Re: Higher gearing for the SV
 

Plus the yellow one has a different air filter and bigger main jets, so it's not a fair comparison.

Re: Higher gearing for the SV
 

Well there should probably be some economy benefit, all other things being equal, but even 5% (which would be a lot for this type of mod) would only be a couple of mpg so can easily be swamped by other things like spirited riding.

On "A" road riding I'm probably using a lower gear some of the time because of the longer legs, maybe drop to 4th when 5th would have done on std gearing, so it tends to cancel out. Long trips like holidays are definitely nicer on the taller gearing.

Re: Higher gearing for the SV
 

Annoyingly from 2007 onwards the S has the same gearing as the N - 15/45. This makes the bike a bit buzzy on m-ways. Tried last weekend to change the front to 16 but couldn't get the damn sprocket nut undone even with a 2 foot wrench. Need to go and find someone with an air impact wrench thingy.

Re: Higher gearing for the SV
 

14/46 for me but I want acceleration :)

Re: Higher gearing for the SV
 

You need to holiday to somewhere with twisties :P

Re: Higher gearing for the SV
 

Hey, some of us like to go beyond the walls of this turf ;-) Getting twisties with better road surfaces, you have to go beyond it :-)

...and higher gearing will get you there much more comfortably.

Re: Higher gearing for the SV
 

Aldi sell electric and air rattle guns cheap

Re: Higher gearing for the SV
 

What like this? :D


http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...38rotSmall.jpg

Re: Higher gearing for the SV
 

Yeah I did wonder why my SV is so buzzy. Reading that the earlier bikes had a 16 tooth front means it makes sense now :P
Makes this later models a bit more lively though; I've seen 145 on the clocks recently.

Re: Higher gearing for the SV
 

Hi guys,
Anyone got a link for this gearing commander blokey/comp site.
Cheers
Lee D