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What's the best sprocket combo for the street?
09-21-2003, 4:46 PM
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Join Date: 06-30-2001 Location: Arizona
Bike(s): Honda Hawk GT, Honda CBR929 Posts: 248
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? As some of you may have read in one of my earlier posts, I'm going to be swapping my swinger for a 954 unit which means I'll need to replace my chain, so I might as well change to a 520 at the same time. So...
I know each track has it's own better gear ratio setup, but what's the best overall front and rear sprocket selection/combination for a 929 on the street? Opinions and reasoning please.
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09-21-2003, 11:20 PM
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Join Date: 08-27-2002 Location: belvidere IL.
Bike(s): cbr 929rr Age: 32 Posts: 220
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? i Have a 15t up front and the stock 43 in the back, not bad at all, a bit buzzy on the highway but nice pull through all the gears.
When my chain goes bad i'll probably go 16t up front and 46 or 47 on th back. |
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09-22-2003, 12:01 AM
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Join Date: 07-06-2003 Location: Jacksonville, Fl.
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? Trey: Why would you want to go up in the rear as apposed to staying at 15 in the front? What is the dis/advantage? |
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09-22-2003, 1:41 PM
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Join Date: 06-30-2001 Location: Arizona
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? |
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09-24-2003, 12:22 PM
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Join Date: 06-30-2001 Location: Arizona
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? No one? Does my breath smell bad or something? |
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09-24-2003, 1:24 PM
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Join Date: 07-29-2003 Location: Central NJ
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? Up 1 or 2 teeth on the back. Down one in front is about equal to up 3 in back. I find 3 is too much for big bikes. Works good for 600s |
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09-24-2003, 9:35 PM
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Join Date: 08-27-2002 Location: belvidere IL.
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? Hey repsol,
I personaly think its better to go more on the back then down on the front. The engine seems a bit more buzzy when u go one down in the front, plus i want to put my stock 16t back on cause it has a rubber padding on both sides of it. |
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09-24-2003, 9:40 PM
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Join Date: 01-24-2002 Location: Lexington, North Carolina
Bike(s): 2001 929 R&B Age: 29 Posts: 198
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? I have a 46 rear tooth gear. I love it. It pulls great with the 46 on there. |
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09-25-2003, 12:42 PM
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Join Date: 06-30-2001 Location: Arizona
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? What length chain is needed to add 3 teeth to the rear sprocket? |
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09-25-2003, 12:51 PM
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Join Date: 07-22-2002 Location: Tikrit, Iraq
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? Quote: |
trey : ...plus i want to put my stock 16t back on cause it has a rubber padding on both sides of it.
| Wouldn't a couple of o-rings work in place of the rubber padding? |
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09-25-2003, 1:30 PM
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Join Date: 12-29-2001 Location: New Jersey, USA
Bike(s): '01 CBR 929 black & red, K7 GSX-R600 Age: 48 Posts: 6,477
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? Quote: |
WildBillF1 : Wouldn't a couple of o-rings work in place of the rubber padding?
| Hmm. I don't think so, as the rubber is incorporated into the sprocket, just to prevent some vibration and noise. I think adding O rings would add too much thickness and perhaps interfere with it's turning. I don't notice any problems running an AFAM countersprocket with no rubber padding; no extra noise or anything. I'm currently running a 15 front and 44 rear with the stock chain. I like it a lot better on the track, and it's not too bad on the street. |
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09-25-2003, 3:04 PM
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Join Date: 01-24-2002 Location: Lexington, North Carolina
Bike(s): 2001 929 R&B Age: 29 Posts: 198
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? I think that mine is a 110 but let me check tonight it may be a 112. *I bought an x-ring chain when I redid mine. |
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09-27-2003, 1:20 PM
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Join Date: 06-30-2001 Location: Arizona
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? Quote: |
HondaGalToo : I like it a lot better on the track, and it's not too bad on the street.
| 'not too bad on the street'? What's the disadvantage of this combo on the street?
Also, can someone compare 16/46 to 15/45? |
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09-27-2003, 3:40 PM
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#14 | | Team Visa Racing
Join Date: 05-29-2001 Location: Campbell, CA
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? My post got all screwed up and I'm not gonna go through that again. Sorry.
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09-27-2003, 4:01 PM
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Join Date: 06-30-2001 Location: Arizona
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? Quote: |
nedro : My post got all screwed up and I'm not gonna go through that again. Sorry.
