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what gearing.......
Posted: October 25th, 2010, 7:26 am
by qkenuf4u
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)
Posted: October 26th, 2010, 12:55 pm
by Dakota Boy
14/49 should be fine for you then.
I've tried it on the MX track, and it was geared too tall for where I usually ride.
Posted: October 26th, 2010, 2:17 pm
by kdizzle
i think thats a little short for the street. 1 2 3 rd gears will be all but useless.
id go
15/49
Posted: October 26th, 2010, 4:03 pm
by FZ1426
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...
Posted: October 26th, 2010, 4:13 pm
by iggys-amsoil
I'd just put a 15 up front, try that first.
Posted: October 26th, 2010, 5:29 pm
by qkenuf4u
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
Posted: October 26th, 2010, 6:20 pm
by FZ1426
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.
Posted: October 26th, 2010, 6:57 pm
by seanmx57
93 is back to wide ratio, 92 is close ratio
Posted: October 26th, 2010, 7:07 pm
by qkenuf4u
seanmx57 wrote:93 is back to wide ratio, 92 is close ratio
Posted: October 27th, 2010, 11:07 am
by pstoffers
15/39 with the wide ratio tranny will get you to 100/106mph @ WFO
Posted: October 27th, 2010, 4:06 pm
by qkenuf4u
pstoffers wrote:15/39 with the wide ratio tranny will get you to 100/106mph @ WFO
that would be a good thing if i had a 93.. ive got a 92...
Posted: October 27th, 2010, 4:20 pm
by matt_NC
I have 14/39 with 17s on my motard with a '97 motor.
I rode in traffic for the first time the other day and spent most of my time in 2nd and 3rd gear.
Gonna hook a speedo this weekend and get a top speed run
Posted: October 27th, 2010, 4:36 pm
by qkenuf4u
matt_NC wrote:I have 14/39 with 17s on my motard with a '97 motor.
I rode in traffic for the first time the other day and spent most of my time in 2nd and 3rd gear.
Gonna hook a speedo this weekend and get a top speed run
dont need it THAT high..... hmmm thinking maybe a 43-45 would be a really good comprimise....
Posted: November 3rd, 2010, 5:13 pm
by ISBB
15/45 was the desert setup i had on mine... almost too damn fast
Posted: November 3rd, 2010, 5:20 pm
by qkenuf4u
ISBB wrote:15/45 was the desert setup i had on mine... almost too damn fast
ya but youre going WFO most of the time.. im gonna be on the street. need that good middle ground ...
Posted: November 3rd, 2010, 8:38 pm
by south central hoon
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.
Posted: November 3rd, 2010, 8:41 pm
by qkenuf4u
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