If you're going to stay with the stock wheelbase(and just have an everyday street bike)you may want to consider keeping the stock 18T on the front and even dropping a tooth(to a 42T)on the rear to help cut down on the wheelies in 1st gear.That's what they did when Richard Gadson ran an 8.99 on Brocks '08 Busa(I'm running 18/44 on mine and a wheelie's guaranteed at the top of 1st gear,and wants to float a bit even at the top of 2nd).
i dont go down in the front. it makes the bike jumpy and cuts down life in the chain. also heard since the chain wraps tighter around a smaller fron that it can rob power. i went up 3 in teh rear and it was fun and smooooth. but after getting my ECU tuned, it ran so good and hard that i went back to stock gearing so i didnt have to shift as much.
-1 front doesnt make it jumpy. Granite im not a full -1 front since i also went -1 rear. Its not going to change your chain life if any that much especially since the gen1 stock was 17T.
To each his own but I feel my bike is still very streetable. I love it, love the little bit extra boost in engine breaking too.
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