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If I did 1 off front, and 1 off rear, would that make a noticable difference?

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Erm... Uhhhh.... Hmmmm. Good question. Answers on a postcard?

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Originally Posted by Squashed_Fly

If I did 1 off front, and 1 off rear, would that make a noticable difference?

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Yeah, as it goes a slightly bigger change than just going +1 rear.

Find out what standard sprockets are, then have a look here

http://www.renthal.com/File/gearing_ratios.asp

will show you the final drive change from standard depending on combination.

A more real world guide to help choose would be knowing speed at x RPM in x gear

Adding teeth can require longer chain, removing more than one tooth probably would want a link taking out.

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Originally Posted by Scotty

WD40 or petrol on a rag to wipe the outside of the side plates clean. While you're at it, clean the swingarm and wheel too. It's a personal thing, but if someone wants me to work on a bike of theirs I won't touch it until it's clean >:(

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Hint taken! ;D

going abit ott, but using WD40 can damage o rings on your chain.... I use WD40, as it does it job perfect :P…it doesn’t effect the o rings drastically, but it as it is a penetrate aerosol/degreaser, it can penetrate o rings, degreasing the grease within the o rings, and causing damage to the rings too :P.. ensure u have thoroughly removed the WD40 before u apply your lube, as this will also degrease your lube if there is any left :P

WD40 does not affect O rings fact, if it gets past them to the grease in the rollers the chain is shagged anyway, therefore wd40 is fine on good chains.

sprockets.... dropping one tooth on the front is the equivilent of going up about 2.75 teeth on the rear. i highly recomened doing one or the other at first, ie less a tooth on the front, OR up 1,2 or 3 on the rear.

im currently running one less on the front and + 2 on the rear and it's mentall! lost a bit of top speed, but quick enough to loose ya license still. the bike likes to point north quite often now, but i love it. keep old sprockets if they are in good condition, as you can swap depending on your mood or distance your gonna ride.

To tame the CR i've gone up from 13t to 14 on the front and down on the back to 48t......Bloody thing still just wants to ride on the back wheel though....which is what was happening when i hit the tree!!!

Gonna try a weighted flywheel next, probably a 12oz'er

Love it ;)

The best cheap thing for de-greasing a chain is parrafin. It gets the oily/waxy sludge off, but is too thick to get past the 'O'rings, so won't touch the grease inside.

DO NOT use WD40 :)