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Re: [ST] Thoughts on gearing after first ride



The last 2 bikes I've had have had 6-speeds and I get lost and 
frequently try for 7th.  However, the shift from 5th to 6th drops the 
rpm  6.9% and your gear change raised it 10.8%, so you may well be 
thinking there's another gear left.

The chain is just a tad too long.  I have 2500 miles on my '02 and was 
on the last index spot of chain adjustment with the factory sprockets. 
  That's one reason I bought a bigger rear sprocket.  You could buy a 
chain tool and take out 2 links, or add a larger rear sprocket.

Keith Winter wrote:
> I just got back from my first test ride with the 17T front
> sprocket and my opinion is that this is an excellent change
> to make.  .... I did find, during one instance of passing a car in
> a long straight section, that at 85 or 90 MPH, I was hunting
> for another gear above 6th; .....
> 
> One thing, though: I'm going to have to replace the chain. I
> don't know if this one is stretched after only 6000 miles, or
> if the 17T front on an RS causes a big difference, but with
> the chain properly adjusted, I'm clear at the stops on the
> adjusters; there's nothing left to use if the chain
> stretches any more.   .....

> -Keith
> '00 RS
>

- -- 
John Albright
'02 RS
Chattanooga
C-RATs Pack Leader


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