Tiger Cub rear sprockets?
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:10 pm
There's a mention of using Tiger Cub rear sprockets with the Arrow/Leader, in the the last post in this thread:
viewtopic.php?t=3973&start=10
'...I had also fitted 19 inch Alloy rims but did not fit the larger Tiger Cub rear sprocket as was advised.'
This is with reference to following the steps in a Motorcycle Mechanics article (from about the mid-'60s) on tuning the Arrow. There's part 1 (of a 2-part) Motorcycle Mechanics article in the on-line library, it only references 'a 45-tooth rear wheel sprocket which may be used..'
As far as I know, Leader/ Arrow sprockets are 47-tooth or 49-tooth (for the rarer 200cc bikes), and are solid discs that incorporate a wheel bearing; Cub sprockets only seem to go down to 46-teeth (if bigger rims are fitted the gearing will want to go the other way, up to 49 teeth or more). Cub sprockets are also totally different, they bolt to the rim of the hub (like pre-'56 Ariel 4-strokes).
Maybe the idea of using Tiger Cub sprockets is to turn the teeth off the Arrow sprocket ant bolt (or maybe weld) on the Cub unit as a set of replacement teeth.
Anybody come across this (or have a copy of the article that advises it)?
SG
viewtopic.php?t=3973&start=10
'...I had also fitted 19 inch Alloy rims but did not fit the larger Tiger Cub rear sprocket as was advised.'
This is with reference to following the steps in a Motorcycle Mechanics article (from about the mid-'60s) on tuning the Arrow. There's part 1 (of a 2-part) Motorcycle Mechanics article in the on-line library, it only references 'a 45-tooth rear wheel sprocket which may be used..'
As far as I know, Leader/ Arrow sprockets are 47-tooth or 49-tooth (for the rarer 200cc bikes), and are solid discs that incorporate a wheel bearing; Cub sprockets only seem to go down to 46-teeth (if bigger rims are fitted the gearing will want to go the other way, up to 49 teeth or more). Cub sprockets are also totally different, they bolt to the rim of the hub (like pre-'56 Ariel 4-strokes).
Maybe the idea of using Tiger Cub sprockets is to turn the teeth off the Arrow sprocket ant bolt (or maybe weld) on the Cub unit as a set of replacement teeth.
Anybody come across this (or have a copy of the article that advises it)?
SG