[ST] Question on gearing

[Keith Winter <kwinter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>I decided to put a smaller front sprocket on the RS, as I'm
Many of you have changed your front sprockets and I think
some of you are running 17. What is the general opinion on
this?  How is long distance touring affected by the 17/19
difference?  Should I send the 17 back and get an 18, or try
out the 17?  17 is a big drop from 19, percentage-wise, so
>>I'm unsure what to do at this point.

I've been running a 17 front sprocket for some time, there's not a lot of difference
to standard except you'll find you use 6th gear a lot more!  Added benefit is
it makes it sparkle even more in the twisties, I gave a fellow on a SP2 a shock
when he tried (note TRIED) to keep up!  Don't get it if you're going to do a
lot of slab work, or if you don't intend to cane it, it'd be a waste of time.


Mick.
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http://www.terrigal.net.au

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