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Originally Posted by bloverby
Played around with a few sprocket sizes over the past few days. I had been running a 17/50 on it for awhile and decided to try the 17/45 that seems to be what everyone likes. Installed the honda sprocket studs while I was at it.
The 17/45 just wasn't for me. Although it would hit highway speeds at a reasonable rpm it just robbed so much torque that the riding experience was just pitiful.
Running a 16/45 on it now which is very similar in feel to the 17/50, but with a little more wiggle room up front. Think I'll just roll with this combo until the bike has had a chance to break in.
If I keep this setup I will likely go to a 128 link chain when I upgrade.
Still need to address the chain guide. Mines so far off that the locating pin that is molded into it will need to be trimmed off and then rivet the rear to the swingarm. I've thought of making a metal bracket that I could glue and rivet the rubber guide to and not have to drill additional holes into the swingarm. Not sure which route I will go at this point. Probably order a spare chain guide to sort it all out. Also considered just shaving a few inches off the center ridge off of it and keep it positioned in the factory location. It's really more of a swingarm protector than a chain guide the way the factory installed it. This is one of the worst design flaws of the bike to me.
Bike is running good so far with the exception of an annoying rattle around 6000rpm that I can't pinpoint. I've used a lot of 3m rubber tape on things to get rid of most of the other rattles and buzzes.
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Just a suggestion, but don't judge the pull of the bike with the gearing combinations until you get a few hundred miles on the bike. They all feel almost anemic at first, even with the carb jetted properly until they seat the rings and everything "loosens" up/ wears in.
With that said, most of us are not running the taller gearing combinations on otherwise stock bikes.The original exhaust in particular really holds these things back, particularly in the middle and upper rpm range.