14 tooth sprocket & 15 & 16.../new bike

[hafaxx]

I've got 400 miles on an '05 KLR, I am thinking of changing to a 14 tooth countershaft sprocket so I can putt around on trails without crashing. I live in Southern New Mexico, a riders dream come true with dirt roads and trails everywhere in the Sacramento mountains. I won't be doing a lot of fast hiway riding/75 mph but will need to run 60 to 65 to keep up with the traffic to get there. With the OE gears it is going 4000 rpm and almost 60 mph. Any body know what a 14 tooth sprocket revs at 60 mph??? What is a safe max hiway rpm for the 650?? Thanks.

[Stanford Johnsey]

Changing from the 15T to a 14T your rpm will go from 4,000 to 4285 at the same speed. Above 5,000 rpm the KLR tends to use a bit more oil. If push come to shove it will run at 6,500 all day long. hafaxx wrote: I've got 400 miles on an '05 KLR, I am thinking of changing to a 14 tooth countershaft sprocket so I can putt around on trails without crashing. I live in Southern New Mexico, a riders dream come true with dirt roads and trails everywhere in the Sacramento mountains. I won't be doing a lot of fast hiway riding/75 mph but will need to run 60 to 65 to keep up with the traffic to get there. With the OE gears it is going 4000 rpm and almost 60 mph. Any body know what a 14 tooth sprocket revs at 60 mph??? What is a safe max hiway rpm for the 650?? Thanks. Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Joseph Jones]

I put a 14 tooth on my A18. I loved it as long as I didn't hit 5th gear. It took away the gap between 1st and 2nd. To me it seemed like around town,stop and go, and turns, I would find myself going to fast for 1st and to slow for second. I put the 15 tooth back on because I ride on the roads too much for the 14. I put the 14 tooth on my A12, because it will be used around town and in the mountians most of the time. But if I take it out of town the 15, or maybe a 16 will go on. Joe SE Ky A18 A12 DR 200 (for sale)

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "hafaxx" wrote: > > I've got 400 miles on an '05 KLR, I am thinking of changing to a 14 > tooth countershaft sprocket so I can putt around on trails without > crashing. I live in Southern New Mexico, a riders dream come true > with dirt roads and trails everywhere in the Sacramento mountains. I > won't be doing a lot of fast hiway riding/75 mph but will need to > run 60 to 65 to keep up with the traffic to get there. With the OE > gears it is going 4000 rpm and almost 60 mph. Any body know what a > 14 tooth sprocket revs at 60 mph??? What is a safe max hiway rpm for > the 650?? > Thanks.

[dooden]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "hafaxx" wrote:

> > I've got 400 miles on an '05 KLR, I am thinking of changing to a 14 > tooth countershaft sprocket so I can putt around on trails without > crashing. I live in Southern New Mexico, a riders dream come true > with dirt roads and trails everywhere in the Sacramento mountains. I > won't be doing a lot of fast hiway riding/75 mph but will need to > run 60 to 65 to keep up with the traffic to get there. With the OE > gears it is going 4000 rpm and almost 60 mph. Any body know what a > 14 tooth sprocket revs at 60 mph??? What is a safe max hiway rpm for > the 650?? > Thanks.

55 MPH (indicated) is just about 4500 RPM on mine with a 14 on the front and a 45 on the rear. GearCalc should give you them numbers you seek. http://home.austin.rr.com/ironjungle/programs/gc_v3012.zip> Remove the < & > http://home.austin.rr.com/ironjungle/programs/sc_v201.zip> Shim Clac for doing the valves. Dooden A15 Green Ape

[Voice Man]

I found that my 14t on the front made my RPM's somewhere near 4500 for 60 mph, the vibration was greater, plus a strange, rhythmic vibration, and it wore my chain and sprockets faster, so I have stayed with the stock gearing. If I did more slow trail work, I would probably want the 14t on it, but I didn't like it for general use, which for me is about 70% street, and 30% dirt. Lance A17 Branson, MO

> > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "hafaxx" > wrote: > >> > >> I've got 400 miles on an '05 KLR, I am thinking > of changing to a 14 > >> tooth countershaft sprocket so I can putt around > on trails without > >> crashing. I live in Southern New Mexico, a riders > dream come true > >> with dirt roads and trails everywhere in the > Sacramento mountains. > > I > >> won't be doing a lot of fast hiway riding/75 mph > but will need to > >> run 60 to 65 to keep up with the traffic to get > there. With the OE > >> gears it is going 4000 rpm and almost 60 mph. Any > body know what a > >> 14 tooth sprocket revs at 60 mph??? What is a > safe max hiway rpm > > for > >> the 650?? > >> Thanks. > > > When I first got my A7, some 3 months back, it came > with a 16 (PO used the > bike exclusively for road/cyn carvin). Tried a few > easy offroad trails in my > area, but my onroad 'mishap' in Dec kept me off > anything with any challenge > until about 3 weeks ago. > I knew the 16 would be too much, but didn't realise > how much. > At idle/no throttle and not using the clutch, the 16 > will still pull you at > about 9.5-10 mph, which is a little high for some > trails. > Put on a 15 about a week and half ago and rode some > more technical trails in > the 'hood'. The 15 seems to pull at about 7 to 7.5 > mph without throttle and > no clutchin - fine and dandy for anything that isn't > real single track > around here. > Considering how quick and easy it is to change cogs, > I'm gonna get a 14 also > for those days when I know I'll be stretchin my > offroad abilities. > The 15 seems perfect though as an allround setup > with a stock rear cog - > really fine on-road and even frwy or backroad crusin > up to 80ish mph, and > quite adequate for most all dirt roads and some > trails. > To qualify that, most all the off-road stuff, > including anything called a > dirt road, in the immediate Santa Barbara area > involves ridin in the Los > Padres NF, which almost always means lotz of > elevation changes and > precipitous drops if you make a real mistake and > heavy brush anywhere > offtrail, so havin that low gear is a real safety > margin. > > On the other hand, I will likely put the 16 back on > when I'm ridin a > multiday tour aimed mainly at paved roads with the > occassional dusty road. > For 90% road ridin the 16 is really good for both > frwy cruisin at the 70 to > 75 mph range and also puts 3rd into a range that > works well in sideroad > carvin. I didn't really notice much, if any, power > improvement in goin to > the 15 from the 16. Accelerating and Passing between > 15 and 16 seems to have > minimal difference. > Considering how easy it is to change the cog I > wouldn't hesitate to > recommend tryin a 16 for anyone who rides paved > roads almost exclusively - > the torque is still there, and the power is there > without havin to 'row' the > gears as much. > I'll prolly carry a 14 & 16 when I do go out for any > overnite tour. Takes > less than 30 minutes to swap out that cog. Couldn't > be any easier. > > js > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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