i just bought a 520 pitch vortex sprocket for my 99 gsxr 600
now im looking to get the front sprocket and chain to match. any chance anyone knows what sizes i need to get to match the rear

is it necessary to change those when i do the rear?

 

what do u mean????
like are you acking if you need a 520 chain and front spocket??? then yes
or are you asking what would be a good gear setup?

 

sorry its 45 teeth
yea i was asking whats a good matching set up for the front sprocket and chain size

 

if the rear is a 520 than the chain and front sprocket should be a 520

 

My man. I'm not understanding your question. Like homie above said. all other components should also be 520. If your talking chain length then I dont think you have to worry much about that if you're buing a new chain. I think you have plenty of links to go around if your going with 45 teeth in the back. But in the event that you don't, who ever installing your sprockets can add a few. Don't think you're gonna run into any trouble though.

 

thanks guys. i just read up and understand the sizes now

i just realized its a 525. would you guys change the chain and front sprocket as well if im already doing the rear.

 

Sounds like you have more research to do....

A 520 chain refers to the size and pitch of the chain. A 520 front sprocket will only work with a 520 chain, and will require a 520 rear sprocket (with however many teeth you want).

The front sprocket is steel and usually wears very slowly. Rear sprockets are made of aluminum and wear much quicker, which is easy and obvious to see just by looking at how the teeth are wearing (more into peaks or points).

Most people at least change the chain and rear sprocket as a set, and a lot of people (me included) do all three together to make sure they wear evenly and I'm getting the best bang for my buck on the whole system.

- BigJason

 

if you are going with a sprocket any smaller than 50 teeth than please go with steel. if you go with aluminum u gotta go big otherwise youll find teeth missing on the sprocket one day. they dont last.

 

will +4 -1 make much of a difference? 49/15

 

will +4 -1 make much of a difference? 49/15

 

[quote=supermannpc;4121468]will +4 -1 make much of a difference? 49/15[/quote yes it will make a noticeable diffrence but seeing as you dont know **** about your bike my best advice is get off your damn computer and ride

 

-1/+4 is going to be a significant difference...even -1/+2 is a nice difference for the street, but +3, +4 or +5 are all very decent street combos.

Expect to run fairly high rpms on the highway at -1/+4....my 954 was -1/+5 for a few years and it was pretty aggressive. Lots of vibrations through the bars and it got annoying having my hands and feet go numb after an hour of riding at high rpm.

Good luck.

- BigJason

 

Alright dude, you've kinda got a general idea of what your talkin about, but you've got your **** all mixed up. Like JasonS1 said above, 520, or 525 in your case only refers to chain size and pitch, nothing else. When you buy a new sprocket, (doesn't matter if its front or back) you have to make sure the pitches/size match the chain and other sprocket or it will **** all sorts of **** up. So if you went to order a new front sprocket for your bike, you would ask for something like a 525 17 front sprocket for example. This indicates the pitch/size, and also how many teeth you want. Also, when your throwing down numbers like 49/15, your just making yourself look stupid, its 15 up front, 49 out back, or 15/49.....gotta work on that brotha or these guys will eat ur *** alive, lol they enjoy pickin on us noobs lol

 

nice avatar ... chuck norris kicks **** buahahahahaha

 

thats what i started off with -1+5

 

no. chuck norris kills people.

 

yo sheldon,looks like your on your own with tryin to find a waterpump,that dude wont hit me back,we been ridin at the "______"lot quite a bit lately,so come on out and tear it up with us when you get your ride fixed.you know where it is.

 

for shizzle. ill keep you posted.

 

thanks fellas