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Jay In Milpitas · 02-03-2018, 03:20 PM

Given your size I suggest gearing down a bit, freeway or not.
Stock is 14/44 and with a rider of <165 lbs it usually will hit/exceed redline in 6th (level ground, no headwind) which is about 84 mph.

For you it might be wise to put a 46 on the rear which will still allow the bike to exceed 75 mph and do it in 6th. More drastic change can then be done dropping to 13 up front which will really drop your tip speed, but acceleration will be much better. Joe Martin used (I think) 13/45 but he has a lower parasitic power draw factor than you, both mass and area.

Get your hands on 5000 miles at 8000 rpm. Seriously. You will learn so much.

02-03-2018, 03:20 PM	#2
Jay In Milpitas Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Milpitas, CA. USA Posts: 775	Given your size I suggest gearing down a bit, freeway or not. Stock is 14/44 and with a rider of <165 lbs it usually will hit/exceed redline in 6th (level ground, no headwind) which is about 84 mph. For you it might be wise to put a 46 on the rear which will still allow the bike to exceed 75 mph and do it in 6th. More drastic change can then be done dropping to 13 up front which will really drop your tip speed, but acceleration will be much better. Joe Martin used (I think) 13/45 but he has a lower parasitic power draw factor than you, both mass and area. Get your hands on 5000 miles at 8000 rpm. Seriously. You will learn so much. __________________ Horse holder at Madame Orr's House.
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