If this is the case, then I would go to consumer affairs. What if like me, I'm the original owner but I now live 1500ks away from the bike shop I bought it from. I don't think which Merida dealer you purchased it from is relevant under Australian consumer law. It would be just like a Volkswagen...
That's correct, we're not talking square section or tubing but apples for apples, two sprockets made out of the same material. Get a Renthal 7050 rear sprocket and place an e13 or Raceface mtb sprocet on top. When you compare the shear forces that the Renthal sprocket goes through on a 450...
Sorry to disagree there Mike but the e13 alloy sprockets are 7050 alloy and 7050 is up there with the best in the business for these applications. For comparison, Renthal 7050 alloy rear sprockets for motocross bikes in the 450cc range put out around 60HP, I would find it highly unlikely that an...