Another Magician 250 sprocket question--

[9fingers]

ok i might just look for a yamaha tricker sprocket from europe for now. but i will post the sprocket dimensions later. thanks guys.

[Megadan]

From what I understand, many Magician owners have simply done a 17 tooth front sprocket and been more than happy with that gear combination for road use. If you do a 17 front and find you still would like to drop the revs down to gain a little more highway useability, then losing a couple of teeth on the rear would be the next step. Seeing as front sprockets are $10 and easy to install, to me it makes the most sense to start there. The 17 front sprocket fits fine in the Hawk/Magician CG250 engine. I had to trim my sprocket cover to fit because I flipped my front sprocket on the counter shaft and I am also running an O-ring chain that is wider than a standard chain, so it was just big enough to cause a problem. Before flipping the front sprocket, I just had to give my cover a little bump to get over the chain, but otherwise it never interfered.

[Chief Smokey]

Originally Posted by Megadan

That would be rather unecessary considering there are likely off the shelf sprockets that can be used. These bikes are clones, and usually the parts generally can interchange to some degree. Sprockets especially.

No it's not an off the shelf sprocket.

[Chief Smokey]

Originally Posted by Megadan

From what I understand, many Magician owners have simply done a 17 tooth front sprocket and been more than happy with that gear combination for road use. If you do a 17 front and find you still would like to drop the revs down to gain a little more highway useability, then losing a couple of teeth on the rear would be the next step. Seeing as front sprockets are $10 and easy to install, to me it makes the most sense to start there. The 17 front sprocket fits fine in the Hawk/Magician CG250 engine. I had to trim my sprocket cover to fit because I flipped my front sprocket on the counter shaft and I am also running an O-ring chain that is wider than a standard chain, so it was just big enough to cause a problem. Before flipping the front sprocket, I just had to give my cover a little bump to get over the chain, but otherwise it never interfered.

O-ring chains are bad to use on a bike that sees allot of dirt and dust. Just fyi

[OneLeggedRider]

Originally Posted by Chief Smokey

O-ring chains are bad to use on a bike that sees allot of dirt and dust. Just fyi

Oh really?

Quick, tell me another one before I quit laughing and pass that joint!