gearing

[BlackBusaLO]

I thought 16/40 and 17/43 was exactly the same?

When I changed the front to 16 I found I had so much low down pulling power that I just enjoyed riding in the low rpm ranges. The bike pulled from 3000rpm. I could select 6th at 80kph! and then ride it all the way up over 200! But I missed not being able to get up around 280. It could make 240 in 6th at 10000rpm and then wouldn't pull much further.

With 16/40 I can get up over 260 I didn't notice my revs at the time, too busy watching the road, but my speedo healer registed 260. It offers good pull from 3500rpm the kind of feeling you get from 4000 on the stock 18/43 and so when you twist and go at 4000 you get even better pull.

Have fun swapping your sprockets. There is quite a variety in rear sprockets the front sprockets are more or less the same. Here's a good little comparo on sprockets for you.
http://www.superstreetbike.com/hotproduc...index.html