46 tooth rear sprocket

[R1000]

What is your impression using a 46-tooth rear sprocket (STD front)? Is there a noticeable change in?

- Handling due to shorter wheel base
- Acceleration on higher gears
- Wheelie willingness on 2nd and 3rd gear

 

[BA BUSA]

I wouldn't know...I'm using a 47

 

[Cookie]

cruel

 

[Commuta_Busa]

a few teeth up in the back will always help.

 

[djsin]

good reading on sprockets Sport Rider-Free sport bike motorcycle horsepower by changing gearing

another useful tool, enter your bike info, then you can put in your stock currant and custom sprockets and it will spit out all of the info you need in a graph, by gear 1-6 and by rpm
Gearing Commander: Motorcycle Gearing Ratio Sprocket RPM Speed Chain Calculator

 

[R1000]

I wouldn't know...I'm using a 47

That old

 

[R1000]

a few teeth up in the back will always help.

A JTR 1800-46 steel sprocket is now ordered. It is still 40+ days here until the temperature is nice and the roads are clean. Time55.com - Nedräkning

 

[BA BUSA]

That old

???

I'm running 18/47

 

[R1000]

I'm running 18/47

Aah, are you happy with this gearing, it is almost the same as 18/46 (2% diff).

 

[BA BUSA]

What is your impression using a 46-tooth rear sprocket (STD front)? Is there a noticeable change in?

- Handling due to shorter wheel base
- Acceleration on higher gears
- Wheelie willingness on 2nd and 3rd gear

Noticeable change in handling...no
Acceleration on higher gears...YES in ALL gears
Wheelie willingness on 2nd and 3rd gear...I don't do wheelies, but they will be much easier with this set up

 

[Hectic]

good reading on sprockets Sport Rider-Free sport bike motorcycle horsepower by changing gearing

Nice read. Thanks!

 

[dadofthree]

good reading on sprockets Sport Rider-Free sport bike motorcycle horsepower by changing gearing

another useful tool, enter your bike info, then you can put in your stock currant and custom sprockets and it will spit out all of the info you need in a graph, by gear 1-6 and by rpm
Gearing Commander: Motorcycle Gearing Ratio Sprocket RPM Speed Chain Calculator

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[Tufbusa]

I wouldn't know...I'm using a 47

Must be getting to old and feable to shift, eh?

Does a 47T require adding a link or two to the chain?

 

[BA BUSA]

Must be getting to old and feable to shift, eh?

Does a 47T require adding a link or two to the chain?

I had it on the '08 for Mark's ride last year

Stock is 114...I also went with a 190/55...had to go to 116 to make it work

 

[Tufbusa]

I had it on the '08 for Mark's ride last year

Stock is 114...I also went with a 190/55...had to go to 116 to make it work

Well that's cool! I wondered why you were so stinkin slow? I was blaming it on your old age and senility

 

[GravityIsEvil]

when you change sprockets does that throw off your speed ?

 

[dadofthree]

when you change sprockets does that throw off your speed ?

Yes, it changes it, but the GenI is off a good bit from the factory. GenII seems dead on.

 

[jetsetter]

Yes, it changes it, but the GenI is off a good bit from the factory. GenII seems dead on.

My genII was 6.5% off. It's now corrected with a speedo healer.

 

[EarlyBird]

Ba Busa how do you like the 190/55r17 for handling?

 

[BA BUSA]

Ba Busa how do you like the 190/55r17 for handling?

They cost more than the 190/50's...but I like them better...faster turn in and when leaned over a larger contact patch

I've been using them for about six years, started at the track with Pirelli SuperCorsas, Metzler Racetec (used to be Rennsport)...for the street I recommend the BT-016 190/55-17 rear, 120/70-17 front