| Author | Message | ||
     Koz5150 |
This has been one of those lingering projects that I never quite could get around to doing... Until now. So the idea is that I wanted to reduce the gearing on the bike since I never use 5th gear. I like to cruise on my 2002 M2 between 3,500 and 4,000 rpm. On the highway that means I am in 4th. I had a 26 tooth sprocket up front for awhile and that was better, but it was aluminium and it eventually wore out. So I found this cool looking Big Dog leftover that I picked up for $50. I had the center hole widend (local shop, $40) to fit my rim and am mounting it backwards for both spoke alignment and backspacing. I do need to add a 1/8" spacer to get the backspacing correct ($9.95 from Drag Specialties). As soon as the spacer comes in I will put it all back together. (Message edited by koz5150 on July 30, 2013) | ||
| Koz5150 |
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| Koz5150 |
You can see the size difference moving from 61 to 70 teeth. Based on the adjustment in the swingarm it should be able to handle the change. If not, I did pick up a belt that is slightly longer but would prefer not to have to change to it. (Message edited by koz5150 on July 30, 2013) | ||
| Jramsey |
where did you find a 65 tooth pulley,oem has 61 teeth. | ||
| Jayvee |
'Euro-sprocket' ? | ||
| Buellistic |
"AND", what about the speedometer SENSOR ??? | ||
| Koz5150 |
Sorry, I meant 61 on the stock pully and stepping up to a 70 tooth. The pulley was a spare part made for a Big Dog motorcyle before they went out of business. (Message edited by koz5150 on July 30, 2013) | ||
| Koz5150 |
The speedo sensor is not a big deal. I am replacing my speedo with a GPS unit in the dash. I rarely use it anyway, I look at the tach and just flow with traffic. |
