jarhead
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posted March 02, 2011 04:13 PM
Need Advise on Gearing for SWB
I am going to ride my 09 SWB this year to see how it goes. While I have been racing stretched bikes since 02 I have very little experience at SWB. I raced my 04 zx10 stock length a handfull of times waiting for Trac Dynamics to get around to building me an arm. That was not a pretty sight. Damn thing might as well have been a two stroke dirt bike leaving the line! What gear would you guys reccomend for a 155-160 lb rider. Bike will be strapped and lowered with three hole links. Muzzys pipe, fly's out, BMC filter, and will be mapped by Ryan.
  
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ZX14Mike
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posted March 02, 2011 04:31 PM
16/42
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eklipse636
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posted March 02, 2011 04:58 PM
I liked stock better than 16/41. Dropping one down in the front made it wheelie a lot more and I didn't get any faster.
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dakota9498
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posted March 02, 2011 05:06 PM
17/40 is what I always hear for swb.
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Nelson Taylor
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posted March 02, 2011 06:40 PM
stock was best for me,
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smokinZX14
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posted March 02, 2011 07:10 PM
17/40
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ZX14Mike
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posted March 02, 2011 07:26 PM
Do you guys think the 14 is that wheelie prone that stock gearing is best for SWB?............maybe because i'm at 4500 feet its not as wheelie prone......but I liked a little more gearing.
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jlewis02
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posted March 02, 2011 07:31 PM
 Edited By: jlewis02 on 3 Mar 2011 03:33
Where you at mike?
When I was in ABQ 5400ft my bike wanted to come up but it was still controlable
Im 154lbs in gear and my bike is 16/41 but im going to run stock gearing this year maybe even 17/40
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smokehouse4444
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posted March 02, 2011 07:35 PM
Dropping a tooth in front was the biggest mistake I made when starting out on the 14. I'm 260 in gear, and I ran a 10.74 first time out. Then I dropped to a 16T, dropped 30lbs and added almost 20hp with Brocks exhaust, and I went backwards on my times. I fought with the thing like a wild animal. VERY good jockeys would race my bike and say it was one of the hardest they had ridden. I should have left it stock at SWB. Now, if my bike was SWB, I would run 17/40, like smokin said.
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ZX14Mike
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posted March 02, 2011 07:46 PM
El Paso TX........it comes up occasionally but its controllable I'm WOT real quick probably after 60FT I would guess.........but its been A LONG time since I hit the track so i'm sure I'd be REALLY rusty.
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jlewis02
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posted March 02, 2011 07:59 PM
I run in roswell but want to goto more tracks this year
17/40 sounds like its the best
What sprocket brand would ya'll recomend?
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smokinZX14
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posted March 02, 2011 09:36 PM
I have run 16/41 at stock wheel base and was able to run 6.0s in the 1/8 mile but i was allways fighting wheelys ... I switched back to stock and that helped me get into the high 5.90s ... I found out Ricky G was running 17/40 and Brock was running the same 17/40 gears on his ZX14 ... So i gave it a try and ran my best ever passes ( 5.80s ) at stock wheel base .. Now you need to understand my setup may or may not be the best for someone else , we all need something a bit different to fit our riding style or skill level .. You may have to try a few different gears to see what works for you ..
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gilberjj
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posted March 02, 2011 10:37 PM
I ran my bike at stock wheelbase quite a bit. I had best luck with 16/41. I weighed 230 lbs unsuited at the time, and the extra gear helped me get out of the hole. However, now that I've had more experience racing my bike, I think I'd actually do better with stock gearing. I think short gearing helps when you're not as good, but then as you get better, I've found that I dont need the short gearing to go fast. Just a thought.
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BobC
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posted March 03, 2011 12:28 AM
I'm with the others on this, I was geared 17/40 on a stock wheelbase, lowered and strapped and got it into the nines.
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jarhead
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posted March 03, 2011 05:07 AM
Thanks for all the help guys, I always try to error on the side of caution. I have seen first hand what happens when guys get too aggressive. I guess the good thing is sprockets are not that expensive. A plus side to dropping a tooth on the rear would be free wheelbase. I am looking forward to it, should be fun.
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Quarter Pounder
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posted March 03, 2011 07:21 PM
I run 17/40 Works great for me.
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Beondwacko
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posted March 04, 2011 09:07 AM
I'm running a 16/40 combo and I just got the bike down to a 9.61 @ 151.3 weighing in at 225 in leathers. It's a winning set up for me.
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jarhead
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posted March 04, 2011 06:04 PM
I am hoping for 9.50 on pump gas, we will see.
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