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Old 10-05-2009, 10:38 AM
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i put stock size sprockets back on my 300ex last year. now it seems like i cant hold a wheelie, or even pull one, until im at pretty high revs in 1-2nd gear. clutch-less wheelies btw. would lower or higher gearing help me in this? also the gears seem to come really fast and close together,anyway to lengthen them out?
 
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Old 10-05-2009, 10:50 AM
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I have always found that lower gearing helps with wheelies, becasue it gives you more torque. But...you will of course lose top end speed as a tradeoff.

On my 400EX for example, I went down one tooth in front, and it made it wheelie happy. Any time I would stab the throtle, the front end was off the ground...it was way to much! I finally settled on one tooth bigger in back as a good compromise. Improved tight trail riding, and makes controllabe wheelies easier.

As for as your internal gearing, not much you are going to be able to do about those...
 
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Was that one tooth bigger in back with the one tooth smaller in front or did you change the front back to stock
 
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Was that one tooth bigger in back with the one tooth smaller in front or did you change the front back to stock
Front stock, and back 1 tooth bigger. I would maybe go 2 teeth, but it would be to big and rub on my skidplate.
 
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Originally Posted by cherokee99
i put stock size sprockets back on my 300ex last year. now it seems like i cant hold a wheelie, or even pull one, until im at pretty high revs in 1-2nd gear. clutch-less wheelies btw. would lower or higher gearing help me in this? also the gears seem to come really fast and close together,anyway to lengthen them out?
Drop a tooth in front to get more wheelie happy.

Add a tooth in front to get longer gear spacing.

There is no free lunch, much less having your cake and eating it too.
 
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