This was supposed to go to the group. I went to a 14 on the front and a 47 on the rear. Love it off road. I change it to a 16 front for the road and I m satisfied with the speed and performance. 15/43 ratio is 2.867 Stock 14/47 ratio is 3.357 16/47 ratio is 2.937 It s a lot lower for off road and a little bit high over stock riding on road. GregM [b]From:[/b]
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[b]Subject:[/b] Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Riding in 4th
I have always thought of putting a 16 on the front and a 45 on the rear. That would be close to stock, but when I got to the dirt I could throw on a 15 or 14 and have more fun. When I am mostly off road or just local riding I like the 14 with the 43 stock rear. The bike is much more fun this way. I did notice a little loss in the miles per gallon. Most of my problem with this is in the wrist. I am not a fast rider, but I like to get up to speed quickly. ________________________________ From: Dooden To:
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 8:37:07 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Riding in 4th Well I had 14/45 on for a while, playing offroad/trails it was wonderful, highway (around my parts posted limit is 55) it was pretty buzzzzzzzzzzzzzy, alright for 50 miles or so to say the campground where I was headed, but not something I would want stay at if on highway alot. When I had to start commuting 55 miles one way it went back to stock 15/43. Have left it that way, kinda stinks in the woods, but almost never do the real nasty stuff since my wife is out front on her 4 wheeler. Always make her take point so the ride is at her speed and not mine. Only takes a few minutes to change front and/or rear sprocket if I got other plans. Dooden A15 Green Ape --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, RobertWichert wrote: > > Folks, > > I am seriously considering changing to a 14 tooth front sprocket. For > the following reasons: > > 1) I went riding on a sandy road two weeks ago, and I never got out > of first gear. Ever. > 2) There are times when I would like to go slower, with enough > throttle to make a difference. This even happens in parking lots. When > I learned to ride, we put HUGE sprockets on the back and just crawled > along. I did lots of gnarly stuff like that and didn't know the difference. > 3) From what I can tell, I will still be able to ride at 80 mph (my > highway speed preference) without getting above 5500 rpm. > 4) Does anybody have a "speed in gears" chart for the KLR 650? > 5) I know that Kawi was looking for compromise, but I think they may > have opted for less revs to keep people from freaking out. For me, the > extra 500 rpm is not scary. And I don't care if I hit 100 mph or not. > > Any advice from the gallery? Jud? > > > Robert P. Wichert P.Eng > +1 916 966 9060 > FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > >
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======================================================== > > > On 5/12/2010 3:47 PM, Jud wrote: > > > > > > Tall gearing is great on the right bike. The KLR is not the right > > bike. First of all, it doesn't have any vibration to speak of. Not > > compared to a big Brit single whose grips get as big as baseball bats > > any time the revs get within 20 degrees of the red line. Second, it > > has the aerodynamics of a barn door. Even with a tail wind it's not > > going to pull red line on 16/43, and with stock gearing it will > > probably run faster in fourth.
> > > > A taller gear on this bike just narrows its focus. It may
feel a > > little calmer droning down the freeway at 75 or 80, but it will be > > worse at everything else. Like pottering along those nice 45-50 mph > > roads. Like running around town. Like cruising those 2-tracks and fire > > roads this bike seems made for. > > > > With the upright riding position, I don't really care to spend a lot > > of time over 65 anyway, so I see no point in setting it up to run > > there at the expense of everything else it does so well. > > > >
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > , "notanymoore" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I have the same problem. Always hunting between 4th and 5th with the > > 16 tooth sprocket on roads with 35-45 MPH speed limits. Just try to > > not lug the engine. The tradeoff in ride improvement at higher speeds > > is worth it IMO. > > > > > > Since most of my driving is higher speed, I've actually found the > > KLR is easier on oil with the extra tooth. KLR oil consumption seems > > to go up dramatically at prolonged speeds over 65 MPH with the 15 > > tooth. There seems to be a dropoff after a certain RPM level. > > > > > > > > > --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > , Craig Kahler wrote: > > > > > > > > I want to keep my 16T front sprocket for highway riding, but many > > of the roads I ride are to slow for 5th gear. > > > > Does alot of riding around in 4th gear cause extra wear on the > > transmission? > > > > Craig Kahler > > > > > > > > > > > >