After so many years, this has to be the clearest, most useful video on the subject. I had no trouble following your train of thought. Thank you for making this video! It helped me a lot.
Thankful that you made a vid on this subject 🤗 ride safe always sir although this was made year ago it is still helpfull and informative up to this date...
Initial calculations are correct but later he is trying by guessing. Here is how to calculate and not guess and try: if you want to reduce rpm by 500 and keep the same speed you need to reduce rear sprocket teeth. 3500/4000 = 0.875 Then 42 teeth sprocket should be reduced to: 42x0.875 = 36.75 rounding it up to 37 teeth. Thank you.
Very well explanation thanx mate and i think this also increases milage of your bike on highway as you are on low rpm compare to stock. actually this makes ratio taller and i personally like taller gear ratio cuz i ride on highways it makes your bike smooth like butter on high speed cruising
Awesome simple direct video. I'm trying to set up an electric motor to turn my snowblower chute. There's a huge wide toothed sprocket on the chute, I know now where to begin figuring out a proper drive sprocket for my motor so it's not too slow or fast! I know my motor's rpm, I'll count the teeth on the big sprocket and do some math v to figure out my rotation speed. Thank you!
You also need to consider chain tension if you don't want to shorten or purchase a new chain. If you want drastic changes adjust both in the opposite direction. If your looking to increase rpm and gain torque decrease teeth in front and or increase teeth in the back; this decreases top speed. Larger sprocket in the front and or smaller in the rear and you increase top speed but lose torque. See if you can find dyno numbers on your bike and adjust the sprockets to the max torque and horsepower for the rpm range you ride in most. Example - Honda grom: I'm 300 lbs and needed torque and higher rpms, so I dropped one tooth in the front. This allowed me to get up hills and max out the rpms. I may have lost a couple mph of top speed but take off and hill climbing improved drastically. Most likely why the newer models went to a five speed. Front sprockets are cheaper and I would suggest adjusting by one tooth only. If you speed reads off wheel speed your fine otherwise you will need a tune for correct speeds. Check with gps to confirm.
The summary for what sprocket you might want to change to achieve different aspects of rpm power and speed --Front sprokect change bigger faster less rpm smaller slower more rpm bigger less power smaller more power --Rear sprocket change bigger slower more rpm smaller faster less rpm bigger more power smaller less power I recommend changing rear sprockets changing the front can put extra stress on the case drive gear bearing.
If increasing the numbers of teeth at rear end sprocket by 3 Teeth from the stock rear sprocket..do I have to change the chain as a whole or do I need to get a new chain with more linkage?
Do not throw your money away changing the sockets. This will only make 2 results: 1. this will improve starting off (launching) 2. this will increase your RPM in top gear at highway speeds. Changing the sprockets is changing the final gearing on your cycle. Changing the final gearing means nothing. What really matters is overall gearing. Overall gearing is everything from the engine to the rear tire. Overall gearing is a affected by these areas: 1. Manual Transmission 2. Drive sprockets (final gearing) 3. Tire size (actually have to change rim diameter to change tire size much) It is a very common misunderstanding that changing the sprockets will mean you'll always have lower gearing. That is not true. You have a manual transmission. That allows you to have what ever gear ratio you want. If you like the power of low gearing then don't shift until redline for all I care. Shifting at redline is not what you really want unless you are drag racing. My point is you can decide how high you want your RPM to go before shifting. If you like low RPM for fuel efficiency shift early and keep your RPMs low. Once you get in top gear you can't shift up any more. That's why I say changing the sprockets will affect the RPM on the highway.
If I have a GS750E big bore which makes it a 816cc stock is geared at 14/43 and I want the best top speed but still be able to accelerate at smooth and reasonable time. Can I increase both sprockets up to 17/47? Or does that just cancel each other? With 112 links and 530 chain.
