Downgearing a GS500E

[veeeffarr]

Anyone downgeared a GS500 before? Not too arsed about top speed, 80mph is about fine, I just want more acceleration and the ability to power wheelie

A link to a calculator would be handy as well please

[phk6]

you can power wheelie a gs500 ive done it on my cb bear it was very small and i did have my mate on the back with about 5 stone of shit in a ruck sack just tootle along in 1st and wap the throttle back (but you will need either a fat guy on the back OR 15 stone of lead) lol

EDIT, also i did give it a god tug on the bars
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[hmmmnz]

go two less teeth on the front. wemoto sells them you'll prbly still get close to your original top speed, it'll just be reving a bit higher
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[fredsredhat]

just be sure to keep a foot over the back brake. I'm no wheelie god but the first time "i got it up" it scared the living crap out of me and it seemed like the front wheel was 15ft up (though it was prob more like 12") if it comes up too far stamp on back brake. That'll bring it back down (and a new set of fork seals)

[Method]

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[EuropeanNC30R...]

Do you realise what downgearing to 80mph would do to your fuel consumption?

[veeeffarr]

[G]

As Maurice said; any motorways or A roads won't feel great with the engine revving at almost peak revs just to keep up with average traffic.

It may help you get the front up, but will make it even harder to keep it up as the revs will run out /very/ quickly.

You may get slightly better acceleration in first and second, but it'll probably end up that second is now equivalent to the old second, or whatever.

[0ddball]

You'd barely feel a 1 or 2 tooth difference so go fairly extreme. 2 down and 4 up or something.

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[Compo]

Hi
I dropped mine down 2 teeth and it had a lot more acceleration, now its a few years ago but i lost 10MPH from 115 to 105 but i like the way it revd after that.

Done the same with my ZX6R and apart from throwing the spedo out i love the extra ummff of the line.

Just one more point though with a smaller front sproket the chain will have a tighter turn which results in increased wear on the chain.

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[veeeffarr]

so does going up on the back make more sense then?

[Ichy]

Try the front first. Its cheaper, about 4-5 quid, and easier but causes chain wear.

If you like it then for a permanent fix by changing the rear, £20-£25ish.

[octane]

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[Colin G]

Toby, wouldnt even bother changing gearing mate, on a GS500E with little over 45bhp, it wont make a difference. If it had been a 150bhp R1 or the likes then yeah go for it if you want better acceleration, but on a bike with so little power, you wont notice it and will just wear out the chain quicker.

As of speed on standard sprockets, ive had 125mph on the clocks of mine. Bearing in mind, there will be speedo error so take about 10% off what ever your clocks are reading for a more accurate measurement.

They are top end heavy and not made to wheelie. However if you hold revs at around the 5-6k mark and dump the clutch, you should get the front wheel in the air.
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