Another sprocket & Chain?
#12
09-20-2012, 02:57 AM
Check his comments. No clutch. Didn't even rev to 5K. Just body position changes (push front down then weight back), throttle, and no mods except for removing the spark arrestor. Not the best show of wheelies on the KLX (I'll give that to Malves!!), but it goes to show that technique is key when you don't have torque! And that us Idaho boys like to pull wheelies right in our neighborhood in front of the cops.
#13
09-20-2012, 05:02 AM
#14
09-20-2012, 05:07 AM
First, welcome to the forum.
IMO, go cheap and put a 13T on the front with your 48 rear and current chain, assuming it's still in good condition, and see what it does. You should be able to get a 13T for around $15 to $20. This is also assuming that you aren't at the end of the adjustment point for your chain. It's a cheap thing to try an you'll get a better feel for it, practice those wheelies for a while with more torque, then maybe decide where to go from there. I kinda doubt that one tooth on the rear is going to give you a noticeable difference unless you are very sensitive to those things and/or doing a lot of high-rpm highway burning.
I've run 14/42 and 13/42 with a stock bike, then modded the airbox/carb/exhaust and ran a 49 rear with 13/14/15 front. This was a setup I really liked for the riding I do on this bike, which doesn't include much highway time. Now have a 45 on the rear with the 351 kit, but still bump the front between 13 and 15 depending on if I'm riding gnarly trails or just dual sporting around on the easier stuff. The 14 rarely gets used, but its there if I need it.
I can get the heavy-a$$ KLR to wheelie up and it's geared just a little lower than stock with no power mods. Practice and technique.
IMO, go cheap and put a 13T on the front with your 48 rear and current chain, assuming it's still in good condition, and see what it does. You should be able to get a 13T for around $15 to $20. This is also assuming that you aren't at the end of the adjustment point for your chain. It's a cheap thing to try an you'll get a better feel for it, practice those wheelies for a while with more torque, then maybe decide where to go from there. I kinda doubt that one tooth on the rear is going to give you a noticeable difference unless you are very sensitive to those things and/or doing a lot of high-rpm highway burning.
I've run 14/42 and 13/42 with a stock bike, then modded the airbox/carb/exhaust and ran a 49 rear with 13/14/15 front. This was a setup I really liked for the riding I do on this bike, which doesn't include much highway time. Now have a 45 on the rear with the 351 kit, but still bump the front between 13 and 15 depending on if I'm riding gnarly trails or just dual sporting around on the easier stuff. The 14 rarely gets used, but its there if I need it.
I can get the heavy-a$$ KLR to wheelie up and it's geared just a little lower than stock with no power mods. Practice and technique.
#16
09-20-2012, 06:33 AM
Speaking of vintage, there's a Maico for sale nearby
MAICO 1979 440 Magnum
#17
09-20-2012, 01:12 PM
That Maico probably could sit in for an OSSA, for a few wheelie's. That is a nice looking bike. Not too familiar with that Maico, is it tuned for torque or HP?
You got to love the look of this bike, I would get one today if they were available.
You got to love the look of this bike, I would get one today if they were available.
#19
09-20-2012, 01:58 PM
