You can try 16/47 or 16/46 (2.94-2.88 ratio). These work well on my Production GSXR600. Whatever you may have ran at Roebling is very close to what you need at Road A. Good Luck!!
That's a lot of front sprocket to try and pull out of T7 isn't it? Wouldn't a 15/44 or 43 give you more grunt for exiting T5, 7, & 12?
My ??'s were aimed more at Buckets, but were left on the list for you to get an idea of how to discuss gearing issues, so that you can help someone in the future, silly. Remember this. Dropping one tooth in the front is roughly equivalent to raising one tooth in the rear, and vice versa.
Oh, I thought it was one tooth down in front equals three up in the rear....am I wrong...again? LEE'nR6
Dropping one tooth in the front is roughly equivalent to raising [/B]THREE [/B] teeth in the rear, and vice versa. Sorry.
Just divide the rear sprocket teeth by the front sprocket and presto you have the final ratio. No need to remeber all that other BS. Or you could have a gearing chart with all fronts and rears listed. That way you can come up with something pretty close.
Check out Marietta Motorsports' website. They have a pretty cool gearing chart. I think it's in the technical link on their homepage. www.1888fastlap.com Shane ***#217 WERA#417
Well, a 16/48 and a 14/42 are going to make the bike act way differently. Acceleration, Torque, Top Speed, and Suspension are all affected, plus you might run out or have too much chain. 16/48 might be good for the Bonneville salt flats, and 14/42 good for parking lot racing.
Never mind...okay I will say something..this topic is getting out of hand... 3.0 gearing is 3.0 gearing no matter how you slice it. Ratio is a ratio whether its 3 to 1 or 9 to 3 its still the same. Different size sprockets will make the suspension act different as a smaller sproket places the chain in a different leveraged poition on the swingarm, but the gearing is still the same. The other thing to consider is wheelbase. A 14/42 is the same as a 16/48 but the first will result in a longer wheelbase (assuming you keep the same chain) than the latter. For what its worth...I ran a 15/44 (GSXR 750) in July and that wasn't tall enough. Planning on going with a 16/46 (roughly equivalent to a 15/43) but will make it easier to go taller only having to change the rear. Normally I gear slightly short so I can get a better start but at Road a the last thing you want to be is geared too low. The back stretch is too long. Ryan
P.S. there is a pretty good article on gearing in the August 2000 issue of Sport Rider. It's pretty entailed and discusses percentages...only slightly harder than ratios...and can get you real close. Than its up to you to figure where you want to make trade-offs. Let me know if anybody is interested in the article and I will see if I can get it scanned into a PDF and email it to you. I also bring it to Road A at the GNF if you want to swing by the pits and take a gander. Ryan #817 Novice.
Better to suck at typing than riding. I can't give away my gearing secrets as I need all the help I can get. Good luck at the GNF Mr. National. See you there!
the first guy Buckets is a fast rider. dependind on your speed.it shoud be some were close.within one or two on the rear shoud be close. also always use a biger sproket on the front it lets the chain move more freely.
I have finished on the podium every (regional) weekend Ive participated this year. I guess my speed is above average but Im no pro Thanks for the info!! If I can make it Ill give you guys hell!!