Cheers Mia Nerb, good video and very informational. Do you and the other moto vloggers have any plans for coming back down to tassie ( my part of the world ) think you really should, but do more stuff in hobart, like the mountain and other stuffs, cheers mate.
im looking at getting a honda cbr250 rally and im pretty sure its got a 14 tooth sproket on the front and in top gear it sits half way in the revs and id like to lower its top revs in that gear if i was to get one but i dont want to sacrifice get up and go power too much
Any way to calculate what gearing the bike will support based on horsepower? my sr125 has 14/49 gearing and 12 hp. Wondering what the highest gearing I could get is. Highest iv seen availible is 16/46 is that workable?
bro i have honda cg125..i installed rear lil big tyre and modify with suzuki gs150 shock with front disk...so dafinatly its dry weight got heavy as per normal...so what u suggest me do change front sprocket or rear.??? or both and which size
Hi Nerb1, great vids, enjoying them very much. Quick question, I have a 1190 non R and I need to change chain and sprockets. From your experience would you go unchanged 17/42 or for 16/42 or 17/45, I would like a bit more revs at low speed. Or is it not worth the hassle, thanks!
17/45 for sure. Ive had no loss in fuel economy and its a little nicer at low speed. It actually feels better at highway speed also. 16/42 is almost the same ratio, but wears the chain a bit faster.
i think you are mistaken there . is it possible to make bigger sprocket and get more apm or speed ? i think it is the opposite . my question is why in new bike they change the small sprocket to bigger one ?
Cheers! That'll help me make a decision for my Tiger. I had mentioned you in a video I posted about 2 weeks ago asking this very question. Thanks for answering even if you didn't know I asked =)
@@Nerb1 hi . My name is Chris. I own a gen5 zx 10r. I am told stock gearing is tall even though Kawasaki claims to have shortened gears 2 thru 6. If I go from a stock 17/39 to 17/41 would that be too drastic just to get a bit more acceleration. Or is a 17/40 sufficient on a gen 5
@@christopheralonge7758 2 teeth smaller on the back is not much... only 5%. I would not be scared to go to a 36 provided you dont regularly try for 180mph.
@@Nerb1 thank you for the reply but I was actually trying to go 2 larger on the rear to a 41 for more acceleration. But I have been told a gen 5 has lower gearing 2 thru six and that going no more than 1 tooth in the rear would be sufficient. Going 2 up in the rearmight be gearing down a bit too much I think. I don't know. I have heard yes and I have heard no. I am confused
Ah, sorry. Somehow i read that you were going 41 to 39. Im blind! Same deal though... 5% is not much. Put on the 41 and see how it feels. You should not need a new chain for 2 teeth and a sprocket is cheap (dont bother with a fancy aluminium one).
You forget t mention what happens to the torque, whis is important when you hit a slope. If you reduce the teeth on the rear sprocket by too much you will need to gear down more often. The magic is a combination of speed n power which the manufacturer has figured works best. And on the CBR, YOU WILL mess your speedo n odo.....so? Please cover these issues. At the end of the day it all boils down to your personal preferences.
Just a quick question. How does the 1190 Adventure get it's speed and distance info?Via a gearbox sensor or the rear ABS sensor? I pose the question because if it's via the gearbox then a change in gearing will affect the accuracy of the speedo/distance recorder. So not only do the revs change for a TRUE 100 kph, but the speedo won't be showing a TRUE 100 kph. I hope I've explained what I merely clearly?
42/17=2.47 .... change the front for more acceleration so say a 16 , 42/16=2.63 .....263-247=16 ....263/16= irony 16% so changing a tooth on the front down gives you 16% more excelleration. Sod top end , getting theres the fun bit .
Thanks! Great video! Can you tell me what it feels like and how bike handles for you with a smaller sprocket in the front?? Like 1 and 2 smaller? Thinking about doing it to my 800gs and wonder how it would be... On trails. Cheers!!
If youre spending a lot of time at walking pace, 1 smaller on the front and several larger on the back will help a lot. The revs will be lifted at low speed, so less stalling and generally less clutch work. You dont want to change too many on the front though... too small a sprocket on the front increases chain wear dramatically, and too big may jam the chain between the sprocket and the engine case.
great video thank you... i do have a question... if i keep the same rear sprocket and i increase 1 t in the front i can have more torque exiting from corners right? my engine will produce a little more torque and higher rpm.
No. If you want more torque, you need a larger difference between sprockets. Increasing the front sprocket is the same as reducing the rear sprocket, which gives you lower rpm for the same speed.
