i used the gearing calculator thingy people have posted but i dont know how to read it 100% correctly.
anyways im gonna be using my cr500 on the street. no highway/80mph runs etc. just around town, surface streets.
just dont want to be coming on the pipe all the time. im thinking im gonna have to go way low on the rear sprocket (like 41t) but dont want to kill this thing all together in the bottom....
anyone got a good compromise on gearing ?
thanks
lance
(18" rear, 21" front)
FZ1426 wrote:Depends on the year and countershaft size. What year 500?
Having said that, 41T would be ridiculous. If I put a 41 on my '01 it would probably just be getting on the pipe at about 100mph in 5th...
lol thats kinda the point in my case. i dont want it coming on the pipe if im cruising...
with the 49 on the back im thinking its gonna always wanna be on the pipe everywhere i go....
guess i could try the 15 first and see how that works. ive found my rear sprocket for 33$ a piece in pretty much a 40-52 selection.
thanks
lance
It still makes a difference what year you're referring to. I don't know the exact breakdown but early '90's models had a much lower 4th and 5th gear ratio than the later versions.
south central hoon wrote:the 92 will drive you nuts on the street. I run 15/48 in the desert with mine and can get tapped out in long washes.
15/46 for street on the 92.
ya thats what i figured.... was gonna run with a 15/45 to see how it works.. really not gonna be riding highway for sustained speeds. all side streets etc. so nothing really over 40mph...
thanks
lance