JT Sprocket Diferrences ?

[Guest]

So I have most of what I need together for my last for a while bike NEED. I have another question though. On the Z1 site and a couple of other places I have seen the JTR 816 as 47 or 48T and as 47 tooth and 48 tooth.

Odd thing is the one with a clear T designation are half the price but I cant seem to find any material difference. Thought one might be aluminum but ??? I cant figure it out.

What is the difference between these 2

https://www.z1enterprises.com/530-jtr816-series-48t-rr-sprocket-2.html

https://www.z1enterprises.com/530-jtr816-series-48t-rr-sprocket.html

Alex

[Agemax]

the cheap one is EMGO, the other is JT

[Boriqua]

hmmmmm That is what I thought but .. Is it made by emgo or is it a JT with emgo markings. I get confused because they are using the same Number (jtr816)

I dont care whose name is on it I just want a quality piece that will last and if I can save a few bucks .. happy day!

[bwringer]

I'd stick with the JT sprocket, but then again I've never used an Emgo sprocket. Everything else Emgo sells is pretty hit-or-miss; some stuff is great, some stuff is dreadful. (They're sort of the Harbor Freight of motorcycling.)

JT sprockets are made in Taiwan and are well-known to be high-quality and long lasting. (And then again, maybe Emgo is great and lasts forever. I dunno.)

You can also research sprockets on the JT Sprockets website -- they include handy diagrams and plenty of cross-reference information.

http://www.jtsprockets.com/sprockets/

[Boriqua]

I did go ahead with genuine JT. Its a little hard to tell because a few online and ebay sellers call out the emgo as genuine JT and use their images. If it werent for the big price difference I wouldnt be able to tell the difference.

It took my HOURS to suss out what I needed and wanted and all the math you guys helped me with was perfect but here is a little note to anyone else going to do their chain and sprockets.

I was looking at Kits because of the ease of having someone else figure out what I might need but I was able to get all the same parts included in the kits and buy a rivet tool and the locking washers and paid about $50 less than just a kit with 2 sprockets and a chain buy purchasing all the parts individually. Its work and took me a bit but if you have the time ... shop it.

[Downs]

You could call Z1 and inquire. If they're selling it I doubt it's a crap part.

[Nessism]

Not sure if this is germain to the discussion but sprocket shape varies with different vendors. I prefer the style with the rectangular cut outs vs. circle cutouts and don't mind paying more.

[Boriqua]

Germain or not I think that is interesting as hell! Is it an aesthetic thing or is there some geometry/strength thing weighing your decision. I am genuinely curious now! ☺

[GRAND ROUGE]

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