I dropped the rear sprocket from 50-tooth down to 42-tooth and made a big difference for street riding with the bike while not making a whole lot of difference offroad.
I had some other viewers make suggestions on gearing options. I’m planning to experiment a bit next summer. The highway revs of the bike seem too high to me for extended road riding. Thanks!
@@thatalaskaguy For extended road riding it will make a big difference Matt. When I first got the bike I felt the 1st gear was annoyingly low, like having to shift to 2nd right away off the line. It spaces out your shifts to a comfortable level, and the bike revs at 50 the way it did at 40 after that.
@@thatalaskaguy No not at all have not experienced that at all, still same torque power however the rpms have been noticeably lower allowing 60 to 65 cruising speed to be obtainable, but ofcourse up to you🙂
@patrickgannon8098 thanks for providing more info on the change. I just used a gearing calculator and the 47T will reduce the torque 6.4%. I found some info in a TW forum and some guys could feel it, others couldn’t and for the highway it definitely sounds like the mod to do. I geared up my CRF230 by adding a tooth or two on the counter shaft sprocket and I don’t recall missing any low end torque when riding tight trails. I did it years and years ago and don’t remember if I ever switched it back? I really do hate how my TW feels like it’s revving out down the highway. I think I might try it as steel sprockets are cheap and then I’d know for sure if it’ll work for me. Thanks! 👍
@@thatalaskaguy yes ofcourse everyone rides or likes to ride slightly different, I really want to put an atv tire on rear, but need to wait until I no longer really ride on back roads and highways before doing that. Nice talking with you looking forward to more vids.
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I dropped the rear sprocket from 50-tooth down to 42-tooth and made a big difference for street riding with the bike while not making a whole lot of difference offroad.
I had some other viewers make suggestions on gearing options. I’m planning to experiment a bit next summer. The highway revs of the bike seem too high to me for extended road riding. Thanks!
@@thatalaskaguy For extended road riding it will make a big difference Matt. When I first got the bike I felt the 1st gear was annoyingly low, like having to shift to 2nd right away off the line. It spaces out your shifts to a comfortable level, and the bike revs at 50 the way it did at 40 after that.
Just put a 47 tooth sprocket on the rear, I cruise all day between 60-65 rpms stay relatively low
My concern is that would take too much low end power away from the bike at slow speed on tight trails.
@@thatalaskaguy No not at all have not experienced that at all, still same torque power however the rpms have been noticeably lower allowing 60 to 65 cruising speed to be obtainable, but ofcourse up to you🙂
@patrickgannon8098 thanks for providing more info on the change. I just used a gearing calculator and the 47T will reduce the torque 6.4%. I found some info in a TW forum and some guys could feel it, others couldn’t and for the highway it definitely sounds like the mod to do.
I geared up my CRF230 by adding a tooth or two on the counter shaft sprocket and I don’t recall missing any low end torque when riding tight trails. I did it years and years ago and don’t remember if I ever switched it back?
I really do hate how my TW feels like it’s revving out down the highway. I think I might try it as steel sprockets are cheap and then I’d know for sure if it’ll work for me.
Thanks! 👍
@@thatalaskaguy yes ofcourse everyone rides or likes to ride slightly different, I really want to put an atv tire on rear, but need to wait until I no longer really ride on back roads and highways before doing that. Nice talking with you looking forward to more vids.