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Motorbreath

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Re: Changing the gearing?
« Reply #25 on: 17 January 2013, 12:10:30 pm »
I think we have forgotten that the bigger front tyre reduces the shown speed.
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Lumpy

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Re: Changing the gearing?
« Reply #26 on: 17 January 2013, 02:57:45 pm »
Quote from: Motorbreath on 17 January 2013, 12:10:30 pm
I think we have forgotten that the bigger front tyre reduces the shown speed.
not by anything appreciable really. Can do the math but can't be arsed  ;)
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Motorbreath

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Re: Changing the gearing?
« Reply #27 on: 17 January 2013, 07:22:29 pm »
You are right, the difference between tyres is only 2.4%.

You can calculate its gearing here. It confirms that it should be 8000rpm=100mph with standard gearing. Both revcounter and speedo indicate a bit more than real the real number.

 http://www.gearingcommander.com/
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Re: Changing the gearing?
« Reply #28 on: 18 January 2013, 08:52:57 am »
Take a look at http://www.gearingcommander.com/


Load up the Fazer and it gives you every top speed with every tooth combination in every gear..
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