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Old Jun 19, 2005 | 08:01 PM
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i have a 1988 250x that has everything done to it and right now its running about 66-70 mph i was wondering what else could i do to i like gearing wise i have a 14 tooht front sprocket and 38 rear should i go up to a 42 tooth rear sprocket or what or do any of you guys know anything about the transmission gearing im looking to go about 75 total or something like that


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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 05:54 PM
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ummmmm going from a 38 to a 42 slows it down.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 02:49 AM
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yeah for speed you want to go down on the rear. for acceleration you want to go up.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 05:34 PM
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get like a 15 or 16 tooth front cas they cost less and u only need to change it one tooth to notice a big difference.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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i cant the biggest i can go on the front sprocket is a 14 tooth so i will go down on the back to like a 36 tooth thats the lowest i can go there also so thats down 2 on the back will that make a big difference or not
 
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 11:29 PM
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It probably wont make as big as a difference as it would on the front but it will still help
 
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:41 PM
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Thats pretty fast for a 250x!
 
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 06:10 PM
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ppphh yea good point
 
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