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Old June 24th, 2015, 05:31 PM   #38
DmbShn41
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Originally Posted by choneofakind View Post
No, in theory, you just limit your acceleration. Don't forget that these bikes are horsepower limited from the factory, not gearing limited.

What they should have done was raised 6th gear ratio for cruising and kept everything else the same. Still gives you options with sprockets and final drive ratio, but makes the highway more tolerable out of the box. I'm always searching for 7th gear when i'm doing more than 60.
I've been trying to find 7th gear also...thinking of a 43 in the rear. Afraid I'll lose too much with 15/43. Don't find any value in 15/44...
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