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going down one tooth in the front definitely makes a big change. 70 mph is about the max i feel comfortable doing in terms of rpms. however, from what you are describing i would even consider a couple more teeth in the back, or even going down one more in the front...? -----Original Message----- From: kcorriga@... [mailto:kcorriga@...] Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 10:56 PM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Light Bulbs and Sprokets? Hi folks. I have questions on a couple of topics that I'm sure some of you have already investigated. 1) I recently have had a couple of near misses with some of the nearsighted motorists of the 4 wheeled variety. I have decided that when using the 'Big Green F#%*er' to get to and from work I must be more visible if I stand a chance of distracting them from their cell phones and palm pilots for just an instant while I am in there path. I have seen H4 headlamp bulbs offered much stronger than the OEM 60/ 55w. Other options are 100/55w, 100/80w, and 130/90w. These are also offered in "All Weather', Diamond Blue', 'White', 'Xenon', 'HIB Blue', 'Yellow', and 'Gold with an additional ion gas tube around the filament bulb'. What is the highest power bulb I can safely use and what color is the most visible in the day time but still good at night? I saw a rice rocket coming at me the other day with the most amazing yellow or gold headlamp I've ever seen. Does any one know what these are? 2) I have also found that the OEM gearing is to high to be comfortable on the log skidder roads, cow paths and snowmobile trails that I ride on. This is definitely not an observed trials mount. I seem to have mucho excess road range a would give up anything over 60 mph at a reasonable rpm to have 3 gears to work with in the crud instead of just 1. I have heard many of you talk about simply going down to a 14 tooth on the front. Did that work well for you or should I also change the rear spocket up to ??? teeth to do it right and take up excess chain slack? Thanks in advance for the help. K.C. Y2KLR650 'Big Green F#%*er' 73 Yami RT3 360 'Little Thumper' Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

At 11:31 PM 8/6/2000 -0400, you wrote:

>going down one tooth in the front definitely makes a big change. 70 mph is >about the max i feel comfortable doing in terms of rpms. however, from what >you are describing i would even consider a couple more teeth in the back, or >even going down one more in the front...? > >

If you consider the top speed of the KLR to be 100mph in stock form changing the front sprocket from 15 to 14 teeth would drop the top speed to 93mph, if my calculations are correct. I just used 100 as an easy point to start from since I know it is geared to go higher than that at red line even though it probably can't pull it with some of us on the bike. Alan Henderson A13 Iowa 14 on the front

i guess my post was misleading. i'm sure those calculations are correct. i just meant 70mph turns enough rpms for me not to feel more comfortable cruising any faster. it will definitely do 90mph with this setup, it just revs too fast for me to feel comfortable doing 90 for more than a short period of time. -----Original Message----- From: Alan L Henderson [mailto:al.henderson@...] Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 12:26 AM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Light Bulbs and Sprokets? At 11:31 PM 8/6/2000 -0400, you wrote:

>going down one tooth in the front definitely makes a big change. 70 mph is >about the max i feel comfortable doing in terms of rpms. however, from

what

>you are describing i would even consider a couple more teeth in the back,

or

>even going down one more in the front...? > >

If you consider the top speed of the KLR to be 100mph in stock form changing the front sprocket from 15 to 14 teeth would drop the top speed to 93mph, if my calculations are correct. I just used 100 as an easy point to start from since I know it is geared to go higher than that at red line even though it probably can't pull it with some of us on the bike. Alan Henderson A13 Iowa 14 on the front Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com