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Pulling power?
Changing the gear ratio also means that you are lower in the engines torque curve.
Orange County is pretty flat, but down in San Diego, we have lots of hills and I find that I need to down shift in order to have the engine power/ torque to pull the inclines. The mighty 250cc just doesn't have the power to maintain high speed up hills, and dropping the rpm would not help this issue.
A 300cc big bore kit would probably be more helpful in solving both issues: higher speed and power to pull up hills.
I have just resigned myself to stay off the freeways and ride the back roads where the mighty 250cc appears to be more fun.
Hope this gear change works for you.
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Dave
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