There's a limit what you can do with changing sprockets. Remember that you still have gears. And each gear has a certain ratio. If you increase the rear sprocket enough, you'l jjust make the 6th gear essentially a 5th gear.
Yeah a lot of people just sell sell sell, they forget about weight x ring rolls tire size ECT ECT hobb made weight punch it's not just go larger and it will have better horse more tourq. Case the guy with a life chain nicer roll less friction and less weight along with proper hobb and tire size you might just get burnt.
If increasing the numbers of teeth at rear end sprocket by 3 Teeth from the stock rear sprocket..do I have to change the chain as a whole or do I need to get a new chain with more linkage?
MX Tex I'd love to, but unfortunately suspension is a black art to me also! Hey MrDuhfactor , can you make a really basic suspension video on what compression, rebound and springs do and what to adjust for certain bike behaviour?
Hey, can i ask? So, i got 250, max speed 160,but i want to cruise at 120-130, but RPM too high...8-9k is too much... So, Q: sprockets, can i lower rpm ny changing gearing with sprocket? (What do i do, bigger or smaller rear)
Gearingcommander.com is a hugely useful tool. Probably more useful if you understand this stuff, but it does the maths for you. And has a ton of info pre loaded on virtually any bike you could think of
I think my ninja 250 1994 with 25 inch wheels and a 6 speed manual gearbox that starts redlining at 14k and stops at 16k would go alright with a 36 tooth rear if I could fit it
i read a blog once and it was recommended, that you never go over or under 10% gear ratio at a given engine power , i went 12% above and my bike actually got slower at top end , what is your take on that
Imagine a car cruising 2k rpm in 5th gear at 80mph. In this imaginary scenario you have a 10 speed and you try to shift to 10th at the same 80mph, you're doing 450rpm and wind resistance slows you down
I have a SWM RS500. The standard hearing is 13/47=3.6153846153846 . At general rule one at the front is equal to 3 at the rear. So my my gearing from the factory is pretty good. I just change the front to get a reasonable gear change. The big problem is the bikes ability to hold the gear load. Also it's easier to change the front sprocket out there on the track.. it's all to do with the stall point of your bike. If you own an old school bike that has plenty crank your bike will carry pretty stupid gear ratios. But unfortunately theses late model bike don't and most developed torqued thru engine management systems. I carry a 13 and 15..
Yes if you go bigger rear sprocket to gain torque like I want to do for my DRZ 400 then you probably have to buy a knew chain. If your chain adjustment is already more than half. Is this correct? Thanks
I'm dyslexic, and this was too many numbers for me to comprehend. So short and simple, changing my front sprocket is not an option in my case. However I'm upgrading my entire rear tire/ rim from spoke to mag rim. (Primarily because I keep bending the spoke rims) This forces me to change some mounting adapters, currently I have 42T on the rear large sprocket, Some of the longer steeper hills I can hear and feel the bike struggle to climb. But on flat straight road I'm averaging 22 mph at full throttle. So my dilemma is it wouldn't hurt to have more hill climbing power, but I'm riding on highway roads and can't afford to lose speed. I need to keep up with the slow lane traffic. Most the slow traffic is at least 35 mph. the adapter for the mag rim I'm looking at online is set up with a 36T sprocket. How will the difference between the 42T and the 36T help or hurt me? I am very limited what I can change. This is a bicycle with a 2 cycle motor on it. So I know I'm not any where near what a normal motorcycle has for engine ability.
Parmeet Lambs What are you hoping to achieve more speed and longevity or more power just drop one or two in the rear if your looking to go a little faster a little farther with less revolutions of engine...
Am very bad at doing math, now tell me my duke 200 needs 0 - 100 as quick as possible , stock one is 14 front , 42 rear .. so whats the best set up do u suggest . Peace ✌
just fyi...If your sprocket is like mine, there is a "C" and a number after that.... that is NOT the tooth number like the video says... that is the number the manufacturer stamps on it to give the strength of the steel....
