So far so good! I just did the 500 mile valve adjustment, and put another 200 miles on it. First time ever breaking in a new bike, and it's a little scary. Seems all broken in now, and every day it seems to run a little smoother. For the most part I'm really happy with it. I'm ordering a smaller rear sprocket for it, and that should lower the RPM's considerably on the highway, and will probably start putting more highway miles on it after that modification.
Not sure about the speedo or countershaft. It's digital, with a tachometer. It comes with a 50 tooth sprocket, and I'm going to drop to 47...
I've heard of guys going as low as 45 but I don't want to lose that much torque off road. Everyone I've talked to online and in forums agrees the 47 tooth is the perfect solution. Should give me a top speed above 70 mph and a much lower RPM between 55 & 60 which is where I'd like to keep it on the highway. It should also give me just the right amount of torque off road when I decide to get down and dirty with it.
I was curious if it was going to effect speedo readings or not. Cable off the front wheel and your speedo stays accurate, sensor on countershaft and it will throw out your speedo a little bit. I was going to recommend the same thing 3 teeth on the rear or 1 on the front sprocket. But you already have that info!!! Totally looking forward to all your trip blogs!
So far so good! I just did the 500 mile valve adjustment, and put another 200 miles on it. First time ever breaking in a new bike, and it's a little scary. Seems all broken in now, and every day it seems to run a little smoother. For the most part I'm really happy with it. I'm ordering a smaller rear sprocket for it, and that should lower the RPM's considerably on the highway, and will probably start putting more highway miles on it after that modification.
That's good to hear you got a good deal on the purchase outside of normal channels.
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How many teeth are you dropping on the rear? Does that bike run a speedo cable or a pickup off the countershaft?
Not sure about the speedo or countershaft. It's digital, with a tachometer. It comes with a 50 tooth sprocket, and I'm going to drop to 47...
I've heard of guys going as low as 45 but I don't want to lose that much torque off road. Everyone I've talked to online and in forums agrees the 47 tooth is the perfect solution. Should give me a top speed above 70 mph and a much lower RPM between 55 & 60 which is where I'd like to keep it on the highway. It should also give me just the right amount of torque off road when I decide to get down and dirty with it.
I was curious if it was going to effect speedo readings or not. Cable off the front wheel and your speedo stays accurate, sensor on countershaft and it will throw out your speedo a little bit. I was going to recommend the same thing 3 teeth on the rear or 1 on the front sprocket. But you already have that info!!! Totally looking forward to all your trip blogs!