front sprocket

[RickSkye]

Hi
I have just got a "genuine Honda" front sprocket for the TA.
I thought there was some rubber shock absorbing somewhere. This one is all metal. Some threads talk about using the genuine honda one for this reason.
Before I go and take my original one off, get covered in oil, and have a look, what should it be like ?
Rick

[Lutin]

The front sprocket should look like this -



Only without the hooked teeth.

[AIRWOLF]

There is normally a layer of hard rubber on either side of the sprocket that comes up to the bottom of the teeth. It quieten's the chain run. (at least on the AT oem sprocket).
Normally come sealed in a bag with honda label and part number on it. . . . Otherwise you may have been sold a pattern one.

[Lutin]

Part number is 23801MM9010

Sprocket shown on the parts fiche -

Honda Africa Twin XRV750 Site

[StumpyFingers]

Both the original one I removed and the 16 tooth one I replaced it with had rubber between the splines and teeth.

[dogwheel]

Rick, dare we ask from whence came your genuine? Honda replacement front sprocket? The one I fitted last year from D.Silver, consisted of a splined steel centre and a toothed outer ring, bonded together by rubber, and is a nice bit of kit.

[RickSkye]

Rick, dare we ask from whence came your genuine? Honda replacement front sprocket? The one I fitted last year from D.Silver, consisted of a splined steel centre and a toothed outer ring, bonded together by rubber, and is a nice bit of kit.

Got mine from a honda dealer in Inverness, its all metal.
I shall phone them up tommorrow.

[RickSkye]

[digitalcaptive]

That sir is a JT sprocket, One of the better ones but certainly not original Honda equipment

[AlanH]

The one I fitted last year from D.Silver, consisted of a splined steel centre and a toothed outer ring, bonded together by rubber, and is a nice bit of kit.

If you hack the rubber off you'll find it is a solid sprocket underneath. It may look like some sort of cush drive but it isn't.

RickSkye - as for the JT sprocket, they are a good quality pattern item so as long as you haven't been charged Honda price for it I would just use it.