Dion Mannion Just drop the rear a few teeth for more speed changing both in the same Manor is redundant bigger in the rear slower bigger in the front is faster smaller in the rears faster smaller in the front is slower they're opposites if you go in the same direction they cancel each other out
I love shaft drives... basically maintenance free. I had a cx500 and gt550. The xj750 was alright I beleive. I wasnt a fan of the cruiser style, but they were popular. Go for it. You dont need to worry about changing the gearing.
Well, i got Hornet 900 and i HATE that it screams in 6th at 100kmh -_- Basicly no difference between 5th and 6th, such an oversight if u ask me, you buy a CBR if u wanna race, and buy CB if you want to commute and cruise, i really dont get why its geared that way. I think the bike will force me to put much less teeth, or sell it and buy another bike that has a long fucking 6th gear. Great tutorial btw, i finnaly get it, i was allways forgetting what does what xd
okay so where i live the the 50cc license lets you drive a bike with 50cc and a max speed of 45 kph and the bike i want to get can go with 95 could i change the top speed to go down
After so many years, this has to be the clearest, most useful video on the subject. I had no trouble following your train of thought. Thank you for making this video! It helped me a lot.
thanks a lot my friend.
I was searching for this stuff since a long time. Thanks for the great help once again.
One of the easiest explainations Ive seen well done thanks for taking the time to do this 👍😊
Thanks man was having a hard time with this but now I've got it thanks again 🤘
Superb!!! Thanks for taking the time to do this!!!
Thankful that you made a vid on this subject 🤗 ride safe always sir although this was made year ago it is still helpfull and informative up to this date...
Very interesting video man. Thanks for uploading this.
Initial calculations are correct but later he is trying by guessing. Here is how to calculate and not guess and try: if you want to reduce rpm by 500 and keep the same speed you need to reduce rear sprocket teeth. 3500/4000 = 0.875
Then 42 teeth sprocket should be reduced to: 42x0.875 = 36.75 rounding it up to 37 teeth.
Thank you.
Very well explanation thanx mate and i think this also increases milage of your bike on highway as you are on low rpm compare to stock. actually this makes ratio taller and i personally like taller gear ratio cuz i ride on highways it makes your bike smooth like butter on high speed cruising
Excellent video, great explanation on the sprocket sizes and how it gears the bike up or down. Thanks.
Great job mate. Loved your ending. Classic.
Very well detailed & explained nerb mate.
Great video Nerb. Thank you
Good vid mate, made it easy for the masses to figure out what is what when it comes to gearing :-)
Awesome simple direct video. I'm trying to set up an electric motor to turn my snowblower chute. There's a huge wide toothed sprocket on the chute, I know now where to begin figuring out a proper drive sprocket for my motor so it's not too slow or fast! I know my motor's rpm, I'll count the teeth on the big sprocket and do some math v to figure out my rotation speed. Thank you!
Tryna gear my pitbike (supermoto conversion project). And I can’t thank you enough bro big thanks
You also need to consider chain tension if you don't want to shorten or purchase a new chain. If you want drastic changes adjust both in the opposite direction. If your looking to increase rpm and gain torque decrease teeth in front and or increase teeth in the back; this decreases top speed. Larger sprocket in the front and or smaller in the rear and you increase top speed but lose torque. See if you can find dyno numbers on your bike and adjust the sprockets to the max torque and horsepower for the rpm range you ride in most. Example - Honda grom: I'm 300 lbs and needed torque and higher rpms, so I dropped one tooth in the front. This allowed me to get up hills and max out the rpms. I may have lost a couple mph of top speed but take off and hill climbing improved drastically. Most likely why the newer models went to a five speed. Front sprockets are cheaper and I would suggest adjusting by one tooth only. If you speed reads off wheel speed your fine otherwise you will need a tune for correct speeds. Check with gps to confirm.
Great to see a video with some easy to understand maths on this.
@Khari Kyle you are welcome :D
Very Good job , Mate .........Thank you .👍👍👍👍👍👍
Wow Awesome video very informative and basic
Very informative, thanks alot :)
Thank you, Appreciated.
Great info! Gona go one teeth down on front sprocket. thanks!
