Erm, thanks people.......

It's a super secret mission, and I just don't think anyone has the security vetting for me to tell you.

Never mind, all resolved now.

Machine Mart, �20 odd quid, Clarke 12v impact driver.

I agree the locking plate method does the job just as well (although the DR750/800 has a gurt big nut) and is much less of a PITA.

Would a 12v power tool really be powerfull enough to deal with such a highly torqued/seized nut?
As for an air gun - I was thinking more along the lines of a shotgun!!! :rocketwhore:

Btw Uber, my DR800SL has a locking plate as well.

So Darren, back to topic: belt/shaft drive conversion??!! ;-)

Yes, trust me. You want to go to Machine Mart and buy the cheapest one you can find. I can't find it on their site, but it's the one which runs either off a lighter socket or a pair of battery clamps (ie it doesn't have its own battery). About �20.

Mine will undo stuff that my air gun won't do (admittedly mainly because my compressor isn't man enough to power the air gun flat out). It's not powerful, but it doesn't work like an air gun that hits several times a second. Instead it winds up for a couple of seconds then gives it an almighty thump.

Put it this way, I'd borrowed one off a mate before, but went out and bought my own because I needed to change the C&S on my Ten' and the air gun wouldn't do it. It did the job.

Sorry, I was being a bit thick - I remembered cursing and jumping up and down on a long bar with my old DR8, but on thinking a bit more it was the clutch, not the sprocket.

I have the olde fashioned Impact Driver, removes anything. Line it up and wack it with a lump hammer. Brilliantly simple.


I read on this very forum a method of removing a sprocket nut. goes a bit like this...

using a strong arm (like a long bar specialy for sockets)

stand on the right side of the bike, bike on the sidestand, in gear and stand on the brake pedal.

reach over the bike, and pull on the strong arm (that is connected via a socket to the sprocket nut), it works perfectly. If you are worried about your back, rest your chest on the bike and use your shoulders/arms.

That EX engine swap is looking all the more likely...

That's similar to what I already do GULG - except I lock the rear wheel with a tie down strapped around the brake pedal and centre stand. Still don't wanna budge even standing on the long bar (70ish kg x 0.5m = 35kgm and still not enough torque to undo!!)
Think I'll check out the Clarke gizmo - cheers Uber.

Do you want a VFR750 engine?

Does it come with carbs and loom?

No.