Yea, it's a common problem. There are tons of threads on the Kawi forums about it. Just do work.

 

die die die

Put about 50 zipties around the chain & sprocket, 2x4 in the wheel, neutral, stood with both feet on the break pedal and used a 1/2" ratchet with a 1 1/16 6 pt socket and a 4 foot breaker bar, and it finally came off.

In case anyone reads this in the future:
A.) Don't waste your time with a 12 pt socket.
B.) Use a 1/2" inch drive ratchet

 

Who wears gloves.

*****.

 

2x4 in the rear wheel, breaker bar and the 5ft pole off a 2 ton floor jack works EVERY time.

 

**** those must be a bitch!

my R6 frontsprocket almost popped out itself when I took away the washer locking it up

 

i know the 12pt or 16 point sockets strip, you need the 8pt, and i dont think it matters if its in gear when removing the nut because the sprockets made to go that way, when putting it on is a different story.

anyway glad to see you succeeded

 

i wasted 3 hrs trying to get the nut off of my 08 zx6. i gave up & had to take it to work whre we used a torch to heat the nut up to melt the lock tight then it came right off !!!!!

 

what psi? i've got some devilbiss air tools and a 3 gal ~120psi compressor.. won't even budge it either. My gun wants max 260psi.. took my gun up to the car dealership across the road where a buddy works, and his 80gal took it right off.

i tried on my first bike for like 2 hours with hand tools, got frustrated and loaded it up and took it to dads, it was off and on in like 3 minutes. dad has an old school 60 gal that has like 200psi from a full charge.

 

Finally get it all off, and I was shipped the wrong front sprocket it appears. The stock front sprocket has a spacer on the backside. Mine has nothing, and slides around about 1/4"

 

It doesn't look nice...but with a hammer and a chisel you can get it off in under 5 mins...

 

i had to make one for the new sprocket on the 05, since it didn't have the right back spacing.. I knocked the inside race out of a bearing and it fit just right.

 

gonna have to call bullshit on that one. It would take you longer than that to change the front sprocket. Then longer than that to remove the old chain and install the new one. And time would vary a lot depending on if the master is a clip or press type. And you probably won't get the rear wheel off, change out that sprocket, and put it back on in that amount of time either.

 

ok, 7 minutes was a bit of an exaggeration... but let's think about this.

it takes roughly 2 minutes to get the back wheel off. another minute with a grinder to remove old chain. 2 minutes to pull bolts off old sprocket and put new on, a minute to pull the front sprocket cover, and another minute or two to pull the old one (with air) and put the new one on. add another few minutes for checking chain length, putting back tire on, and rigging up the clip.


so it takes me 15 minutes.. big deal.

 

But yet later you go on to say that your air tools wouldnt budge it either and you had to take it to the dealership to get it off..............

Quote from you again.

 

they're MY air tools, dumbass. I just moved back to texas, and don't have access to the 60 gal compressor at my dads house anymore. I have the 3 gallon here for filling up tires and ****, but it wont spin my gun up strong enough to get the sprocket off.

I took it to a buddies dealership, and once again, used MY AIR TOOLS, on his compressor, to get it off. read where you quoted me, it's all in there.

 

Youre the dumb **** trying to be a smartass in EVERY thread so I thought I'd call out your BS. Plus I'm bored at work. haha

First you said it takes you 7 mins. now 15 mins. but now you have to take your bike somewhere else cuz your compressor isnt strong enough. Well sorry but your "air tools" are useless and not complete without a strong enough compressor. And technically a compressor is considered a tool so I guess youre not using "MY" tools anymore. get your story straight DUMBASS!

 

LOL. i feel you on being bored... it's all good.

if you want to split hairs, i said LIKE 7 minutes.... it was an exaggeration and i genuinely apologize. does that make you feel better?

i've changed more than one set of sprockets and a chain, and up until now i was living in vegas, and had access to a compressor that would spin this gun up enough to break the sprocket off. now i don't have the 60 gallon (and if i did my roommates would surely break it in no time)

i wont argue, a compressor is a tool, but i said my air tools.. you ask a mechanic to borrow some "air tools" and he'll hand you a case with an impact driver and that ****. you aint gettin a compressor unless you ask for that too.

 

moreso, why they got you workin sunday? that sucks.

 

I work 1 or 2 sundays a month. I only work normally 2 days a week so I can't really complain. haha

 

Damn, i want in!