Wilsons Sandbox

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Tumu Rock" wrote: > > Just wanted to post a quick note on my recent sprocket swap. I went > with a 45 tooth rear and got have each of the 14, 15 , and 16 tooth > front sprockets. I was running 15/45 for a while and it is a fully > functional go-anywhere kind of gearing. A little more pep in the > step without adding too much to the RPM/speed ratio. Slightly higher > RPMs at a given speed compared to stock. > > I then swapped out to the 16/45 for a recent trip down to NYC and > found that combo works really well for me for longer distances. It > is slightly lower in the revs for any given speed (approximately 100 > RPMs lower at 75 mph compared to stock) without requiring too much > clutch abuse in the stop and go, and then go around, traffic of the > NYC area. > > That being said, I look forward to trying the 14/45 combo in some off- > road situations in the near future (snow be damned). Depending on > how that goes, I may ditch the 15 tooth front and just swap between > the 14 and 16. > > FWIW, the 16 and 45 tooth sprockets are Studebaker. We'll see how > long they last. I was not overly impressed with the fact that 16 > tooth sprocket comes with a spacer for the outside of the sprocket > instead of being machined with a shoulder on both sides. That means > the contact area of the sprocket splines with countershaft splines is > slightly less than a properly machined sprocket. The 14 tooth, from > Sunstar, and 15 tooth, from JT Sprockets, both have the appropriate > shoulders on both sides. I'm sure there are other brands of 16 tooth > sprockets that also have the shoulder and I would personally > recommend those over the Studebaker. Even if you don't care about the > spline depth/contact area on the sprocket, having a spacer is just > one more piece to drop in the dirt if you plan on swapping back and > forth. > > da Vermonster >

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Spike55 wrote: > Could you 'flesh out' an important part of your set-up, which pertains to the chain. Nearly from the beginning, I've used a 44T/15T with the stock chain but I think that I would run out of chain length with a 45T rear. Tell us about the chain / amount of adjustment. Don R100, A6F [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, kl650a@... wrote: > > > The 45T rear sprocket will work with either the stock > 106 link or a 108 link chain. The 108 link chain with > a 47T rear sprocket places the rear wheel in exactly > the same place as the stock 106 link chain with a > 43T rear sprocket. The only combinations you may > not be able to use with the 45T rear sprocket are in > combination with the 13T or 17T front since you cannot > have a 107 link chain which would be the perfect length. > > Walt > > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Spike55 wrote: > > > Could you 'flesh out' an important part of your set-up, which > pertains to the chain. Nearly from the beginning, I've used a > 44T/15T with the stock chain but I think that I would run out of > chain length with a 45T rear. Tell us about the chain / amount of > adjustment. > > Don R100, A6F > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

> > Could you 'flesh out' an important part of your set-up, which > pertains to the chain. Nearly from the beginning, I've used a > 44T/15T with the stock chain but I think that I would run out of > chain length with a 45T rear. Tell us about the chain / amount of > adjustment. > > Don R100, A6F > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Tumu Rock" wrote: > I went with a 45 tooth rear and got have each of the 14, 15 , and