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Old 15-05-12, 18:58
alexander_oneill alexander_oneill is offline
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Exclamation Extreme Touring Gearing

I have had a look on the forums and everyone seems to have experimented mainly with gearing for added acceleration. I find my XT660R far too vibey at 80mph (128kph) cruising speed. I test road an XT660Z yesterday and found is smoother down low but still too vibey at 80mph.

Can anyone recommend a better cruising gearing? I am looking at 3 teeth less on the rear, and even an extra on the front too. From gearing commander.com 3 less on the rear will lower the revs from 5103 at 80mph to 4762 (341 less). Adding a tooth on the front as well will reduce the revs at 80mph to 4465 (638 less revs).

I'm wondering if this will kill the acceleration. I'm looking to change to a Tenere asap but as i'd probably change the gearing on that too but the loss of acceleration on that really would kill it as I found it a little sluggish compared to the XTR. I am open though to spend some � on more poke from the engine to compensate as I do prefer the Tenere over the Tiger 800xc and BMW 800GS which are it's real competition.

If anyone has any experience with this i'd very much appreciate it.
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Old 15-05-12, 21:37
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I use to have an XTR and for ages ran the standard 15:45, but started doing alot more long range riding and found the speedo to be quiet out with my GPS.

I changed to 15:42 and found that yes it did require the engine to be revved a bit longer to make a smoother gear change or not bog the motor down when you changed down a gear but wasnt really a problem really. But this was with a stg1 filter and cans.

I then put on a Stg2 filter and kev fuel mod and the acceleration was back to if not above standard 15:45 setup acceleration. I found the standard XTR hard to sit at an indicated 70mph with standard gearing but after the gear change and the stg 2 filter+kev mod found that i could now sit at a proper 80mph for a good hour before mainly wind blast got annoying.

But why not drop the speed and enjoy a different route?
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Old 15-05-12, 22:40
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I use to have an XTR and for ages ran the standard 15:45, but started doing alot more long range riding and found the speedo to be quiet out with my GPS.

I changed to 15:42 and found that yes it did require the engine to be revved a bit longer to make a smoother gear change or not bog the motor down when you changed down a gear but wasnt really a problem really. But this was with a stg1 filter and cans.

I then put on a Stg2 filter and kev fuel mod and the acceleration was back to if not above standard 15:45 setup acceleration. I found the standard XTR hard to sit at an indicated 70mph with standard gearing but after the gear change and the stg 2 filter+kev mod found that i could now sit at a proper 80mph for a good hour before mainly wind blast got annoying.

But why not drop the speed and enjoy a different route?
I've just bought the Kev encyclopedia. I'll have a look at some power mods in a bit. I enjoy the twisties already (I live on the welsh border) and ride a lot on a local MX track. I want to be able to do some 500mile+ expeditions to Scotland/Ireland this year so want to get the touring setup nailed so I can get to those places to enjoy the twisties/offroad there!
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Old 16-05-12, 07:56
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I test road an XT660Z yesterday and found is smoother down low but still too vibey at 80mph.

IF you want to ride those sorts of (illegal) speeds, then the Tenere is not for you.

The Tenere is a go anywhere bike to enjoy the journey. Yes it will haul ass on the motorway if you want it to, but the side effects are a few vibrations - It's like that and that's how it is, as they say.

Like life, riding a motorcycle is about the journey, not getting to the end in the fastest time.
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Old 16-05-12, 08:25
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IF you want to ride those sorts of (illegal) speeds, then the Tenere is not for you.
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