Bud mentioned getting a sproket with a different number of teeth to gear down my warrior for riding on tough terrain. It's geared great now for speed, but most of the riding I will be doing is with a bunch of guys with big 4X4s on back woods trials. I've found that the clearance is good (and I have put on skid plates) and the fact that it is light helps going through mud. They havent had to pull me out of anywhere and I keep right up. So just looking to gear down so I dont have a lot of clutch work in rough areas.
Any suggestions?
Thx

 

Go down 1 tooth on your front sprocket. It will make a nice difference for that type of riding.

Stock gearing for the warrior is 13 front 40 rear.

click here for sprocket ratios

 

Do I need to replace the chain also? Is this a difficult job for a backyard mechanic? I saw one on line for 9.99, so its in my price range for the mod. ;-)

 

sometimes you can get away with the chain,depending on how much slack you are going to have.If the chain is not to old you may be able to cut out a couple links and add a master link (assuming you have a stock chain with no master link).[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

 

It depends on how old your chain and sprockets are now. Adding a new sprocket to a stretched and worn out chain will make the chain even worse, and wear out the new sprocket pretty quick. In a worst case scenario, the chain could even get tangled up on the new sprocket, and end up breaking your case around the sprocket, which really sucks especially when you're trail riding and all your hot oil is running into your boot. If your chain and sprockets have evidence of being worn out (like skinny or hook-shaped teeth on the sprockets) you should replace everything and avoid the risk of getting stranded out on the trail. That'll push your cost up to about $80 for a good chain and sprockets (don't cheap out on the chain)