Please tell us where you bought this from and the brand name etc...I've been looking for a rear sproket -2 but cant find one anywhere...any issues with +1 front I heard that there is some modding to get it to fit?Put the +1 sprocket on up front.
Really notice a difference at highway speeds. Not as much revs = not as much vibration.
Another positive is now my speedometer reads perfect.
Doing both of those is a little extreme for this bike. But the acceleration coming out of the corners would be awesome. I've thought about going +2 on the rear just for that. If I get down to 6k on the tach I down shift. This is a bike with an inline 4, not a car or some low rev'ing V-Twin. It's designed to be high rev'ing. You're not even in the meat of the power band until about 7500RPM. The only times I've ever hit 6th gear is on a flat freeway when there are no cars around and I'm thinking about gas milage. Otherwise I don't usually get past 5th on the freeway and rarely over 4th anywhere else, even at speeds of 70+ in the twisties. I like to stay in the power band and be able to use the throttle to punch out of any situation I'm in. Especially on the freeway. If you're cruising at 4500 or 5000 RPM, you're going to be bogged down if you have to punch it to get out of the way of something.I was wondering about this - it really bugs me to have to cruise at 6-7k RPMs to stay with traffic here..
I also do not understand those people who go -1/+2.. I can't imagine what that would be like on this bike
Most of the others here seem to recommend Driven sprockets from solomotersports.com.Please tell us where you bought this from and the brand name etc
I didn't notice anything. If you do notice, you will only notice out of first anyway, since once you get the revs up, it won't matter.I was looking into switching sprockets; but, was worried about the loss of acceleration? Did you notice any adverse effects?
How much lower did the RPMs drop at highway speeds?
We have a winner!Most of the others here seem to recommend Driven sprockets from solomotersports.com.
If it's not too much of a bother, can you let us know about what RPM range it takes for you to cruise at 120km/h with the +1 sprocket?I didn't notice anything. If you do notice, you will only notice out of first anyway, since once you get the revs up, it won't matter.
It's a 17 tooth replacement for the stock 16 tooth, so the math says about 6%. So instead of cruising at 6,000 rpm, I'm down to around 5,600. I think this is around 120km/h.I was looking into switching sprockets; but, was worried about the loss of acceleration? Did you notice any adverse effects?
How much lower did the RPMs drop at highway speeds?
Actually it is solomotoparts.comMost of the others here seem to recommend Driven sprockets from solomotersports.com.
I find there is a resonance at around 6k, which was right where my cruising speed is. It makes my feet numb. This sprocket fixed my issue.Not sure what the issue is with cruising at 6-7K RPM on an engine that redlines at 12ish. It's not a car - that's how these bikes are designed to run. Above 7k RPM is where the 6R starts to get fun.
+1I find there is a resonance at around 6k, which was right where my cruising speed is. It makes my feet numb. This sprocket fixed my issue.
If the vibration doesn't bother you, then there is no issue to solve.
You can try this website. It has a bit of a learning curve to it, but once you figure it out, it's a treasure of gearing information:Does anyone have a link or anything to check out to better understand changing the gearing and exactly what either way will get you.
That's a sweet website for gearing. I've been playing around with it. I tried to save the graphs and charts to post here, but it wouldn't let me. Here's some of what I came up with, to break it down to more layman's terms:You can try this website. It has a bit of a learning curve to it, but once you figure it out, it's a treasure of gearing information:
Gearing Commander: Motorcycle Gear Ratio Calculator for Sprockets RPM Speed Chain