A few models already on the market to help you clean the rear of your bike with the sprocket and rear brake on the same side.
This model come with a billet polished aluminum or black anodized 2-piston caliper, a stainless steel bracket (available in polish), a 51 tooth stainless steel sprocket, a welding tab, and all the necessary hardware.
Can be fitted both, left and right side, with a 3/4” or 1” wheel axle. EUR 760,00 At Kustom Tech.
Obviously not for the owner that actually rides his bike — chain oil and brake pads don’t mix.
I suppose it relies on centrifugal force to keep lube from migrating to the disk.
That and a steady hand on that spray lube can!
But when the disc is getting hot, doesn`t it heat up the chain lube, so that some of it will run down, towards the brake pads ?
Brake cleaner is what should be applied onto the disc, but lubrication…
I just can`t image it is possible to keep the pads dry, but i never tried it out (and won`t try in the future).
Tres joli ensemble.
I ran one on my Big Bear with a 300 rear tire. I looked at it like a ABS, no matter how hard I tried the back tire wouldn’t lock up. As far as chain lub went, if I road the rear brake for a 100 feet or so after lubing the chain it would clean up any lube on the brake pads.
Joke of the Week
Sprotors do have their place in the market of custom bikes!
Won’t be for everyone
Not legal to use them in Australia
A lots of issues arise when it comes to use proper sprockets. These are usually around laws and safety.
some what 50/50 on these, but it is funny to hear/read bikers talking about laws, maybe not realizing these “laws” are written by the most corrupt among us.
Every bike we have built a bike in the 22 year history of Exile Cycles has had a sprocket brake. Although we use our own brand, of course. I have one on my bike now, and have had one on every bike since 1994. Plus, we’ve sold thousands of Sprocket Brake Kits to customers for use on their own bikes. The chain lube thing is a non-issue. If properly set up a sprocket brake works perfectly well. It provides a really clean look to your back wheel – but then I guess you can’t see that behind your bags anyway.
Here in Italy centrifugal forces tend to push grease toward, smearing grease on your jacket, leg, girlfriend, not the inside of the sprocket unless you pour half a gallon everywhere. Not necessary with o-ring chains. Riding since 2004 with Kustom Tech sprocket brake on my Evo rigid; different outlook, same materials and technology. Reliable and reasonably powerful with the right size master cylinder on a chopper. Still very happy 80.000 miles later. Only changed pads and fluid a few times. Rode for a while with no front brake.
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