It's always nice to make your bike going faster as low rpm buy sometimes we need to go up hill and then it can go tricky
well, depends on a bike. If you got 100hp i dont think you will ever have any problems
Thanks. there are lot of videos changing chain. this is good
very helpful, thanks for the info
Once you find what new sprockets you want, how do you find the correct chain specs?
include rim size as well while calculating the change. e,g if one is shifting from 18nich to 17 for supermoto
Hey nerb Is there a formula to figure out how many links you need to take out if any on the big drop in teeth? if that makes sense at all
Whateveh, mate. Does it matter what size you get or will all combinations work? Do you have to change the chain?
The summary for what sprocket you might want to change to achieve different aspects of rpm power and speed
--Front sprokect change
bigger faster less rpm
smaller slower more rpm
bigger less power
smaller more power
--Rear sprocket change
bigger slower more rpm
smaller faster less rpm
bigger more power
smaller less power
I recommend changing rear sprockets changing the front can put extra stress on the case drive gear bearing.
If increasing the numbers of teeth at rear end sprocket by 3 Teeth from the stock rear sprocket..do I have to change the chain as a whole or do I need to get a new chain with more linkage?
The number of teeth are written on the sprocket
thanks man ... makes easy sense
Do not throw your money away changing the sockets. This will only make 2 results:
1. this will improve starting off (launching)
2. this will increase your RPM in top gear at highway speeds.
Changing the sprockets is changing the final gearing on your cycle. Changing the final gearing means nothing. What really matters is overall gearing. Overall gearing is everything from the engine to the rear tire.
Overall gearing is a affected by these areas:
1. Manual Transmission
2. Drive sprockets (final gearing)
3. Tire size (actually have to change rim diameter to change tire size much)
It is a very common misunderstanding that changing the sprockets will mean you'll always have lower gearing. That is not true. You have a manual transmission. That allows you to have what ever gear ratio you want. If you like the power of low gearing then don't shift until redline for all I care. Shifting at redline is not what you really want unless you are drag racing. My point is you can decide how high you want your RPM to go before shifting.
If you like low RPM for fuel efficiency shift early and keep your RPMs low.
Once you get in top gear you can't shift up any more. That's why I say changing the sprockets will affect the RPM on the highway.
If I have a GS750E big bore which makes it a 816cc stock is geared at 14/43 and I want the best top speed but still be able to accelerate at smooth and reasonable time. Can I increase both sprockets up to 17/47? Or does that just cancel each other? With 112 links and 530 chain.
Cheers Mia Nerb, good video and very informational. Do you and the other moto vloggers have any plans for coming back down to tassie ( my part of the world ) think you really should, but do more stuff in hobart, like the mountain and other stuffs, cheers mate.
Yes MessyOg . We loved it down there and we want to go back to do some more. It will probably be in summer. Maybe after Christmas?
Yeah man that would be sick, this time next year I'll come for a ride with you guys, as I get my license this time next year, SICK!!
did this ever end up happening?
Always good seeing math used on real life applications , good vid mate !
im looking at getting a honda cbr250 rally and im pretty sure its got a 14 tooth sproket on the front and in top gear it sits half way in the revs and id like to lower its top revs in that gear if i was to get one but i dont want to sacrifice get up and go power too much
Any way to calculate what gearing the bike will support based on horsepower?
my sr125 has 14/49 gearing and 12 hp. Wondering what the highest gearing I could get is. Highest iv seen availible is 16/46 is that workable?
Thanks for this video
Hmm... it was easy! Thanks man! Know how works better than i think i know how...:D
how do i determine the chain length to buy if i am changing the sprocket size?
good information guys
16% speed up not bad.. Superb
bro i have honda cg125..i installed rear lil big tyre and modify with suzuki gs150 shock with front disk...so dafinatly its dry weight got heavy as per normal...so what u suggest me do change front sprocket or rear.??? or both and which size
Hi Nerb1, great vids, enjoying them very much. Quick question, I have a 1190 non R and I need to change chain and sprockets. From your experience would you go unchanged 17/42 or for 16/42 or 17/45, I would like a bit more revs at low speed. Or is it not worth the hassle, thanks!
17/45 for sure. Ive had no loss in fuel economy and its a little nicer at low speed. It actually feels better at highway speed also. 16/42 is almost the same ratio, but wears the chain a bit faster.
