Re: [St] Fuel Economy

[BrettWilson21@xxxxxxx]

I went through this exercise when I had my 99 ST. It came with 18t front 
sprocket and I replaced it with a 17t. This gave me an extra 500rpm and really 
sweetened the bike up.

I also found that my fuel economy actually improved, as I didnt have to rev 
the crap out of the bike top get it moving from a standing start. Of course 
there was a sacrifice in top end speed, however that is a relative thing. Loosing 
30 or 40kph from the available top speed didnt really seem like a sacrifice 
when I knew I could hit 200kph if I really wanted to! I could still do a 1000km 
ride (Sydney to Brisbane) on two tanks of fuel.

The other part of the equation was that the economy improvements were 
sometimes  eroded as the bike was just so much nicer to ride exploring the rev 
range...

I suddenly found out that my ST would lift the front wheel using the 
throttle. I also found out what a first gear power slide felt like. My then girl 
friend was pillion at the time.  She never did believe my story that, as 
exhilarating as it was, it was unintentional. She started speaking to me again a few 
days later.

Brett.   
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