01-08-14, 10:41 PM
For what it's worth, I put an FZS6 standard 46T rear sprocket just for fun & yes it made a small difference in acceleration but the fuel consumption went up. I had to fit a new front sprocket when I discovered the sprocket nut had been loose for all of the 12K bike life & fitted a 15T Renthal on a standard chain. Unless I was touring or worried about fuel consumption it's opened up a new experience & made the bike wanting for a 7th, 8th gear. That said for A road riding on top of a full Monty tune it's raised the RPM range & makes the power available much, much earlier & it accelerates like a bat out of hell in every gear even in 6th. I know I'm shxxxxn the chain but it was fxxxxd from the loose front sprocket anyway but glad I tried it.