sold
into the speciality restaurant trade.

 

Not quite the same thing as taking a totally fucked sprocket off to replace
it with a new one and then hanging onto the fucked one in case you need a
"spare" though, is it?


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19