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Offline PICKLEKOOKEN

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Miles per hour?
« on: July 11, 2016, 01:18:36 PM »
To any griso owners how fast are you going at 3000 rpm in sixth gear. I'm trying to lower my norgy's rpm at 70 -75 mph.
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Re: Miles per hour?
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2016, 01:45:00 PM »
 Seems Greasos run a 12/44 final drive with a sixth gear overdrive of something near 1 - .08 . You can do the math Mike , my head hurts reading all of the U joint/CV joint stuff  :rolleyes:

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Re: Miles per hour?
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2016, 01:59:29 PM »
I could be wrong but I think the Breva 1100 is geared the tallest of the CARC bikes.
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Re: Miles per hour?
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2016, 05:13:26 PM »
To any griso owners how fast are you going at 3000 rpm in sixth gear. I'm trying to lower my norgy's rpm at 70 -75 mph.

48 mph, 1100 Griso

P.S. is you're trying to alter this, it will require a transmission change.  All of the CARCs are the same rear drive ratio - the gearing difference is in the primary reduction in the trans.
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Re: Miles per hour?
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2016, 05:22:56 PM »
What Hit Man said.

Offline atavar

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Re: Miles per hour?
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2016, 05:35:44 PM »
Lower it? 4K RPM at 70-75 is almost lugging the poor thing as it is..  at least that's what my '08 does.. and that is where the sweet spot in the mpg curve is. 
I suspect if you lowered it much with taller gearing you'd be adding quite a bit of torque strain to the engine bottom end unless you are planning a bunch of coast to coasters where you will need or want only minimal power at speed with stops only for fuel..   :undecided:
Or are you trying to sneak on some more top end speed? 
IMHO the Norge gear ratio's are about perfect.
Smarter minds than mine may offer more realistic opinions..
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Re: Miles per hour?
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2016, 11:57:13 PM »
I don't suppose they make a 70 or 80 series tire in the right width? 
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