Deciding what sprockets to use

seanof30306 wrote:

Good to see there's at least one other old fart on here

Oh, don't worry about that Sean,, there are lots of us on here..

Oh, by the way an old friend of mine says to say hi...



Actually, he said to say Howdy,, :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Post edited by: The Milkman, at: 2008/02/10 22:38

Just got to be said


"Hey kids!! What time is it?!!!"

"It's Howdy Doody Time!!!!!"

I never knew this until now:

Clarabell was first played by Bob Keeshan, who continued in that role until 1952. Keeshan left in a salary dispute and later became Captain Kangaroo at CBS.

For the youngsters among us:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howdy_Doody



Is it possible to get further Off Topic?

No such thing as a KZ back then, I don't believe Kawasaki was even manufacturing motorcycles back then

I had a tricycle at the time

Post edited by: steell, at: 2008/02/11 07:19

Hey seanof30306, you looking for a sprocket like this? Will it fit?

sigh .... if only.

That fits the later model KZ650s; 81-83.

Won't fit mine.

I went ahead and bough the 18 tooth front and 40 tooth rear from Z1Eneterprises (a division of Cogswell Cogs)

UPDATE:

Well, the 18/40 combination was just too extreme. It was really hard to get the bike going, had to slip the clutch a lot. It cruised at a much lower rpm, but, I had to downshift on the slightest hill.

Swapped to a 17 tooth front sprocket; it's much better now.

seanof30306 wrote:

Good to see there's at least one other old fart on here

HEY!!!
I resemble that remark!!!

You should see previous post here about sprocket ratios Vs speed Vs Torque.

Which post is that?

seanof30306 wrote:

Which post is that?

Highway gearing
Forum : Chassis

dude, that was my post

; )