KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: russ on April 08, 2011, 02:56:18 PM

Title: gear ratio
Post by: russ on April 08, 2011, 02:56:18 PM

what kind of gear ratio is 12/50 for sprokets i bought a 89 kx  500 and it has a 12 in the front and a 50 in the back i ride in the woods up in the moutains is this good for what im doin

Title: Re: gear ratio
Post by: Motorrad on April 08, 2011, 03:11:13 PM

http://www.gearingcommander.com/


Edit:  how the *&^ did you get a 12T to clear the cases?   13T rubs.....

Title: Re: gear ratio
Post by: 1989kawasaki on April 08, 2011, 03:26:01 PM

Quote from: russ on April 08, 2011, 02:56:18 PM

what kind of gear ratio is 12/50 for sprockets i bought a 89 kx500 and it has a 12 in the front and a 50 in the back i ride in the woods up in the mountains is this good for what im doing?

hey i have 12/50 on my 89 kx250 , lots of low end

Title: Re: gear ratio
Post by: russ on April 09, 2011, 08:41:16 AM

k i looked and with the twleve bein in the front i have lots of wear on the case, what size should i put in the front to not wear anymore that will go with my fifty in the back , just cause i dont want it to wear right through the case and it is porettyu far as is so if some one knows what size does not rub and will go with a fifty in the back let me know thanks