Sprocket weight

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Edited Date/Time 11/24/2015 6:16am
I am going to test out a free sprocket I received and was curious about the weight. It is steel so I understand it is going to weigh more. However, it is coming in at 2lbs 2oz. This seems extremely heavy.

What would be a range of weight for aluminum, renthal twinring, and steel? I can't find weights anywhere.

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capuria15 11/19/2015 10:30am
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I have seen some aluminum ones weigh less then a pound but honestly the weight isn't to much of a factor really. An aluminum one if you ride very often won't last but a month maybe two from my experience but I have had steel sprockets last 4 times longer as long as you keep the chain adjusted right and lubed you will get a longer use out of it! Unless your racing pretty much professionally the weight doesn't matter!
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HackMan162 11/19/2015 11:05am
11/19/2015 11:05am
What size bike are you riding? If you are on a 250, that 1+ lbs of rotating unsprung weight is a lot.
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Panic_Rev 11/19/2015 12:45pm
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2015 yz250f

I think I'm with hackman on this one. I will still give it a go since it was free and see if I can tell anything.
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capuria15 11/19/2015 1:42pm
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Well also depends are you a B or A rider is it a race bike or are you a weekend warrior

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deltadestroyer11 11/21/2015 4:15pm
11/21/2015 4:15pm
I'm barely a weekend warrior, more like a tri-monthly play rider lately...and I want the lightest parts, most tricked out titanium unobtainable gadgetry, most potent engine and most tricked out pro-level works bike I can buy/build....why? becuz that's what I want... Why the fuck do some people have to remind others that "unless your a pro you don't need that much power"...."unless your a pro you don't need a light bike"....ect.. ect. People ask specific questions and get bafoon ass comments on why they want what they want.
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MaxPower 11/21/2015 7:27pm
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I had a Wr450 with a steel sprocket and heavy duty tube
I had a flat so I switched the wheel with my YZ125. I weighed it and there was a 3lb difference.
When riding I could not believe the difference of the lighter wheel. The bike handled everything better. And I'm someone that would never have even considered using an aluminum sprocket before that. Weight on the wheels makes a huge difference . That's my experience. I would never run a steel sprocket again unless it was on a Dt175
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YZed250 11/23/2015 8:39am
11/23/2015 8:39am Edited Date/Time 11/23/2015 8:39am
Regular steel rear sprocket weighs approximately twice as much, in my experience. The composite (twin ring) sprockets are right in the middle. Dirt tricks/MSR/Ironman rear sprockets are the best of both worlds.
swedishfishmx 11/24/2015 6:16am
11/24/2015 6:16am Edited Date/Time 11/24/2015 6:17am
deltadestroyer11 wrote:
I'm barely a weekend warrior, more like a tri-monthly play rider lately...and I want the lightest parts, most tricked out titanium unobtainable gadgetry, most potent engine...
I'm barely a weekend warrior, more like a tri-monthly play rider lately...and I want the lightest parts, most tricked out titanium unobtainable gadgetry, most potent engine and most tricked out pro-level works bike I can buy/build....why? becuz that's what I want... Why the fuck do some people have to remind others that "unless your a pro you don't need that much power"...."unless your a pro you don't need a light bike"....ect.. ect. People ask specific questions and get bafoon ass comments on why they want what they want.
Well you did come to vital, what did you expect? Tongue

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