i changed the gearing . stock 2.875, now 16/44 = 2.75. works very well , i can run at 20mph in hi gear . and i got over 49 mpg , with some 2up riding . i am going to use 17/44 next at 2.7 ratio
i changed the gearing . stock 2.875, now 16/44 = 2.75. works very well , i can run at 20mph in hi gear . and i got over 49 mpg , with some 2up riding . i am going to use 17/44 next at 2.7 ratio
I would love to lower my cruising speed RPM because my bike is a daily commuter.. But at the same time on the rare occasion I open it up I max out what I already have and would hate to be any slower.. Maybe I need to get (2) different sprockets, one for commuting and another for the weekend warrior in me :thumbup:
i changed the gearing . stock 2.875, now 16/44 = 2.75. works very well , i can run at 20mph in hi gear . and i got over 49 mpg , with some 2up riding . i am going to use 17/44 next at 2.7 ratio
People, I'm pretty sure he changed it to increase his revs, since he is saying he can now use 6th gear at 20mph. Going for increased acceleration are we?
it lowered it a few hundered rpm . but at 17/46 your speedo woul be perty accurate . stock my was off about 8% hi i think 17/46 is a 6% drop in rpms . so speedo is off 2 %
I always understood that the speedo was read from the front wheel. Are you sure it's taken from the transmission? I didn't think that changing sprockets affected your speedo for this reason.
Easy was to tell is to rotate the back wheel while it's up on a stand. I'm still waiting to get a stand...
bike speed is taken somewhere in the rear.. now sure at one point buit I had my bike at 100+ on a rear stand.. (i was testing for a certain sound I was hearing)