sprocket help!!!
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i picked up a vortex set. the front sprocket is down 1 tooth and the rear is up 2 teeth, and i have the 520 chain conversion. i do notice on the highway the rpms are up a little but honsestly its nothing drastic and the acceleration is definitly way faster i have seen this kit on ebay for i think just a little over a hundred bucks. oh and i think it threw the speedo off by 5mph.
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It doesnt throw your speedo off by ANYTHING. ours are driven by the front wheel, so gearing has ZERO effect on it.
FYI, vortex is JUNK. Sunstar, JT, DID, RK, etc, all great names, as are AFAM, but vortex is pure junk. -1 up front and going to a 520 conversion would probably make a nice change on your old 600, and free up some unsprung weight to help it move a fair bit faster.
FYI, vortex is JUNK. Sunstar, JT, DID, RK, etc, all great names, as are AFAM, but vortex is pure junk. -1 up front and going to a 520 conversion would probably make a nice change on your old 600, and free up some unsprung weight to help it move a fair bit faster.
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Instead of -1 on the front I would do +2 on the back (virtually the same affect)... Your chain might last a little longer not having to wrap around a smaller sprocket.
Hurricane is right, your speedo is not affected.
He's also correct that vortex is straight junk... never buy aluminum sprockets unless they are for a race bike and you intend to replace them every 2 races.
vdub if your sprockets are aluminum you may want to go count your teeth
Hurricane is right, your speedo is not affected.
He's also correct that vortex is straight junk... never buy aluminum sprockets unless they are for a race bike and you intend to replace them every 2 races.
vdub if your sprockets are aluminum you may want to go count your teeth
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lol uhoh...... well so far they are still there!!! i havent had any problems with them yet and i wonder why my speedo is off all of a sudden i had my girlfriend follow me in the car and i was 5mph off after i did the sprockets but then again shes blonde so who lnows lmao. i never heard anything bad about vortex but now i think ill look for a better sprocket set to keep around just in case lol
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I'd blame it on the blond thing. check out twowheelfix.com, as well as twowheelforum, theres a BUNCH of threads there where its stated time and again over like 5 years or so easily that vortex=junk. were it me, I'd yank that crap off and replace it with better brand sprockets now. both of them, not just the rear.
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i only have about 1000 miles on mine and i ride the same way i just bring it to work from nh to mass and rap like that and ride around town or bring the girlfriend out fora ride, i dont race it that much but i do like to open her up once in a while lol. so i guess only time will tell to see how long the vortex stays together
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