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I wanted to get a little more range out of my 750 on long rides so I switched up to a 16 tooth sprocket (under $30) from the OEM 15 tooth.
I ran into one small problem, when I put the engine sprocket cover back on, the chain & sprocket were hitting the casing. It took me a little while to determine exactly where the problem was so I thought I would save you guys some time and share this with you.
When you look at the pictures keep mind that I left the clutch cable attached to save some time. I used an angle grinder but if you have to, you could do it with a coarse file and a bench mounted vise.
new spocket:
sprocket cover:
here is the problem:
remove excess material:
another angle:
That's it, that's all!! the whole job should take about 1/2 hour, it took me an extra hour because I was fartin' around looking for my 32mm socket to remover the sprocket retainer nut and then I couldn't turn the wheel...blah blah blah
All I need now is a "yellow box" to calibrate my speedo/odo, it made a 6 - 7 % difference. Travelling at 130Km/H my speedo reads 121, my eng rpm is at 5500. The 750 has plenty of torque to ride around town light to light even with a passenger, I actually thing that it has given me more usable horsepower through the torque/gear curve. I have also noticed that the gear changes are smoother without effort.
I've been riding with my buddy on his 600 and I know taht I am making less frequent gear changes around town.
Also, don't worry, there is plenty of chain there to allow for the extra tooth.
I hope this helps.
I ran into one small problem, when I put the engine sprocket cover back on, the chain & sprocket were hitting the casing. It took me a little while to determine exactly where the problem was so I thought I would save you guys some time and share this with you.
When you look at the pictures keep mind that I left the clutch cable attached to save some time. I used an angle grinder but if you have to, you could do it with a coarse file and a bench mounted vise.
new spocket:
sprocket cover:
here is the problem:
remove excess material:
another angle:
That's it, that's all!! the whole job should take about 1/2 hour, it took me an extra hour because I was fartin' around looking for my 32mm socket to remover the sprocket retainer nut and then I couldn't turn the wheel...blah blah blah
All I need now is a "yellow box" to calibrate my speedo/odo, it made a 6 - 7 % difference. Travelling at 130Km/H my speedo reads 121, my eng rpm is at 5500. The 750 has plenty of torque to ride around town light to light even with a passenger, I actually thing that it has given me more usable horsepower through the torque/gear curve. I have also noticed that the gear changes are smoother without effort.
I've been riding with my buddy on his 600 and I know taht I am making less frequent gear changes around town.
Also, don't worry, there is plenty of chain there to allow for the extra tooth.
I hope this helps.
with a 16/40 set up I wouldn't say it's not possible
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