In a sprocket situation? Please give honest opinion.

[banditmack]

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?

 

[chupacabra]

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.

[bikeb4cage]

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.

[Red01]

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.

[banditmack]