Well I just finished it tonight and went for a little ride.. but it was dark so I couldn't really tell exactly how fast I was going, but I definitely noticed a difference. The engine seems to handle it very well, I just have to pedal a little faster to get it going, but it just cruises at a higher speed pretty easily.Welcome to the forum!
Sooo...... What kind of top speed are you getting out of this gear ratio and how is the take off torque?
Nice! Yeah I did raise the needle in my carb one notch and it gets a lot more power.If the carb. is tuned good and you have a good flowing exhaust you should really enjoy that sprocket.
I have a 32T on one bike a 34T on another and a 36T on another, they all cruise real nice and pull the moderate hills around here with no problem at all, If I were to just take off at the bottom of the hill with out getting up some speed my bike will still pull up them but not as easy as a 41T sprocket does.
I've been thinking about dropping another couple a teeth on one of my bikes so I will check that sprocket out, I made the 36T I have from a peddle crank chain ring off of a 16'' kids bike.
Peace, Map
It should be easy enough to copy the bolt pattern from the existing sprocket.How did you drill the holes? Just wondering how you got them good enough not to loose the chain. This is a great idea if it holds up well.
If you look at the first pic you can see I used the old plates as a template and just went around the other holes. It fit perfectly, I was very surprised! I did have to shorten the chain a bit though. Its WAY smaller than the original sprocket.How did you drill the holes? Just wondering how you got them good enough not to loose the chain. This is a great idea if it holds up well.
Hahaha well thank goodness for that!Thanks for the reply. Guess I couldn't put 2 and 2 together when I saw it the first time. Added bonus off the smaller sprocket is that you wont have the torque to break your spokes
Oh man it's totally worth it, it feels more like a motorcycle than a bike now.I ordered one these 30T sprockets a bit ago, so once I get it I will also post pics of the mod to use it with the rag joint set up, I think this one will end up on my Karaoke Bike, it has the 36T that I drilled for it, but I would like to have that extra 4-5mph the 30T should give on the flats.
Map
Yeah it does make a big difference, when I ride my bikes to work it is a 32 mile round trip, so being able to cruise at the 32-35mph range is really nice, it also allows me to keep up with most raffic while I'm in town and then I just ride the shoulder for around 8-9 miles outta town on the way home out here in the sticks....Oh man it's totally worth it, it feels more like a motorcycle than a bike now.
Some folks soak them in solvent or gasoline and let them dry out.I think some of it might by my exhaust pipe, I left the fuel on a couple times and i think it got gunked up. Does anyone know how to clean them?
Thanks!