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Originally Posted by
JMo
That's a comprehensive report, thanks Ray (I had my tank up the other day too, it's a bit of a fiddle as you say - I can see the price to check/adjust the valves being pretty high labour wise...)
As a thought - Presumably the speedo reads off the gearbox output shaft? - hence the smaller front sprocket spinning faster shows a higher top speed right?
Now correct me if I'm wrong (I'm no mathematician) but you kept the 15T front and you put a larger rear sprocket on instead (say 47 teeth), the rear wheel is now effectively turning slower for the same engine revolutions? - would than not correct the speedo over-reading?
If so, perhaps this is the problem - that the bike actually ought to be running slightly lower gearing (that is using a larger rear sprocket), but they put on a 45 tooth in an effort to keep the revs down at speed and improving MPG?
I'm going to try it next time I fit a new chain and sprockets...
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3 teeth extra at the back = 1 tooth less at the front. You would need a longer chain, changing the front to one less you could get away with using the same chain. Having a smaller front sprocket would also wear out quicker.