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Alastair

Terrific little bike - reliable and fun to ride - spent just under $1000 on bits and pieces - tyres, shocks, cogs etc - sealed the rusty tank, new jets etc. Starts 1st kick and has never let me down and strangely has made me appreciate my Cota more. The two bikes are very different and both have their strengths - I ride them both regularly.

Oh - parts included a new float bowl - the old one leaked like sieve - correct cable routing and idles perfectly on the stand or anywhere esle.

SPROCKET CHANGE

Hi Andrew

In an attempt to slow my TLR200 down a little , I have obtained a Talon 10 tooth front sprocket to replace the existing 13 tooth.

The 10 T does not have the two small threaded holes either side of the countershaft hole.

Is it fair to say that the sprocket can be held in place with the circlip only; the outer washer and two small bolts simply omitted.

They seem to be a secondary safety arrangement.

Alastair.

There is a spacer which fits over the gear box shaft before the sprocket, as well as the circlip, but I guess you could make spacer out of a ground down sprocket retainer plate?

Let me rephrase the question ........... "is the retainer plate absolutely necessary".

Alastair.

Unless you are happy with front sprocket floating side to side on the gear shaft then yes it is.

That retaining washer is there to hold the sprocket if you have the screw holes and screws, so you put the sprocket on then slide the retainer and twist it, so the tabs hide in the spline groove, then do up the screws. You can no longer do that, so now just slide the sprocket on and clip on the correct and strongest circlip you can find and if its a bit loose put a rubber O ring behind the sprocket and refit the circlip. and replace the O ring when it gets loose again

also its probably better if you have some loosness on the front sprocket because it is unlikely that your rear sprocket is lined up with the front. Less chain/sprocket/ gear wear.

If the front sprocket on a TLR is allowed to float, this will also mean its will be free to twist to some extent, which will mean more chance of wear on the gear shaft. The proper spacer is still available from Honda, and I would imagine can be obtained from any Honda dealer?

Thanks forthe O ring advise Pop.

Alastair