13 Tooth CS
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09-21-2008 | 11:43 PM
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Thanks for the feedback everyone. No offense taken. 09KLX, thanks as always. One post and I have all the info I need. And, yes, I did a search first but got too many hits to consume all at once. I may be a newb but I'm not a moron. 
Well, ok, sometimes I'm a moron but don't tell my wife. I still have her convinced I'm brilliant...
Well, ok, sometimes I'm a moron but don't tell my wife. I still have her convinced I'm brilliant...
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09-22-2008 | 02:16 AM
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Sweet! I'll be flagging cops in no time! Hey, any thoughts on raising the number of teeth on the rear sprocket as opposed to the counter shaft? Hmmm... after typing that I'll bet that would require some extra chain length. Never mind. 
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09-22-2008 | 04:03 AM
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yep, you'll need two more lengths at least to go 13/45; been there done that. I doubted what others told me on here and wanted to see myself. Needless to say, I bought the 108 link chain but then hated it cuz it would hardly hit 65 mph with that gearing and tbh, the power delivery wasn't all that different than the 13/42. It (13/42) seems the most versatile for on/off road use. But highway use, you'll want at least the stock gearing.
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09-22-2008 | 04:38 AM
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Yeah, I hear ya, 09KLX. I'm on the fence on this one. Part of me wants that torque with the 13/42 but I still need to ride the bike 60-70 miles on the freeway to get to my good off-road riding areas. I REALLY like the stock gearing on this bike. I'd just like some more umph to get the front end lighter for the off-road stuff. Have you done a 331 kit or are you stock? I tell ya, I'll bet the 14/42 with Bill Blue's 331 kit is the ticket. Not yet, though. Heck the 13 cs is $15 bucks. If I don't like it I can always put the 14 back on.
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09-22-2008 | 04:45 AM
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Yeah, I hear ya, 09KLX. I'm on the fence on this one. Part of me wants that torque with the 13/42 but I still need to ride the bike 60-70 miles on the freeway to get to my good off-road riding areas. I REALLY like the stock gearing on this bike. I'd just like some more umph to get the front end lighter for the off-road stuff. Have you done a 331 kit or are you stock? I tell ya, I'll bet the 14/42 with Bill Blue's 331 kit is the ticket. Not yet, though. Heck the 13 cs is $15 bucks. If I don't like it I can always put the 14 back on.
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09-22-2008 | 06:51 AM
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lol, nah it's not that easy.
I'm stock cylinder. the stock gearing is doable off-road, but the 13 is so good for low-end acceleration and wheelies. installing the 13-tooth sprocket to a stock bike is the best bang for the buck mod you can do imo. it's noticeable immediately how the power is rearranged.
I'm stock cylinder. the stock gearing is doable off-road, but the 13 is so good for low-end acceleration and wheelies. installing the 13-tooth sprocket to a stock bike is the best bang for the buck mod you can do imo. it's noticeable immediately how the power is rearranged.
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09-22-2008 | 10:07 AM
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Geez! Markcr, Don't take offense. I thought that you might like to see how many opinions there are on the 13 tooth sprocket and where they were bought. I remember a "sage" on this forum suggesting that a certain Honda part was exactly right. I bought it and he was exactly wrong!! We had to grind a lot of metal off of that puppy before it fit! AND we had to do it in the dirt with a power grinder, while holding the sprocket in a vise.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
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09-22-2008 | 10:10 AM
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Yeah, I hear ya, 09KLX. I'm on the fence on this one. Part of me wants that torque with the 13/42 but I still need to ride the bike 60-70 miles on the freeway to get to my good off-road riding areas. I REALLY like the stock gearing on this bike. I'd just like some more umph to get the front end lighter for the off-road stuff. Have you done a 331 kit or are you stock? I tell ya, I'll bet the 14/42 with Bill Blue's 331 kit is the ticket. Not yet, though. Heck the 13 cs is $15 bucks. If I don't like it I can always put the 14 back on.