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AFAM – THE DRIVING FORCE
AFAM has been producing the highest grade products
for over 25 years and is now highly respected for
its quality control and manufacturing processes.
They are a dominant market force in most of Europe
and North America and are now highly popular here
in the UK too.
Their aluminium race sprockets are used extensively
around the world by top class race teams including
works teams for Honda, Ducati and Yamaha and in
the UK the Crescent Suzuki team. This involvement
in racing has netted more than 25 world and countless
national championships to date.
Their extensive range of steel front and rear sprockets
are manufactured to the same exacting standards,
but how good are they really? Well, they are fitted
as original equipment on many Ducati, Aprilia and
some Yamaha models and exceed the OEM quality standards
for the major manufacturers. We believe they stand
more than favourably to anything else offered in
the UK market so feel free to compare them with
your normal products.
AFAM have also co-operated for many years with the
major Japanese chain manufacturers in order to bring
to the market a huge range of top quality ‘O’
ring, ‘x’ ring and non ‘O’
ring chains, made again, to their same exacting
standards. With all these products combines, we
believe AFAM have the best and most complete overall
package of final drive products available, making
AFAM the driving force!
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AFAM
SPROCKETS
Like many components there’s more to a sprocket
than you might think! AFAM has been making sprockets
for more than 25 years and during that time, they
have refined their manufacturing techniques to such
a level that their standards now exceed those of
the OEM’s. Through computer programs, sprocket
designs can be stress tested prior to undergoing
tough field tests.
AFAM sprockets are made on precision controlled
equipment in a modern 25,000 square foot facility.
The teeth are machined to the latest standards,
this ensures the maximum chain life and more efficient
power transmission. Machining is carried out on
a gear hobbing machine. The teeth and the outside
diameter are cut at the same time. This makes sure
that the teeth are concentric to the sprocket centre.
Most OEM’s demand a maximum run-out of 0.5mm,
all AFAM sprockets have a maximum run-out of 0.2mm.
More than twice as accurate as the industry standard!
Most steel sprockets to be used on motorcycles 500cc
or more are heat treated, which changes the hardness
of the material. If not done correctly it can produce
a brittle part. AFAM use induction hardening to
accurately control this process. After hardening,
the sprockets are tempered to produce exactly the
correct hardness for durability and efficient power
delivery. To correct any distortion that may have
occurred during these stages, the sprockets are
put through a final flattening machine. All aluminium
sprockets are made from heat treated 7075-T6 aluminium.
After precision machining and flattening they are
hard anodised for durability and corrosion resistance.
Steel sprockets are fitted as standard to many Ducati,
Aprilia, Voxan and some Yamaha motorcycles. Light
weight aluminium rear and lightened steel front
race sprockets have been used for numerous years
by many of the world’s best riders and teams
including Valentino Rossi, Max Biaggi, Carlo Checa,
Troy Bayliss, Carl Fogarty, Michael Doohan, Alex
Criville,, Ben Bostrom, Paulo Casoli, Ruben Xaus,
Fabien Foret, Jeremy McGrath, Stefan Everts, Stefan
Chambon Honda Grand Prix team, Ducati Racing, American
Honda, Yoshimura Suzuki, Crescent Suzuki, Yamaha
USA and many many more.
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AFAM
CHAINS
AFAM chains are made according to stringent technical
specifications by the largest Japanese chain producers.
They are the result of over 25 years of experience
and know how and a collaboration between the AFAM
R&D department and the top Japanese chain technicians.
They are available in all types from standard non
‘O’ ring to Moto X, ‘O’
ring and Heavy Duty ‘X’ ring, thus ensuring
the most appropriate chains are available for all
of today’s high performance motorcycles.
The very latest variants are the XSR (-7) XHR (-8)
and XHRC (-9) Hyper Heavy Duty ‘X’ ring
chains. These are manufactured using the latest
revolutionary XP-2 ‘X’ ring joint in
which the two ‘O’ ring contact faces
are replaced with four lubricated faces to reduce
friction, increase resistance to stretch and resistance
to wear, making these amongst the best performing
chains in the world.
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AFAM COMPLETE CHAIN & SPROCKET KIT AVAILABILITY
The massive range of AFAM chain and sprocket kits
is readily available from HPS and is supplied as
standard with the stock sprocket sizes and a choice
of steel or aluminium alloy rear. However, most
sprockets are available in alternative sizes too,
so please ask for our advice when ordering.
For more information, please
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