FZ6PURPLE
Junior Member
Hello! I am a wife with a motorcyclist husband but I am clueless about bikes so can someone tell me what is a sprocket and what does it do?
Wiki answers it so much nicer than I, Sprocket - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHello! I am a wife with a motorcyclist husband but I am clueless about bikes so can someone tell me what is a sprocket and what does it do?
The definition of a spanner = your Hubby lol.
Good luck
Neil
I'm digging the color of the bike in your avatars picture Susan I'd ride it
welcome to the forum! women are on the increase :cheer:
so your question has been clearly answered by the above posts.
what i want to add is this. If you are going to buy a set of sprokets for your hubby as a present or anything, there are a lot of setups to choose from.
what i mean is this, the bike comes stock with a 16 tooth front and a 46 tooth rear. if you buy lets say a 15 tooth front and a 48 tooth rear, it will DRAMATICALLY alter the gearing and speed of the bike, apart from having to buy a different chain as the stock probably would not fit. so ask you hubby what kind of riding he does or what he would want to improve in the gearing, acceleration of the bike.
many go for a 15 tooth front with the stock rear. this improves acceleration but robs the bike of a few mph of top speed.
with this setup you do not need to change the chain. but ask first before you buy.
:welcome:
My best advice.... ask your husband about all the bike parts. He'll be pleased you're taking an interest.
Spending time with my husband in the shed, tinkering around with the bikes - very special for me (and we get to have a beer down there )