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Final Drive Swap: 6th gear solution?
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<blockquote data-quote="MCRIDER007" data-source="post: 1145494" data-attributes="member: 329"><p>I think that would be the case based on my experience with my C14. If you compare the overall gear ratios, a GEN1 would be 3.62:1 with the new gearing and a GEN2 would be a 3:52:1. My C14 is 3.40:1 in 6th gear and while 6th is very quiet and smooth, the fuel economy actually goes down (when riding within 5-10 mph of legal highway speeds) in comparison to 5th if I am pushing a head wind or going even slightly uphill (5th gearing is 4.09:1). Fifth gear obviously has much more passing power. I think 6th would be a lot more useful and get better overall fuel economy if the ratio was in the 3.60-3.70 range.....and that would also be true for the FJR. With the current ratios, I prefer the GEN2/3 gear ratios to the C14s because I spend more time in 5th than 6th on the C14.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MCRIDER007, post: 1145494, member: 329"] I think that would be the case based on my experience with my C14. If you compare the overall gear ratios, a GEN1 would be 3.62:1 with the new gearing and a GEN2 would be a 3:52:1. My C14 is 3.40:1 in 6th gear and while 6th is very quiet and smooth, the fuel economy actually goes down (when riding within 5-10 mph of legal highway speeds) in comparison to 5th if I am pushing a head wind or going even slightly uphill (5th gearing is 4.09:1). Fifth gear obviously has much more passing power. I think 6th would be a lot more useful and get better overall fuel economy if the ratio was in the 3.60-3.70 range.....and that would also be true for the FJR. With the current ratios, I prefer the GEN2/3 gear ratios to the C14s because I spend more time in 5th than 6th on the C14. [/QUOTE]
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