[katana bob]

hmmmm. I just looked at the rear sprocket and its a 45t. not sure about the front as I cant see it. also have the 160/60 rear tire. when I checked the speedo on a radar machine the police had set up on my street it was only reading 3 mph faster than the radar @30 mph.

[md86]

3 mph off at 30 mph is about 10% . Mine reads about 10% fast too according to the stationary radar down the street from me ( Reads 55 at actual 50 ) . That's about normal for bikes .

[mystahagy]

hmmmm. I just looked at the rear sprocket and its a 45t. not sure about the front as I cant see it.

Mine's got a 45t in the rear too. I haven't been able to figure out if that was stock. If stock is 47, I don't really see why you'd go to a 45. I dunno... My chain and sprockets are due for replacement, I'll probably go to 47.

[The CyberPoet]

Mine's got a 45t in the rear too. I haven't been able to figure out if that was stock. If stock is 47, I don't really see why you'd go to a 45. I dunno... My chain and sprockets are due for replacement, I'll probably go to 47.

45 will net you a bit of an increase in bottom-end take-off, at the expense of a bit of top-end speed. For a lot of riders, this is a desirable trade-off.

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

[mystahagy]

Mine's got a 45t in the rear too. I haven't been able to figure out if that was stock. If stock is 47, I don't really see why you'd go to a 45. I dunno... My chain and sprockets are due for replacement, I'll probably go to 47.

45 will net you a bit of an increase in bottom-end take-off, at the expense of a bit of top-end speed. For a lot of riders, this is a desirable trade-off.

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

Hey Cyber, I thought it was the other way around? Did you mean a 47 will increase take-off?

[The CyberPoet]

Mine's got a 45t in the rear too. I haven't been able to figure out if that was stock. If stock is 47, I don't really see why you'd go to a 45. I dunno... My chain and sprockets are due for replacement, I'll probably go to 47.

45 will net you a bit of an increase in bottom-end take-off, at the expense of a bit of top-end speed. For a lot of riders, this is a desirable trade-off.

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

Hey Cyber, I thought it was the other way around? Did you mean a 47 will increase take-off?

Brain-fart. You're right.

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet