» Site Navigation |
|
»
»
»
» Motorcycle Forums
|
|
» Buyers Guide |
|
|
|
» Our Partners |
|
|
|
 |
May 27th, 2008, 10:02 pm
|
#1 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Posts: 294
|
1st gear is to short...
I think i need 1 tooth larger on the front sprocket
Does the Hyper come with a 14 tooth sprocket standard?
4th day riding this beast and i think 1 tooth larger is in line
I absolutely love this bike so far
__________________
2008 Hypermotard
1994 ZX9R Kawasaki gone and good riddance
Houston Texas
|
|
|
|
Sponsored Links
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
May 27th, 2008, 10:06 pm
|
#2 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: ABQ, NM, USA
Posts: 387
|
I have tried a few second gear take-offs seems a little hard on the clutch but like you I have thought about going up one tooth on the counter shaft for better cruising on the slab. I am not sure how that will affect the switchback riding though so I have stayed stock for now.
|
|
|
|
May 27th, 2008, 10:17 pm
|
#3 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: West Covina, CA, USA
Posts: 3,750
|
Stock is 15T
15T countershaft sprocket is stock on the Hyper,
You can't go bigger no room, drop thre rear to a 40T Aloha Alex
__________________
it is what it is, and always will be.......
|
|
|
|
|
May 27th, 2008, 10:27 pm
|
#4 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Phx, Arizona, USA
Posts: 2,410
|
I think thats the first post I have seen complaining that a Ducati anything 1st gear is too short. Usually its a complaint that they are too tall which I would side with. Ducati's 1st gear is notoriously taller then many other manufactures for whatever reason. I would guess some of it has to do with the tough Euro III emissions.
__________________
MOTARD-MENACE
07 BMW F800S
"If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem."
|
|
|
|
|
May 28th, 2008, 8:30 am
|
#5 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 805
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Motard-Menace
Ducati's 1st gear is notoriously taller then many other manufactures for whatever reason.
|
That's so newbies don't flip the bike backwards. 
The 1100 motor is a torque monster!! A light flick of the throttle in first gear gets the front end right up. I have never had a bike that was so easy to wheelie! 
__________________
Current Rides:
2008 Ducati Hypermotard 1100
2006 Kawasaki KLX250S
2004 Honda CBR600RR
2002 BMW R1150R
1996 Ducati 900SS/CR
|
|
|
|
|
May 28th, 2008, 8:51 am
|
#6 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Phx, Arizona, USA
Posts: 2,410
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by HYPERR
|
2nd & 3rd gear are better for wheelies, its easier to control.........
__________________
MOTARD-MENACE
07 BMW F800S
"If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem."
|
|
|
|
|
May 28th, 2008, 10:37 pm
|
#7 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: DC, MD, VA, , USA
Posts: 266
|
__________________
'08 HM 1100 S
Termi 2-2 slip on, DP race header, DP race seat, DP steering damper, DP airbox lid, DP race cams, DP race ECU (cam version), DP CF clutch cover, BMC Filters, Pistal hi-comp pistons, ported heads by BCM, Piazzo short levers, Shift-Tech CF tank cover, S-T CF hugger (4 pieces), S-T CF sprocket cover, S-T CF ignition cover, S-T CF Windscreen, S-T CF gauge cover, Rizoma reservoirs, EVS pressure plate, EVS clutch slave cylinder. HP: never enough Torque: see HP 
|
|
|
|
|
May 31st, 2008, 3:36 pm
|
#8 (permalink)
|
|
Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: El Sobrante, California, USA
Posts: 63
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Motard-Menace
I think thats the first post I have seen complaining that a Ducati anything 1st gear is too short. Usually its a complaint that they are too tall which I would side with. Ducati's 1st gear is notoriously taller then many other manufactures for whatever reason. I would guess some of it has to do with the tough Euro III emissions.
|
It has to do with noise regs, and I agree the bike is overgeared. I'm going to go down a tooth on the front, OP, what kind of roads are you riding on?
|
|
|
|
| Sponsored Links |
Advertisement
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
