chain and sprockets

[swild123]

Hi advice please
I would like to upgrade my sprocket sizes whats the best combination and where can i get them..

Thanks in advance

[8541Hawk]

Kind of like asking what oil to use....... a big can of worms.
I will chime in and say after running a VTR for close to 19yrs now I believe the stock gearing is the best to use on these bikes.

If you must re gear then go no more that +2 on the rear or -1 on the front. Any lower than that and you are just going backwards in my opinion.

[fabiostar]

as above iv tried going lower but iv found for all round road use i ended up going back to standard

[AMCQ46]

standard here too............. If I need it to be lively I keep it in 5th, and when I am hammering on I still end up looking for 7th gear, so I never feel it is over geared

[redpig]

Same here, stick with std

[bazza696]

Stick with standard, you will also need a speedo healer.

Mine wheelies easy enough in the first 3 gears, so I wouldn't want to go up teeth on the rear or drop one on the front.

Dropping on the rear will make the gearing longer and would be good for motorway riding.

After the first firestorm meet of the year, I am looking at dropping a tooth on the CBF's rear, she was revving to 6k at 90 (cough kph)

[Stephan]

I am happy with +2 on rear, 16/43, but I must admit that it is possible that 16/41 could suit me as well. Shorter gearing doesn´t make sense.

[sirch345]

I used to run 16/43 gearing for many years, but like others have said have gone back to standard gearing 16/41, but it is all down to personal choice, what suits one may not suit another,

Chris.

[Stratman]

16/43 for me. I find the bike much more tractable.

[tony.mon]

Depends on your riding style, usage and engine or other tuning.
If you do lots of motorway miles lowering the gearing doesn't help.
I found, with a lighter flywheel, cans and a filter down one on the front was nice,
but as I added more power with engine work I was able to return to std gearing but kept the same urgency.