Thanks Mate, I'll go for that. My local KTM dealer actually recommended 16/42 but most 1190 users said like you.
bro,what is you brand shock.this is same lenth of stock
How about pulsar rs200/bajaj. I want more top speed,less acceleration. Change front sprocket or rear? Any recommendations?
i think you are mistaken there .
is it possible to make bigger sprocket and get more apm or speed ?
i think it is the opposite .
my question is why in new bike they change the small sprocket to bigger one ?
Konnichiwa nerbson, what gearing did u end up settling on with the 1190?
I find standard a wee bit tall off the line/at the lights and off road.
I was just running 1 tooth down on the front.
Cheers! That'll help me make a decision for my Tiger. I had mentioned you in a video I posted about 2 weeks ago asking this very question. Thanks for answering even if you didn't know I asked =)
Lol... I just put a comment on your vid! I wish you let me know you were back at it. Looking foward to your own off road adventures!
@@Nerb1 hi . My name is Chris. I own a gen5 zx 10r. I am told stock gearing is tall even though Kawasaki claims to have shortened gears 2 thru 6. If I go from a stock 17/39 to 17/41 would that be too drastic just to get a bit more acceleration. Or is a 17/40 sufficient on a gen 5
@@christopheralonge7758 2 teeth smaller on the back is not much... only 5%. I would not be scared to go to a 36 provided you dont regularly try for 180mph.
@@Nerb1 thank you for the reply but I was actually trying to go 2 larger on the rear to a 41 for more acceleration. But I have been told a gen 5 has lower gearing 2 thru six and that going no more than 1 tooth in the rear would be sufficient. Going 2 up in the rearmight be gearing down a bit too much I think. I don't know. I have heard yes and I have heard no. I am confused
Ah, sorry. Somehow i read that you were going 41 to 39. Im blind!
Same deal though... 5% is not much. Put on the 41 and see how it feels. You should not need a new chain for 2 teeth and a sprocket is cheap (dont bother with a fancy aluminium one).
I have a 14 65 on my 50cc derbi is it ok? I only use it in the woods
great man
Thanks buddy exactly what I needed to know . Made choice easy now cheers mate 👍🏼
You forget t mention what happens to the torque, whis is important when you hit a slope.
If you reduce the teeth on the rear sprocket by too much you will need to gear down more often.
The magic is a combination of speed n power which the manufacturer has figured works best.
And on the CBR, YOU WILL mess your speedo n odo.....so?
Please cover these issues.
At the end of the day it all boils down to your personal preferences.
hey bud good tutorial, save everyone including yourself a bunch of time and multiple 42*.875 will give you exact numbers without guessing
red line in 6th on the longest straight #livetoride
So to buy a bag of spuds from Aldi @ £1.80 per kilo would i gain 2 spuds buy paying £1.90 per kilo for welsh spuds?
How many teeth can you decrease or increase to the maximum before it's not effective?
Just a quick question. How does the 1190 Adventure get it's speed and distance info?Via a gearbox sensor or the rear ABS sensor? I pose the question because if it's via the gearbox then a change in gearing will affect the accuracy of the speedo/distance recorder. So not only do the revs change for a TRUE 100 kph, but the speedo won't be showing a TRUE 100 kph. I hope I've explained what I merely clearly?
+David Jebson (thebiglad) It uses the front wheel abs sensor, so no problem messing with the gearing.
+Nerb1 Thanks for that.
For r1 2012 is it okay for 17/42? I want more speed!
Good video
42/17=2.47 .... change the front for more acceleration so say a 16 , 42/16=2.63 .....263-247=16 ....263/16= irony 16% so changing a tooth on the front down gives you 16% more excelleration. Sod top end , getting theres the fun bit .
Thanks! Great video! Can you tell me what it feels like and how bike handles for you with a smaller sprocket in the front?? Like 1 and 2 smaller? Thinking about doing it to my 800gs and wonder how it would be... On trails.
Cheers!!
