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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:49 PM
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i am going to keep running 20in tires on my ex but i dont like the loss in top end,if i put on a 14t front sprocket will i gain alot of it back?
 
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:50 PM
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whoops my bad i meant a 15t front sprocket,already got a 14.thanks
 
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 07:50 PM
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wel i would put the smaller tires on because of more power.Me id rather have power than speed
 
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 08:39 PM
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i already have on smaller tires than stock and it totally killed my topend so im wanting to put on a 15t c/s sprocket to squeeze out a little more topend
 
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 11:00 PM
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I am runing 18 inch holshots with a 14 tooth front sprocket and i love the excelleration and i dont miss top speed. remember "amatures talk top speed, pros talk aceleration and handeling"
 
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 03:27 AM
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i totally agree acceration is where it is at although ripperman doesnt know any thing about quads in fact he thinks his 220 bayou is the fastest quad ever made he argued to me that it hits 110mph i mean a highly moded banshee wont even hit that unless you have some major gearing or major money in it so im not saying anything about ripperman but he has no experience in the quad world and u should be carefull taking his advice
 
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 03:14 PM
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i don't know much about the 300ex's gearing. i think the stock front is 13 or 14? you could go up one size in front or down two sizes in the rear. i also perfer higher gearing than stock. after you put a little cash into the bike, it will be able to pull higher gearing than stock. not all of use ride on tight tracks or trails so the low gearing can be detrimental instead of beneficial.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 08:24 PM
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okay guys cut the bs about amature talk speed pro talk acceleration and handling could you please just answer the question about how much more topend i will have and im not an amature cause i want more top end,i ride with 400ex's and rappys so i need to be able to keep up a lil bit cause with the 14t c/s and 20's on back my top speed is 55.4mph wich is slower than stock.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 07:15 PM
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will i be able to get about 5-7mph more topend with the 15t c/s sprocket?
 
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 10:13 PM
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yes you should gain some top end back. probably about 5mph.
 
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