changing the size of the sprockets on my f4 good or bad?

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Old 07-11-2003, 02:07 PM
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changing the size of the sprockets on my f4 good or bad?

well i'm kinda sick of first gear wheelies so i heard from this guy that changing the size of the sprockets will make it alot more easier to wheelie in 2nd gear on my f4, he said to me that i should go -1 in front and +2 in rear does that sound like a good idea?
and does anyone know wats the second gear top speed with that change cuz i need at least 80 miles to reach the balance poin..or so i was told!
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Old 07-11-2003, 02:22 PM
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Re: changing the size of the sprockets on my f4 good or bad?

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go -1 in front and +2 in rear..................
i need at least 80 miles to reach the balance poin..or so i was told!
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Go ahead and do it. It will help the bike come up faster. Just take small steps and cover the rear brake.

Whoever told you that you needed 80mph to reach the BP is HIGH. You can hit the balance point long before that if you clutch it up.
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sprockets will definately make a huge difference, and -1 +2 is a good all around setup. But you should work on your technique, i could bring up my buddy's bone stock F4i in 3rd no problem.

and you can balance at way less than 80mph, you can balance it at 5mph if you know what your doin
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I got 2 up in the rear on my f4, it excited me for awhile but I'm gonna go higher now. I'm just hesitant because I hate the thaught of loosing top speed but oh well. Probably gonna go up another 3 in the rear.

I just got into stunting(well, wheelies and stoppies) but sometimes I can throttle 1st up to BP and ride it forever, it's all about timing and knowing the bike. The key for me to figure this out was I alway used to throttle up around 8 or 9k but now I do at around 4 or 5k, comes up a little slower at first but then stay on it and you'll shoot right up and hit BP before whacking the rev limiter, then ride it
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