I am currently running 15/40 on my sprockets with 22" rears. According to the gearing calculators that puts me back at almost stock gearing. Actually I'm still a little bit higher geared. I don't want to go back to 20" tires either. Do they make a 14 tooth drive sprocket? If so, Who?
Changing the rear doesn't make a big enough change, so it would apear anyway. Besides my swingarm skid is already very close to the sprocket as it is now. TIA.

 

15/43 will be the same as 14/40, i haven't seen a 14T but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Lots of guys on the forum use 15/43 gearing, maybe they can help with the skid situation.

 

Thanks Hightower, ya know the rear spocket probably won't rub now that I think about it. To ajust the chain for the new sprocket will require rotation of the concentric axle and I think that might be enough to move the skid away from the sprocket. I remember when i installed the skid origanally I was bummed because it was rubbing on my sprocket. But then when I adjusted the chain it moved away.
Does this sound right to you?

 

Sounds feasable!

 

You can pick up 14Tooth front sprockets from Titax and Primary Drive at Rocky Mountain I will fore warn you though, when at all possible raise the back sprocket, it may be more expensive and more of a hassle but your chain will thank you. Which would rather do, spend a little more time putting a back sprocket on that costs maybe 3x's as much as a front one, or spend no time puttin the front one on or have to buy a new big ol 530 chain and put it on in few months. Just my 2 cents.

 

Thanks guys I'll check them out. I did look at RWR's site but only saw 15 & 17 listed. I was at the rotax.net site. Is that the correct one for RWR?
I handn't been to rocky mountains site yet though. I'll go there now and poke around.

 

RWR has them. i got a 18F from them. i'm going to try it out tonight to see if it likes it. from what i noticed with the DS it likes taller gearing. the have alot of wheel spin so the high gearing helps control it.

 

Thanks I'll give him a call. The ones at Rocky where 12.99 plus S&H Not bad I thought.

 

I have to agree with madbaja.
The smaller the front sprocket the fewer the teeth that are driving the chain and the weaker they will be. If you are not concerned about durability then it won't be a problem.

I know how it feels to look down at a counter sprocket with all the teeth missing and still have miles to go [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] But that is how I learned.

 

The rear sprockets at rocky mountain where only a dollar more than the front ones. Kinda hard to believe.......but very cool. Unfortunatly they didn't list any 43's