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gearing......

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 11:05 pm
by VVTR
just wondering what gearing you guys are using - front & rear sprocket sizing like....

after havig my licence decorated 3 times this year already i decided to reduce the top end a bit and lower the cruise speed, and also make it a bit more rideable in the 30s & 40s....

currently im running 15 / 41 which is one less front & rear and it feels really nice.
great fun to ride and its a lot easier to keep it under a ton. :thumbup:

still goes well up top like but obviously i have to wind it on whereas before i was looking at the speedo and thinking sheeeeeet!!!

also fitted a tiny little speedo healer from 12 oclock labs... very neat unit and easy to install & set up.
offset was -9.55% with standard gearing and -17.60 with the 15/41 combo.

one of these -
http://shop.12oclocklabs.com/index.php? ... duct_id=59
its the H1 model for the sp - just clips inline with the speed sensor (under the front seat)

Re: gearing......

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 1:19 pm
by steve p
removing the front cylinder worked for me :thumbup:

Re: gearing......

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:40 pm
by Dmac
steve p wrote:removing the front cylinder worked for me :thumbup:


There have been reports of a few single cylinder SP1's lately ;)

@VVTR, That makes sense to me :thumbup:

I don't think many of us really need bikes geared for 170 MPH.

The 30 zones are a real pain, Very hard to stick to any speed limit on these bikes :auto-sportbike:

Re: gearing......

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:06 am
by steve p
Dmac wrote:
steve p wrote:removing the front cylinder worked for me :thumbup:


There have been reports of a few single cylinder SP1's lately ;)

@VVTR, That makes sense to me :thumbup:

I don't think many of us really need bikes geared for 170 MPH.

The 30 zones are a real pain, Very hard to stick to any speed limit on these bikes :auto-sportbike:


my lad followed me to a bike meet last year on his 50cc gilera scooter, i did 28 miles in second gear :( i was knackered :lol:

Re: gearing......

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:10 pm
by Dmac
Bloomin hell Steve, You should have gone pillion on the scooter :D


Running standard gearing here, Mainly just use second and third gear for the local roads.

Might consider going lower next sprocket change :thumbup: