22-10-13, 01:57 PM
(22-10-13, 10:36 AM)darrsi link Wrote: "...I ordered a D.I.D gold chain and JT Sprockets set from Busters for £79.99 but specced it for 2 teeth bigger on the front and 2 teeth smaller on the back..."
Would that not make it really sluggish from the off?
Not at all. The gearing is so high in first that I really haven't noticed the bike being slow. Obviously it's an exponential effect as you move up the gears. So if I wanna go faster I just change later! As you well know, there's plenty of power and torque there anyway. On a Divvy, for example, this change in gearing would probably kill it.
So far a Kwak Versys 650 and a Zephyr 750 have been unable to keep up off the line.
I really think it makes the bike more usable though. I'm not constantly changing gear anymore.
Bottom line, it's fast enough for me.
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