{"id":666,"date":"2012-10-21T16:03:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-21T23:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pointsunknown.com\/blog\/?p=666"},"modified":"2019-08-31T18:16:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T01:16:49","slug":"v-strom-chain-and-sprocket-replacement-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pointsunknown.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/v-strom-chain-and-sprocket-replacement-2\/","title":{"rendered":"V-Strom Chain and Sprocket Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week the time had come to replace my chain and sprockets on my 2005 V-Strom (DL-650). I must admit I am pretty hard on the chain; I don\u2019t clean it enough, probably don’t oil it enough, and when I do oil it, I probably spray too much on. So I only got 16,000 miles out of the stock chain – granted about 5,000 of that were from the first owner. Maybe its not all<\/em> my fault.<\/p>\n

In any case, below is documentation of my chain and sprocket replacement project. All in all I believe this was a fairly easy undertaking – and certainly something most handy people could do. that being said, the usual disclaimer applies:<\/p>\n

I am not a motorcycle mechanic by trade, far from it. I don’t pretend to be one. I found info on the internet about this stuff and followed instructions, just like you. And now that it has been working for me for for a little while I am passing on the info. If it helps, great! If it screws up your bike, i am sorry \u2013 but that is not my fault. Knowledge is power, use it at your own risk!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I relied heavily on the internet to guide me in this process. I recommend the following posts\/websites:<\/p>\n