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So after 37k miles, my chain was finally shot. It was really shot; it started to show signs of rust, and some of the links were binding. It seemed to go downhill fast; with regular cleaning and lubing, it showed no signs of wear for a LONG time. Then, all of a sudden, I started to notice red dust on my rearsets, and finally figured out it was rust from my chain Lubing the chain did not alleviate the problem, it was DONE. Ordered straight up stock chain and sprockets from Yamaha, since I was having trouble navigating all of the no-name parts on ebay and stuff.
I highly recommend doing this yourself. Aside from the right sockets, all you really need are an impact gun and a chain breaker, and it's super fast to do. I borrowed both rather than buying, it only cost me a 6-pack of beer. Have no idea how much it would have cost me to have this done.
All said and done, I think it cost me $150 USD or so for parts, and about 2hrs time. I spent more time doing the dang alignment than anything else. I hate alignment.
I went back to stock from 15T in the front, and have some feedback on that.
Pros:
A lot smoother! I don't know if it's the new chain, or the gearing, but acceleration, roll on/off, shifting are very nice compared to the 15T
Throttle is less twitchy in the corners
Cons:
I have to be in 1st gear a lot more now. With the 15T, I could pretty much be in 2nd at takeoff and in parking lots, which was nice and smooth
I feel like I cruise and shift at higher RPM now. I have to be about 1k RPM higher to feel like I have the same get up and go. Wondering how this will affect gas mileage.
Pics:
In case anyone notices, yes this pic has the new chain. I'm not trying to show the chain, but the red dust on my rearsets.
I highly recommend doing this yourself. Aside from the right sockets, all you really need are an impact gun and a chain breaker, and it's super fast to do. I borrowed both rather than buying, it only cost me a 6-pack of beer. Have no idea how much it would have cost me to have this done.
All said and done, I think it cost me $150 USD or so for parts, and about 2hrs time. I spent more time doing the dang alignment than anything else. I hate alignment.
I went back to stock from 15T in the front, and have some feedback on that.
Pros:
A lot smoother! I don't know if it's the new chain, or the gearing, but acceleration, roll on/off, shifting are very nice compared to the 15T
Throttle is less twitchy in the corners
Cons:
I have to be in 1st gear a lot more now. With the 15T, I could pretty much be in 2nd at takeoff and in parking lots, which was nice and smooth
I feel like I cruise and shift at higher RPM now. I have to be about 1k RPM higher to feel like I have the same get up and go. Wondering how this will affect gas mileage.
Pics:
In case anyone notices, yes this pic has the new chain. I'm not trying to show the chain, but the red dust on my rearsets.