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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: Benjamin on April 07, 2010, 12:34:18 AM

Title: Changed gearing
Post by: Benjamin on April 07, 2010, 12:34:18 AM

Standard gearing on the 250 was 13/47. Front sprocket was chewed out and chain too worn to keep tension. The closest I could get to standard gearing was 14/49 so I did some math before going ahead.

She's a totally new bike! 100Km/h is now ~7300rpm instead of 8000rpm. Overtaking is no different, drop back to 4th or 3rd for extra zip. Around the city streets the lower gearing is better also. No decrease in acceleration off the line. I actually think it works better with a little clutch slip, can hold longer until second.

So if you need to do yours, don't worry about 14/49 messing things up. I reckon it is a better ratio overall.

Title: Re: Changed gearing
Post by: coolguycentral on June 08, 2010, 12:30:28 PM

I've been readin the boards tryin to decide what to go with for my b12. Definatly need to replace the chain and sprockets, and kind of stumbled on this site:
www.gearing commander.com (http://www.gearing commander.com)
found it very useful. It gives baseline numbers for stock setups, and you can also plug in any number of changes you want to make to your gearing and compare speed charts, for multiple setups. Good stuff, think im gonna go 14/47!!!