Dirt gets stuck in sproket cage

[wwmotors]

Hell Alta owners, I have a problem, when Enduroriding my EXR over grass, woods, mud...! As You can see on the picture, there is building up a lot of mud, dirt, grass, leaves in the cage around the front sproket. My question: Is the aluminium cage important for stability etc..., or can i ride without it? I think, it gets way better without that cage! Cheers WW

 

[Motophyllic]

You need the cage to hold the bottom chain slider in place. I guess you could fabricate something to take its place, but I wouldn’t want to ride without the bottom chain slider in place.