Sprocket Diameter Calculator


 


On Mike Geokan's Bonneville Bullet we have a vacuum pump assembly run off the jackshaft to increase horsepower by keeping upper and lower end pressures negative instead of positive. We used the calculator to determine the diameter of the chain sprockets to check clearance issues when building the vacuum pump / jackshaft assembly pictured above.

We also have a Chain Length Calculator which calculates the number of chain links required between two known sprockets.

We use Sprocket Specialists for all our sprockets and have since we raced bikes at the Bol D'Or in 1977. They use 7075-T6 aircraft structural aluminum. We had Aerodynamic Plating anodize our sprockets and Jackshaft assembly but you can have Sprocket Specialists anodize yours. RB Racing goes to Bonneville and aluminum has to be anodized or it will instantly corrode.

In the example above we have 36 teeth using a 428 chain with a pitch of .500" and a roller diameter of .3350" to calculate the sprockets diameter.

Sprocket Diameter Calculator

Note: Diameter of the sprocket is defined by the circle through the centerline of the chain rollers

Roller Chain Dimensions in Inches

Chain #
Pitch
Roller Diameter
Roller Width
Sprocket Thickness
420
.500
.3125
.2500
.227
425
.500
.3125
.3125
.284
   428 *
.500
.3350
.3125
.284
520
.625
.4000
.2500
.227
525
.625
.4000
.3125
.284
530
.625
.4000
.3750
.343
630
.750
.46875
.3750
.343
Input Answer
Chain Pitch (inches)
Number of Sprocket Teeth
Sprocket Diameter
* Note: Harley double row primary chain is  #428