If youre spending a lot of time at walking pace, 1 smaller on the front and several larger on the back will help a lot. The revs will be lifted at low speed, so less stalling and generally less clutch work. You dont want to change too many on the front though... too small a sprocket on the front increases chain wear dramatically, and too big may jam the chain between the sprocket and the engine case.
You really can't ever chain setup and sproket weight is going to pull different in the gears
great video thank you...
i do have a question...
if i keep the same rear sprocket and i increase 1 t in the front i can have more torque exiting from corners right? my engine will produce a little more torque and higher rpm.
No. If you want more torque, you need a larger difference between sprockets. Increasing the front sprocket is the same as reducing the rear sprocket, which gives you lower rpm for the same speed.
Damn i wish i hadn't smoked too much before math class
There's a limit what you can do with changing sprockets. Remember that you still have gears. And each gear has a certain ratio.
If you increase the rear sprocket enough, you'l jjust make the 6th gear essentially a 5th gear.
Yeah a lot of people just sell sell sell, they forget about weight x ring rolls tire size ECT ECT hobb made weight punch it's not just go larger and it will have better horse more tourq. Case the guy with a life chain nicer roll less friction and less weight along with proper hobb and tire size you might just get burnt.
If increasing the numbers of teeth at rear end sprocket by 3 Teeth from the stock rear sprocket..do I have to change the chain as a whole or do I need to get a new chain with more linkage?
Very well explained. Can you explain suspension like that? Both of these things are like a "black art" as they say
MX Tex I'd love to, but unfortunately suspension is a black art to me also! Hey MrDuhfactor , can you make a really basic suspension video on what compression, rebound and springs do and what to adjust for certain bike behaviour?
plz upload spokert desing and formula with calculation video
Hey one small doubt if my 150 cc bike have 13000 rpm can i move to 36 teeth ?
how many links for 15t front and 45t rear ?
Hey, can i ask?
So, i got 250, max speed 160,but i want to cruise at 120-130, but RPM too high...8-9k is too much...
So, Q: sprockets, can i lower rpm ny changing gearing with sprocket? (What do i do, bigger or smaller rear)
PRUIKKI RACING smaller rear
does the sprocket diameter matter, my motorcycle does not say anything about diameter, just says standard 520 15t/40t
wow this is cool lol, will come in handy as i was just thinking about chaning my sprockets!
gearingcommander.com is the site to go, and if you ride slow, gear low, if you ride fast, gear high
it is the best site !
Gearingcommander.com is a hugely useful tool. Probably more useful if you understand this stuff, but it does the maths for you. And has a ton of info pre loaded on virtually any bike you could think of
Bloody slack! Math is good for you... stop cheating.
PS, there are about 30 comments all pointing out the same thing ;)
I think my ninja 250 1994 with 25 inch wheels and a 6 speed manual gearbox that starts redlining at 14k and stops at 16k would go alright with a 36 tooth rear if I could fit it
i read a blog once and it was recommended, that you never go over or under 10% gear ratio at a given engine power , i went 12% above and my bike actually got slower at top end , what is your take on that
If you dont have enough power to overcome the heavier gear ratio you can lose speed
Imagine a car cruising 2k rpm in 5th gear at 80mph. In this imaginary scenario you have a 10 speed and you try to shift to 10th at the same 80mph, you're doing 450rpm and wind resistance slows you down
can i use different chainsopket for fz250???..
I have a SWM RS500. The standard hearing is 13/47=3.6153846153846 . At general rule one at the front is equal to 3 at the rear. So my my gearing from the factory is pretty good. I just change the front to get a reasonable gear change. The big problem is the bikes ability to hold the gear load. Also it's easier to change the front sprocket out there on the track.. it's all to do with the stall point of your bike. If you own an old school bike that has plenty crank your bike will carry pretty stupid gear ratios. But unfortunately theses late model bike don't and most developed torqued thru engine management systems. I carry a 13 and 15..
