05-10-2015, 05:17 AM
Gentlemen,
Yesterday I rode over 200 miles from Scottsdale to Payson and small towns beyond. I rode a 3 mile stretch at a steady 90 mph. The bike was smooth as glass with my new gearing. An aside unrelated to this thread was how easy it is to ride at that speed with the Road Comet 1 fairing. It seemed that the faster I went, the less pressure on my body. Like a low pressure zone was forming behind that fairing. At 90 mph I took one hand off the handlebars to scratch my neck and felt very secure. Without that fairing I felt like I was in a hurricane at 70 mph.
Back to the thread topic. After doing just the front sprocket I thought the bike had just a bit more vibration. I have carpo tunnel in my left hand so maybe it was just acting up but I'm not sure. After changing both sprockets it feels smoother than it ever has. Even in the 3500-4000 rpm range where the staggered valve timing intentionally gives these bikes a bit of vibration the bars, pegs, and seat are very smooth.
The more I ride both in town and on the highway with this new gearing the more I like it. So much nicer I wish I'd done it a year ago. I certainly will never go back. All the best.
Chip
Yesterday I rode over 200 miles from Scottsdale to Payson and small towns beyond. I rode a 3 mile stretch at a steady 90 mph. The bike was smooth as glass with my new gearing. An aside unrelated to this thread was how easy it is to ride at that speed with the Road Comet 1 fairing. It seemed that the faster I went, the less pressure on my body. Like a low pressure zone was forming behind that fairing. At 90 mph I took one hand off the handlebars to scratch my neck and felt very secure. Without that fairing I felt like I was in a hurricane at 70 mph.
Back to the thread topic. After doing just the front sprocket I thought the bike had just a bit more vibration. I have carpo tunnel in my left hand so maybe it was just acting up but I'm not sure. After changing both sprockets it feels smoother than it ever has. Even in the 3500-4000 rpm range where the staggered valve timing intentionally gives these bikes a bit of vibration the bars, pegs, and seat are very smooth.
The more I ride both in town and on the highway with this new gearing the more I like it. So much nicer I wish I'd done it a year ago. I certainly will never go back. All the best.
Chip