Triumphrat

oldyeller

Okay, I managed to get the new chain and sprockets on this morning. As several of you said, it was a pretty easy job. Of course, I haven't have time to ride it yet, so the chain may fly off and wrap around my neck at speed.

Worst part was struggling with that pathetic piece of junk Triumph supplies to adjust the chain freeplay. Then I remembered it's much easier just to use a decent sized flat blade screwdriver and a rubber mallet.

Weather permitting, I'll ride tomorrow and report back on the effects of the 46 tooth sprocket.

oldyeller

Went for a ride today and nothing fell off. The gearing change really wakes up the bike around town...it's nice to get out of second gear for a change. Seems smoother and more solid, too, somehow. Possibly from replacing the standard cush drive front sprocket with the solid one?

trafficfixr

happy to hear that all went well. most of us enjoy the sprocket change mod, glad to hear that you do too. good luck and just try and keep that front wheel on the ground now!

Allegiance955

what kind of changes did you make to the sprocket?

oldyeller

I replaced my 17t front with a new one, and replaced my 42t rear with a 46t. Plus the new chain.
Works good, no complaints. I recommend it.

Brooksie

Yeller-what kind of performance change have you noticed with the change?

fivehundo

I used that method for a while...

If you go to bikebandit.com and buy the OEM tool kit from them, it comes with the proper spanner to adjust the chain slack. It's nice to have the kit anyway...

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oldyeller

Brooksie-

I can't really quantify it, it's just the result you always get from going to lower gearing. Stock, the Daytona almost lugs at low speeds around sharp corners, even in first gear. It's set up to be in it's element at higher speeds, like on the track. If you lower (numerically raise) the gearing, it works better at the real-world speeds I ride at--there's more punch down low, better acceleration for passing on the highway without downshifting. It's not like adding a turbocharger, but I think it's a pretty cost-effective improvement, especially if you're due for a new chain and sprockets anyway.

oldyeller

fivehundo-

I HAVE the OEM toolkit. I think that spanner they supply for chain adjustment is really difficult to use. Maybe I'm doing it wrong, I dunno.

loco

Yeah I'll be gearing down a fraction when my set wears out. I did a high speed run on my 955i; nearly at the redline in 5th she was at 162mph indicated, but going into 6th, there was little increase in speed from it, although I was going up a slight hill. It's very rare for the bike to be taken up to it's maximum speed, so you might as well increase performance everywhere else in the range.
Having said that, you're going to be running at higher revs if you've got long distances to cover on a motorway which isn't so good.

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