New Hawk, new adventures.

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by China Rider 27

Good write up, nice work. I run an 11 tooth front with a 35 tooth rear somewhere as I remember around 3.0 ratio as I use my HAWK focused on off road in up and down terrain. Many are focused upon top speed, when all the fun is in the mid range! A couple of years ago I studied your work on the PZ30B, put one on my HAWK and confirmed it "is a performance improvement", especially so with low gearing it provides as you call it "punch." Sometimes I think about putting another carburetor on my HAWK, then I go about my other business!

For me it is trying to find that balance. I am not as concerned with top speed capability as I am with trying to work with the bikes strengths while still having a bike that can competently hold 60-65 for extended periods while not quite being pegged at redline the whole time. The great thing about front sprockets is, you can swap to a different one to get a decent change in gearing without really having to mess with chain lengths