Gohot229
Wizard
I'm wondering if many of you have run a larger rear sprocket and if so what was the increase of teeth? As for front sprockets ....as I gather the FZ1 will not take a larger one up front because of case clearance. As for reducing the front sprocket a tooth, I'm not for that, and I'll tell you why. As the chain races forward curves down and around then races rearward, the apex of dirrection reversal is the sprocket as we all know. Now if you reduce the radius of the dirrection change you increase the speed which it passes and thus incease load and shear factor. I don't know if I'm making this clear enough, but the old timers will know what I'm talking about, and I think you newer bike people will remember this in discussion somewhere or other previously. So for me, two things become aparent, and going against current thinking a reduction in front would provide two things, 1 a greater clearance of the cases, not really needed however, and 2nd a gear ratio reduction/increase, depending upon your point of view, a reduction in front teeth=an increase in rear (effective) teeth, without actually touching the rear sprocket. Anyway, through these rambelings, how many of you have used a larger rear, and did you stay with it or revert back to the 44 tooth stock? For those who did, how was the 'seat of the pants' feel? and how was the tach doing at say 60mph. Did it become a roll-on weelie bike with effortless lofts?, Was it winding too high in street highway traffic to feel good about? Did you like it?....... or not like it?