[dsn_klr650 was tucson rice peak now drive ratios

[bali_blu]

I just mounted a set of Kenda 270's (thanks to all who posted comments about their mounting experiences,tricks etc...) They have a max. of 40psi indicated on the sidewall. That seems pretty hight for everyday riding unless, well, your big or are loaded up pretty heavy with gear and cargo. I have been running them at 35/F and 31/R. Which still seems high compared to the OEM tires which I had great results with while running 31/F and 29/R. I would air them down to 21/F and 19/R when I needed more traction. What have others results been and at what pressures? Do you air them down when you get to the loose stuff? What kind of mileage can I expect out of them? TIA, Roger

[Jeff Saline]

On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:28:36 -0000 "bali_blu" writes:

> I just mounted a set of Kenda 270's (thanks to all who posted > comments > about their mounting experiences,tricks etc...) They have a max. of > 40psi indicated on the sidewall. That seems pretty hight for > everyday > riding unless, well, your big or are loaded up pretty heavy with > gear > and cargo. > > I have been running them at 35/F and 31/R. Which still seems high > compared to the OEM tires which I had great results with while > running > 31/F and 29/R. I would air them down to 21/F and 19/R when I needed > more traction. > > What have others results been and at what pressures? Do you air > them > down when you get to the loose stuff? What kind of mileage can I > expect out of them? > > TIA, > > Roger

<><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><> Roger, I don't know about mileage for you running those pressures. I get well over 5,000 smiles from a rear at 36 psi for paved and maybe 28 or so for lots of off pavement riding. On the front I run 32 psi for pavement and maybe let it get to 22-24 psi for off pavement. I get over 10,000 smiles from a front. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT ____________________________________________________________ Click here for project management tools. Easy to implement, adopt and use. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3m5nq6BSYDjKul9zYjlYpOULGmKXkdcedIgF03kl2BeM2sUM/

[Fred Hink]

Any time the chain goes around a sprocket it wears according to the diameter of the sprocket. Smaller sprockets will wear the chain more than a larger sprocket because of the angle of deflection but the difference if very small. There is also more metal and more teeth to spread the wear in a larger sprocket. If you need a smaller front sprocket to lower your speed, raise the rpms or have more power, then a smaller sprocket is the way to go. If you want to lower rpms a larger front sprocket will work. A larger front sprocket will not get you significant better gas mileage but will lower the rpms at a given speed for a more relaxed ride. A larger front sprocket will act like an over drive but you sacrifice not having the low first gear as well. You can't raise or lower one gear without effecting all the gears. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com http://s1.zetaboards.com/arrowhead

----- Original Message ----- From: Don Montgomery To: KLR650@yahoogroupsm ; Fred Hink Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 6:20 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: [DSN_KLR650 was Tucson Rice Peak now drive ratios Fred, Is the 13T counter sprocket harder on the chain, making the change to the sprocket more desirable? TIA, Don M ----- Original Message ----- From: Fred Hink Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: [DSN_KLR650 was Tucson Rice Peak now drive ratios I have the 13T in stock but I would advise against it if you are wanting to do much highway riding. Good for trail work but not so good for interstate cruising. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com http://s1.zetaboards.com/arrowhead ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Montgomery To: KLR650@yahoogroupsm Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 8:08 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: [DSN_KLR650 was Tucson Rice Peak now drive ratios Is it available and workable to swap a counter sprocket with 14 teeth to a 13 tooth one? Seems I've heard this done while one the road. 14:43 = 1:3.07 14:46 = 1:3.28 13:43 = 1:3.30 Don M [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Bogdan Swider]

> > > I get well over 5,000 smiles from a rear at 36 psi for paved and maybe 28 > or so for lots of off pavement riding. > > On the front I run 32 psi for pavement and maybe let it get to 22-24 psi > for off pavement. I get over 10,000 smiles from a front. > > Best, > > Jeff Saline

I run a bit lower off pavement. 20-22 psi rear and 18-20 front. Maybe cause I weigh 150lbs. A real dumb thing I did for years was to insist on riding off pavement with Avon Slipsters at full pavement tire pressure. The theory that I sold myself on was this: I wanted to get used to riding with non- aggressive tires and high pressures so I could make extemporaneous detours onto rough roads without messing with the tires. I always rode slower than anyone else on gravel and ended up hating gravel roads. Bogdan who s amazed on how we can buy into abstract notions [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]