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Quick question
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:36 pm
by scuderi57
Quick question guys, i heard that doing the sprocket mod on a 35 (bigger rear and smaller front for example ) puts the speedo off ... Is this true and is it worth doing? Bike goes good so probably wont do it but just a thought
Re: Quick question
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 7:59 am
by bikemonkey
Yes it will put the speedo off slightly as the speedo drive is taken from the front sprocket

Re: Quick question
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:11 am
by scuderi57
does it say im going slower or faster than the actual speed im doing?
Re: Quick question
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:22 pm
by bikemonkey
I have no idea, best to find a speed gun or something to test it.
Re: Quick question
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:24 pm
by Drunkn Munky
Smaller front or bigger rear = over reading speedo
Bigger front or smaller rear = under reading speedo
Re: Quick question
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:00 pm
by scuderi57
Drunkn Munky wrote:Smaller front or bigger rear = over reading speedo
Bigger front or smaller rear = under reading speedo
what if i change both sprockets? will it be normal?
Re: Quick question
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:16 pm
by Drunkn Munky
No, any change to the sprockets will put your speedo off unless you change them to give the same ratio as the standard setup(if thats possible) but thats pretty pointless isn't it.
Re: Quick question
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:37 pm
by hunter
Follow someone in a car doing 30mph,Make a note of the needle position on your clock,
Put an MPH graph on the lens with the 30 mph covering that spot.
Re: Quick question
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:56 pm
by tigerclaw
Or even better - ride with a gps to work out where 30 mph is - car's speedo may be wrong too
Re: Quick question
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:55 pm
by CMSMJ1
don't worry about it - it reads faster than you are going, so as long as you hit your 30/40 limits you will be right...