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F800GS sprockets
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weschmann
Kawa Afterthought
My 700 GS doesn't start getting buzzy till about 80 mph. The 800 is very similar to the 700, so I'm not sure where the information comes from about serious rpms at 55. I turn somewhere in the 300 to 400rpm range in sixth gear at 55mph.
weschmann
Kawa Afterthought
Sorry, that's 3000 to 4000 rpm range. I checked it this morning and at 55 mph on the speedo, I was just barely turning 3000 rpm. Didn't get up to 5000 rpms until touching 80, which is about 76 actual mph based on my gps. So like the comment above, ride one before you decide....
We knew what you meant
Rumor has it the nit-pickers were planning an attack though
OM
BTW, I agree on riding before switching anything.
I did switch a tooth on the TW, with the brute power of the whopping 16hp, it was nice to be able to get through an intersection without having to shift
akbeemer
SURVIVOR
I think 3000 RPM in 6th gear is a bit slow. I'd keep the engine closer to 3800-4000 RPM in 4th - 6th gears. Just an opinion.
silverwing
New member
We knew what you meant
Rumor has it the nit-pickers were planning an attack though
OM
BTW, I agree on riding before switching anything.
I did switch a tooth on the TW, with the brute power of the whopping 16hp, it was nice to be able to get through an intersection without having to shift
I hate to disapoint you but your TW put out 12 h.p. I had 3 of them, I now have a yamaha xt250 that puts 17.5 h.p. which is noticabally more powerful than the TW. My 75 h.p. f700gs is more enjoyable than the rest of my bikes, including the fjr1300.
akbeemer
SURVIVOR
pffog
Small road corner junkie
I went up a tooth on my F8GS, which is what is factory on the F/650-700 (800) GS. Not so much for highway but to give me more speed range in 2nd and 3rd, which is where I spend most of the time in the Smokey's twisties.
Going from the 16 to a 17 drops the RPM about 6%, so 5K is now 4.7K RPM etc.
Going from the 16 to a 17 drops the RPM about 6%, so 5K is now 4.7K RPM etc.
Install F650gs twin sprockets, front and back.
