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Old 08-17-2006, 01:19 PM
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ok help me out here on gearing....going up in teeth and going down in teeth whats the effects of each in track and stunting and anything else
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Down in the front or up in the rear lowers gearing, this reduces top speed and will typicaly cause you to shift more frequently. Wheelies will be easier to come by in higher gears.

Up in front or down in the rear wil raise your gearing resulting in higher theoretical top speed and you'll be typically slower off the line.
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Go +2 in the rear and -1 in the front. Best mod I have done yet.
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gearing will all depend on what you are trying to accomplish.

if you are street riding looking for that little extra umph...you can do -1/+1-2

track riding will all depend on what track you are at and you will want to keep a hand full of sprockets to change out to suit your lap times and track.

stunting will depend on whether you want to learn on stock gears or go +15 in the rear or whatever will help you accomplish your goal.

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-1 in the front +2 in the rear i care more about acceleration than top speed. that was my determining factor
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Whatever you do.... do NOT use the SEARCH button

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It's cheap and easy.... do the -1 / +2 thing... why not?
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or if you have this guys bike ^ run a rear sprocket smaller than your front and still impress your friends with 6th gear wheelies and near mach 1 speeds!
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what are you riding? if i remeber correctly aren't you on a f4?

i currently have -1in front and +3 in back on my f4. likes too wheelie alot and for my hard launchs even with it stapped is hard to keep it down. i am going back to -1/+1.
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Originally Posted by sl2racer
what are you riding? if i remeber correctly aren't you on a f4?

i currently have -1in front and +3 in back on my f4. likes too wheelie alot and for my hard launchs even with it stapped is hard to keep it down. i am going back to -1/+1.
Really? I should have the -1, +3 set-up as soon as it arrives to me. You don't like the wheelies?
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Originally Posted by TNathe
or if you have this guys bike ^ run a rear sprocket smaller than your front and still impress your friends with 6th gear wheelies and near mach 1 speeds!
What, doesn't everyone run 18 / 38 gearing?
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