cptcrunch
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posted June 23, 2006 01:53 PM
new rear sprocket=new chain
I went up 3 in the back and down 1 In the front and I have to replace the chain. man that just dont seem right to me. anybody go any input?
    
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rated zx
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posted June 23, 2006 02:11 PM
is this bike stock wheel base????? thats alot of gear if it is...........2.62 ratio i think!!!!
But yeah gotta have a new chain, stock one isn't long enough.
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salsa1
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posted June 23, 2006 03:24 PM
 Edited By: salsa1 on 23 Jun 2006 18:40
As an option you could have gone -2 in the front and achieved the same results and spent less $$
I have -2 in the front and +2 in the rear cause I like to dragrace when I get a chance and like the extra response thru the gears the bike now gives for every day riding... first gear is just too long for the street in my taste . Draw back is the bike wheelies with that configuration much easier which can also be cured by shifting into second earlier ; with a little practice ya learn when to shift earlier and still haul very strong...
Personally I don't get into cornering as much as dragracing and straight line acceleration so I love the addition of my a 6 inch swing arm and new chain to accompany the lower ratio sprockets... no wheelies now ;I just spin if not carefull; but straight line power is fun to me... I have a dynojet quick shifter on order to try out at the dragstrip where she hooks up really well ; I expect to have a blast... over and over and over again....full throttle shifting...
Case in Point ; I don't need a new chain with -2 front and + 2 rear sprocket arrangement ... much less with just -2 front ...except that with just -2 front It is very possible the chain would rub the swing arm area close to the front sprocket more than ya would want.
I ran just -2 for a short while and don't recall any serious chain rubbing issues ; I added rear +2 within a month later to better improve as a dragracer so can't say if just -2 front alone is good for long term...
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CrotchRocket
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posted June 23, 2006 03:33 PM
Me thinks that you should have consulted with all of us before you went with -1 and +3 in rear 
What wheelbase is that for???
How much you weigh???
Are you DragRacing or Riding on the street???
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cptcrunch
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posted June 23, 2006 06:42 PM
quote:
Me thinks that you should have consulted with all of us before you went with -1 and +3 in rear
What wheelbase is that for???
How much you weigh???
Are you DragRacing or Riding on the street???
I would have but it was a kinda quick afterthought The bike is stock wheel base, for now street ridding and I weight about 185
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dubious
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posted June 23, 2006 06:50 PM
UNICYCLE!
hope you can ride one!
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posted June 23, 2006 10:59 PM
I had to get a longer chain on my 04 just to run a bigger fucking tire.
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kz2zx
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posted June 24, 2006 08:01 PM
190/55?
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posted June 25, 2006 07:30 AM
Yah. Still had to tilt the hugger with an extra link and -1/+2 gearing. It was very tight from the factory.
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