Yeah thats what the guy i was hangin with told me...kinda frustrating you do all this damn work on mods and making you bike liter and run the same thing you did with the old bike...oh well maybe when it warms up ill be a little faster
Shoul I do it Pros/Cons Please
- Thread starter Smoke_Dog
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Yeah...I know what you mean...I took mine to the track awhile back and the best I could do were the 6.40's anyway I know that I'm rusty and have lost the edge...More seat time and yours will go down...
yes,16-42,17-43 will give you better accel in 2nd thru 6th
and it will also help at the track (dragstrip) if you can put the power down,but on the street where traction is limited 16-42 will have you up in smoke or in a big wheelstand, either way you will be backing off to maintain acceleration,
i have a 05 busa with basic mods,pipe,pc,bmc,pairblock i am also + 1 7/8'' co2 shifter,i am 170 + gear all tests were done from 4500-5000 17-42 35lbs,smoke30,27,23,smoke, tried it stock and lowered 1'' front and rear,yesterday tried 17-41 same temps,high 40's better baro (30.00 17-42)30.20 17-41
lowered 1'' 34 lbs,no smoke nice power wheelie,it is just too cold to try launching the bike,plus i am wearing enough clothes to look like the michelin man,so roll on tests are all i am doing now
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and it will also help at the track (dragstrip) if you can put the power down,but on the street where traction is limited 16-42 will have you up in smoke or in a big wheelstand, either way you will be backing off to maintain acceleration,
i have a 05 busa with basic mods,pipe,pc,bmc,pairblock i am also + 1 7/8'' co2 shifter,i am 170 + gear all tests were done from 4500-5000 17-42 35lbs,smoke30,27,23,smoke, tried it stock and lowered 1'' front and rear,yesterday tried 17-41 same temps,high 40's better baro (30.00 17-42)30.20 17-41
lowered 1'' 34 lbs,no smoke nice power wheelie,it is just too cold to try launching the bike,plus i am wearing enough clothes to look like the michelin man,so roll on tests are all i am doing now
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just installed a 16-42 with a plus 6 arm and the beast is loads of fun, very easy to control. Now I just have to correct the speedometer.
atticdog,i am going to take a crack at explaining why tall gearing works,especially on the street with a stretched bike,small stretch 3in. or less,anyone that is running very low et's is doing something that most are not,they are staging around 5k (+ or - some depending on conditions) as the clutch is going out the throttle is being twisted to the stop,this is not as easy as it sounds,most are rolling the throttle part way open,and letting the clutch out to fast,when it is done correctly it is like poetry in motion,the front tire is barely off the ground 3'' or less,and the back tire is on the edge of traction,these bikes are so powerful that this is hard to do,when you tighten up gearing (its a multiplyer) it makes it even harder to use all the power,it would probably take 10 pages to fully explain all this,i used to race alot late 80's to late 90's made about 2500 passes and made every mistake you can make,and then some,had to learn the hard way,i will be going back to the track this year just for fun,hope this helps a little
i think starting with the 42 is a good idea,the bike will be much snappier,it will turn a bit quicker,because of the shorter wheelbase,it will wheelie quicker too,cruise rpm will be slightly higher,easier to smoothly pull away from a stop,all around a very fun gear in my opinion
I would suggest to go 16 up front first...It's less expensive but requires a bit more labor...The 16 up front will give you a noticeable snap with the throttle whereas the 42 on the rear may go unnoticed...The 42 actually accents the 16...I my opinion the 42 is no good without the 16...
I'm cool with that...
Rycardo
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You have lot's of time to think about transform your bikes...your weather isn't good, otherwise, I in Portugal ride all the year, I don't have time to think in all those things:
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I like the bike the most original possible, the Suzuki thinked that way.
But I like to read your transformations, continue.
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: .I like the bike the most original possible, the Suzuki thinked that way.
But I like to read your transformations, continue.
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Smoke_Dog
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What? Not to be mean or anything negative, but where did those statements come from?You have lot's of time to think about transform your bikes...your weather isn't good, otherwise, I in Portugal ride all the year, I don't have time to think in all those things:
I like the bike the most original possible, the Suzuki thinked that way.
But I like to read your transformations, continue.
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