i have a question about gearing i been doing alot of searchs on old posts i was wondering if anybody has had gook luck with a 16/41 setup for 2nd gear launches. the works out between a 16/40 and a 15/40 setup. and where to find gears that are good. and not sidewinder i have more bad talk than good on them i have a couple friends that did not have good luck with. thanks

 

Sorry to get off track, but what do you know about Sidewinder? I'm almost ready to drop the big money for their Ti-Moly 520 setup, and if there is a problem maybe I'll look at something else.

 

Im currently running 16/40. But will be going to 16/38 next time out as a bolt-on bike with a 20shot. But it will all depend on your riding surface (ex. sand, dirt, wet, dry, etc....), tire pressure, paddle count, tire height, weight and overall power. Im still able to launch the spiderbike in 2nd gear on all motor at 16/40 with 1lb of air in the 22x11x8 13-paddle extremes. But this all works in conjunction with my weight, bike weight, sand condition and of course power output. Hope this helps. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

fat holly i just have heard of to many people with bad experinces with stuff. a couple friends to start. so i just i just do not feel secure about there parts. choose you know how my bike runs since you race it couple of times at genoa when you where for the jamboree. i putting a swingarm on finally so it will launch alot harder now.

 

Right. I would just tinker with the gearing a little with the swingarm. What gearing are you running now?

 

I for one have the 520 Ti Molly set from Sidewinder. Pretty good stuff really. Saved 1.5lbs on rotating mass just in the sprockets and another 1lb or so on the 520 Xring chain instead of the 530 Oring factory chain. I've had good success with this and it's the first hint of anything bad about the sidewinder stuff that I've ever heard.

Who knows..... got anything concrete to post on bad side of the sidewinder stuff?

 

Look up your sprocket/chain needs at sprocketspecialist.com! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]