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gear question

Postby racinboy#5 » Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:02 am

i am currently running a 02 yamaha r6 and i race on a 1/8th mile track.my gear ratio is 12.50. im switching to a 08 honda rr and i am wondering if i should run the same gear ratio or if i should run lower or higher?
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Re: gear question

Postby Bill » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:45 am

I think you would be close enough with that gear to get started. From there it should only take a couple of times on the track to find out what gear your motor really likes.

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Re: gear question

Postby edk » Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:14 pm

How far apart are the max Rpm's on both motors ?
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Re: gear question

Postby racinboy#5 » Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:24 am

i believe the yamaha was 15000 and the honda was 15300 or the other way around. i got the sheets off of guhls website.
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