ROCKETSPROCKETS? (Do I already have 'em?)
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- el-nicko
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ROCKETSPROCKETS? (Do I already have 'em?)
How can I tell whether-or-not my second-hand bike has them fitted already?
EDIT? I have slightly re-phrased this question so it makes sense.
EDIT? I have slightly re-phrased this question so it makes sense.
Last edited by el-nicko on Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:44 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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Mr. Spock is my role model so be advised; I possess no (discernible) sense of humour.
It's all VFR (DCT) round here now. STILL missing my 1100s tho.
Mr. Spock is my role model so be advised; I possess no (discernible) sense of humour.
It's all VFR (DCT) round here now. STILL missing my 1100s tho.
Take the sprocket covers off and have a look at the back of the sprockets. If they don't look like the ones shown on the Boxer Pereformance website
http://www.boxer-performance.com/products.htm
then they are not Rocket Sprockets.
DT
http://www.boxer-performance.com/products.htm
then they are not Rocket Sprockets.
DT
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- Dai wiskers
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Not easy to tell from the pics
Probably the best way to tell is to open the throttle on a flat road at 2000 revs top gear mine will pull with very little complaint even two up and will pull smooth from 2500
But mine's not stock in other ways, this may have a bearing on things,
Hopefully someone will be along that can give you a better discription
from memory i think the OEM sprockets have bigger arrow markings on them but you won't notice this without having both sets there, the later rocket sprockets have five holes plus the centre bolt hole the earlier one's had four the OEM have four offset holes again doubtfull if you would notice this when fitted also the OEM one's have the positioning lug pressed in the rocket sprockets have a pin sweated in again not noticable when fitted
Hope this helps Dai
Probably the best way to tell is to open the throttle on a flat road at 2000 revs top gear mine will pull with very little complaint even two up and will pull smooth from 2500
But mine's not stock in other ways, this may have a bearing on things,
Hopefully someone will be along that can give you a better discription
from memory i think the OEM sprockets have bigger arrow markings on them but you won't notice this without having both sets there, the later rocket sprockets have five holes plus the centre bolt hole the earlier one's had four the OEM have four offset holes again doubtfull if you would notice this when fitted also the OEM one's have the positioning lug pressed in the rocket sprockets have a pin sweated in again not noticable when fitted
Hope this helps Dai
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Steptoe
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Dan Cata
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Lennie
http://www.boxer-performance.com/index.html
Dyslexic Dai
Steptoe
http://www.gsshop.biz/
Dan Cata
http://boxer-upgrades.webs.com/
Lennie
http://www.boxer-performance.com/index.html
Re: ROCKETSPROCKETS!
el-nicko wrote:How can I tell if my second-hand bike does not have them fitted already?
If you can wait until this evening I can post a comparative pic I had taken while I was fitting my sprockets.
- el-nicko
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Daveg2812 wrote:Dog Tyred wrote:Errrrrrrr......not wishing to state the bleeding obvious here but the Rocket Sprockets have BP1 (Boxer Performance) stamped into them!
DT
Well one of them does
Strange tho,:? Why stamp one and not the other
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Mr. Spock is my role model so be advised; I possess no (discernible) sense of humour.
It's all VFR (DCT) round here now. STILL missing my 1100s tho.
Mr. Spock is my role model so be advised; I possess no (discernible) sense of humour.
It's all VFR (DCT) round here now. STILL missing my 1100s tho.
- Dai wiskers
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oyster wrote:Here you go:
OE
Rocket Sprockets
Note the OE has an indent to locate the sprocket; Lennies has a pin. The end of the pin is visible as the sprocket is rotated.
I think these two are from different batches as the arrow's are stamped differently
Where's Mr Lennon when we need him?
My bike shines when it rains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dyslexic Dai
Steptoe
http://www.gsshop.biz/
Dan Cata
http://boxer-upgrades.webs.com/
Lennie
http://www.boxer-performance.com/index.html
Dyslexic Dai
Steptoe
http://www.gsshop.biz/
Dan Cata
http://boxer-upgrades.webs.com/
Lennie
http://www.boxer-performance.com/index.html
Re: ROCKETSPROCKETS!
el-nicko wrote:How can I tell if my second-hand bike does not have them fitted already?
Check the valve timing...
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