Yes if you go bigger rear sprocket to gain torque like I want to do for my DRZ 400 then you probably have to buy a knew chain. If your chain adjustment is already more than half. Is this correct? Thanks
If u change the rear sprocket you're gonna have to adjust the speedo
not if my speed sensor is on the front wheel lol
I'm dyslexic, and this was too many numbers for me to comprehend. So short and simple, changing my front sprocket is not an option in my case. However I'm upgrading my entire rear tire/ rim from spoke to mag rim. (Primarily because I keep bending the spoke rims) This forces me to change some mounting adapters, currently I have 42T on the rear large sprocket, Some of the longer steeper hills I can hear and feel the bike struggle to climb. But on flat straight road I'm averaging 22 mph at full throttle.
So my dilemma is it wouldn't hurt to have more hill climbing power, but I'm riding on highway roads and can't afford to lose speed. I need to keep up with the slow lane traffic. Most the slow traffic is at least 35 mph.
the adapter for the mag rim I'm looking at online is set up with a 36T sprocket. How will the difference between the 42T and the 36T help or hurt me?
I am very limited what I can change. This is a bicycle with a 2 cycle motor on it. So I know I'm not any where near what a normal motorcycle has for engine ability.
Answered by email. Good luck champ.
Cool bro
Hi, i have 150cc motorcycle and i want to put on the back 34 teeth how many teeth for the front pls help me....
For 125cc what best sprocket ??
i want more powerful pickup in my 200 ns so which is the best ratio for front and rear plz reply
Akash Limbu chongbang Add a few in the rear you'll gain take off but you will lose a little top speed
Hi mate I'm planning to buy 1 down in F and 2up in R for my zx6r will it effect my engine life thanks
Parmeet Lambs What are you hoping to achieve more speed and longevity or more power just drop one or two in the rear if your looking to go a little faster a little farther with less revolutions of engine...
Am very bad at doing math, now tell me my duke 200 needs 0 - 100 as quick as possible , stock one is 14 front , 42 rear .. so whats the best set up do u suggest . Peace ✌
Hints, Duke390,250rear sprockets.
Would that fix somehow the speedo overreading?
Orange Clockwork no because the speedometer is measured off os the front wheel as it turns, you changing nothing with the front wheel.
Niiiiiiiiiiice 1 matey
What about acceleration?!
where was this video 2 months ago?
You should have asked!
just fyi...If your sprocket is like mine, there is a "C" and a number after that.... that is NOT the tooth number like the video says... that is the number the manufacturer stamps on it to give the strength of the steel....
My brain failed at 5:34
LOL LOL LOL, I was lost at the introduction ! Lol
Congrats on your 5+min . Lol
I watched it 4 times but I've finally worked out I need a 43t!
so if i change both my back and rear sprockets to a bigger size set will i get more speed bare in mind its a 4 stroke 125
4 stroke 125 , lol change the bike
Dion Mannion Just drop the rear a few teeth for more speed changing both in the same Manor is redundant bigger in the rear slower bigger in the front is faster smaller in the rears faster smaller in the front is slower they're opposites if you go in the same direction they cancel each other out
If you have a shaft driven, is there anything I can do still simular to this.
No.
Nerb1 ok thanks that's too bad was looking at a 1983 yamaha seca 750. Do you know if that bike is any good?
I love shaft drives... basically maintenance free. I had a cx500 and gt550. The xj750 was alright I beleive. I wasnt a fan of the cruiser style, but they were popular. Go for it. You dont need to worry about changing the gearing.
Well, i got Hornet 900 and i HATE that it screams in 6th at 100kmh -_- Basicly no difference between 5th and 6th, such an oversight if u ask me, you buy a CBR if u wanna race, and buy CB if you want to commute and cruise, i really dont get why its geared that way. I think the bike will force me to put much less teeth, or sell it and buy another bike that has a long fucking 6th gear. Great tutorial btw, i finnaly get it, i was allways forgetting what does what xd
okay so where i live the the 50cc license lets you drive a bike with 50cc and a max speed of 45 kph and the bike i want to get can go with 95 could i change the top speed to go down
Sure, just double the size of the rear sprocket. I doubt that will make it legal though. Usually the laws are based on the factory stock bike.
Nerb1 normally when they do check they check the power because people do engine swaps
+Daniel Gera
what country are you from?
sub to NIBSU2 X Hungary
Filip Kavčič ahhh damn did I mention this is my first motorbike...I aint some genius
man honda cbr 600cc 70 th good