Bandit Alley
MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 600 thru 1200 - AIR/OIL COOLED TECHNICAL => Topic started by: banditmack on October 05, 2006, 02:29:41 PM
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Just bought a 2002 B6.
Previous owner has fitted a 47 tooth on the rear and assume the front is still standard.
I find I am having to change gears too much and it aint my thing doing power wheelie's either. If I want to wheelie then I prefer clutching.
I have a spare rear sprocket off a gs500 which is 41 tooth.
Will this be ok?
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The 47 is stock size for your bike, check the front, stock is 15.
1 smaller on the front is like three bigger on the rear.
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I think the 47T is stock for a UK bike, and 48T is stock for a US B6 (2000 model forward). 15T is stock front.
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For starters, I'm not sure the GS500's sprocket will fit. From what I could find on a quick search of an aftermarket sprocket maker, the GS500 does not use the same base # as the GSF600.
Secondly, a 6T drop out back would be a big change. Not only would you be giving up power wheelies (which most find difficult on the 600 already), but taking of from stops may involve a lot more clutch slippage.
Thirdly, you'd have to shorten the chain, so the only way to go back would be to buy another chain - or buy a shorter one for your 41T experiment.
You can go up to a 16T sprocket up front with only minor clearance grinding behind the cover. This would be about the same as a 3T drop in the back and can be accomplished without altering the chain length. Obviously, this means a 17T front is not possible, so further gearing changes to reduce cruise RPM would have to come from a smaller rear sprocket.
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