ok i am somewhat following this sprocket thing, i own a 1988 honda huricane 1000f and it has stock front and rear sprockets,I am looking to get This big heavy bike to look at the sky, lol as i read from someone else's post. what cobination of sprockets would you guys go with.

 

If that's all that interests you, 15F/42R, 16F/45R

 

Think of it like this. Have you ever been on a bicycle with 20+ speeds? well, what happens when you change the front gears up to the "bigger" sprocket......Its, probably best to go the R1000 route, thats what I'm going to try anyways. I just hope I dont change the sprockets and then have to replace the chain as well for a longer chain.

PS Does anyone else get that sponser ad from Bikerplanet on the right side of the web-page? That chic is hot! It looks like she's got her pants ready to fall right off!

 

I just changed mine last week. I had stock and went with -1 in the front. Its not a huge difference, i do a lot of freeway and my rpm's were only up about 1000 but its enough that its noticeable and your font end feels justa little lighter.

 

well thats good to know.Is there much change in your speedo?

 

15/46 just installed and have no ideal as to its road worthiness will tell you stocked chain is just barely long enough. And this is a temporary set up. Myself, and R1000 had a late-night discussion on this subject. Only planning to run this for about two months or so after getting back on my feet. I ride with a mixed group, on a regular basis a R1, GSXR 1000 & 750 , ZX10 and a Hayabusa. So, as you can see traveling in this crowd. I am usually the last bike off the line don't really give a damn about the top end issue would really like to pull these guys out the whole will drop back to a 16/44 whether the setup achieves my goal are not.

 

My speedo is off i can tell but im not sure by how much, it hasnt been nice enough for me to put my GPS on and see by how much. I love the freeway so i didnt want to have hugh rpms going down the freeway but i did want to be able to pop a wheelie a little easier. If you want to jump off the line and dont care about too much else, i might go with a -1 +2. That seems to be a normal jump that a lot of people have but im fine for me just crusing around town. I only have other 600's i ride and have to compete with. By the way, i did the change on a 98 f3 600.

 

so on a stock 1988 honda hurricane "1000F" what is the stock sproket teeth on the front and on the rear? i want to be able to pick up the heavy beauty for an occassional whillie but yet run around town crusin' not so much highway use but occasionally i might. and do i understand correct that the front sproket go down one tooth and go up it the rear by two, that should be about what i want correct? will replace chain if i have to, its a lil streched now. i just got the bike so am starting to do some maint on her as well as get what i want as well. thanks for the fast replys guys i really appreachiate it Lil50

 

17/42R if memory serves.......although why you would want to wheelie a 550 Lb bike is beyond me, all it does is wreck the chain, sprockets and gearbox....and front forks.......still, each to his own...
I gave mine a good bit of right hand off the line recently against a Ducati 916, and it didn't lift its head much, just left a black stripe 30-odd paces long on the road, which was very satisfactory...
also left the Ducati in the dust which felt even better.......and that was with 17/42 sprocketing.
Your speedo will be out by a good bit, around 6 % for each front tooth you drop.
Go up 2 on the rear and you'll be 4.7% or so out, so if you do a 15/43, you'll be around 16% out on the speedo, so at indicated 100 you'll be doing 84 (or so, maths was never my strong point)

 

Hey Shadow1, you want to elaborate on your comment. It seems to have a bit of a racial tone that I really don't appreciate. If I'm misreading, then I apologize.