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09-27-2003, 4:53 PM
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Join Date: 03-27-2002 Location: Toronto
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? I'm interested in the answer to this question too...
so what is the disadvantage to running 16/44 or 16/45 on the street?
I don't mind hitting over 250kph every now and then so I don't want to completely kill the top end but I'd like a bigger pull low down since most of my riding is street/highway in traffic. I usually avoid lofting the front wheel so I although I want pull, I don't want a flipped bike.
What's better? 16/44 or 16/45? Or just plain old stock? |
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09-27-2003, 10:17 PM
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Join Date: 07-28-2003 Location: Central Florida
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? What is stock? Is it 16/43? |
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09-27-2003, 10:57 PM
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Join Date: 10-27-2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? Quote: |
o'town929 : What is stock? Is it 16/43? *
| yep thats stock |
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09-28-2003, 10:47 AM
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Join Date: 12-29-2001 Location: New Jersey, USA
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? Yup, stock is 16/43. *The 15/44 combo I'm using is fine on the street, it just seems a little buzzier and of course I have to shift out of 1st and 2nd sooner. *Other than that, no real disadvantages. *It makes the rpms run maybe 500 or so more than the stock gearing.
Most folks change gearing for track use, which is why I did it. The stock gearing is way too tall for most tracks. For me, it made the slow, tighter turns better in second, whereas before first was too much, but second bogged down a bit. If you only street ride, the stock 16/43 is probably the best. |
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09-28-2003, 1:35 PM
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Join Date: 12-21-2002 Location: Talala OK, (north of Tulsa)
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? I changed to a 16/45 with a chain and sprocket replacement and like the results. I do track and street riding and the change helped both. The track that I ride at, Hallett Motor Racing Circuit has one 1st or 2nd rear corner depending on how you want to do it. I did not like using 1st and 2nd was to tall but with the change 2nd works better now. My 929 also seems to pull better everywhere and the rpm change was not that big. I have had the bike up to 160mph and it still pulls and does not hit the redline so IMHO the change was good for the riding that I do. |
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09-28-2003, 2:14 PM
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Join Date: 06-30-2001 Location: Arizona
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? OK, so what's the differences between 15/44 and 16/45? |
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09-28-2003, 8:41 PM
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Join Date: 08-27-2002 Location: belvidere IL.
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? The 15/45 will pull a bit harder then the 16/46. Just putting a 15t on the front will make a exceptional difference.
Try doing the 15t on the front, lots of people do it and like it, its very cheap also. |
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09-29-2003, 4:55 AM
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Join Date: 06-30-2001 Location: Arizona
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? OK, thanks everyone for your inputs
As I mentioned previously, I plan on changing to a 520 chain when I install my 954 swinger and I would really like to have it geared a little better at the bottom than it is now. As it is now I find myself having the same first or second gear dilemma in slow corners that others have mentioned ... there just doesn't seem to be the right gear the way it's now geared. Anyway, making the transition to the 520 also precludes me from being able to experiment cheaply (just changing the front sprocket etc.) so I thought I'd ask here before I send DK another $227
Right now I'm leaning toward 15/44. Does anyone running this combo have one of those speedo recalibrators? I'm curious what the error would be and if anyone already has the correction for the calibrator already sorted.
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09-29-2003, 7:51 AM
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Join Date: 12-29-2001 Location: New Jersey, USA
Bike(s): '01 CBR 929 black & red, K7 GSX-R600 Age: 48 Posts: 6,477
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? Yes, I'm running the 15/44 and I have my Ahlman's speedo recalibrator set at 12%. The last dipswitch I think is set at 9 because I lowered the gears. |
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09-29-2003, 8:13 AM
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Join Date: 02-10-2002 Location: Hoosierland, USA
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? I like the 15/44 on the street, this should be the stock ratio for the bike imho......but I am 200 with gear....
No way to really say what is the 'best' ratio.....too many variables....roads, tracks, riding style, etc.....
Your best bet is to just jump in and give them a try....stats and specs can only give you a relative idea....you really must ride the bike to tell what you are going to prefer as a rider.....
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09-29-2003, 8:41 AM
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Join Date: 12-29-2001 Location: New Jersey, USA
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| Re: What's the best sprocket combo for the street? Yup, what Baketech said. I tried the 15/44 first because I could keep the stock chain. When it's time for a new one, I'll switch to 520. I'll likely keep this ratio. At most, I would maybe go to 15/45. |
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