got the sprockets but love the highway should i do it??

 

it takes getting used to, gas mileage goes to poopy. but who cares about gas milage when you can go 0-100mph as fast as lightning pull 2nd gear whoolies with such ease. keep old chain and sprockets and change back for ong tris.

 

Whats the diff in milage? When I ride easy I get around 43, so what would it drop to under the same riding conditions?

 

Gas here in Wisconsin is $3.30 for 93 octane. I get about 45 mpg city/hwy combined, and I rip it to 100+mph each morning so alot of WOT driving...

The point I am trying to make, which jwp6114 already kinda said, is that who cares if you lose a bit on gas if you can peel your eyelids back and have a blast? So what it cost $1 more per fillup at the very extreme bad end of the spectrum? I say big deal, I love it -1/+2.

 

Thats with the speedo healer so its the actual MPG right? Also what is your top end now that the sprockets are changed?
Thanks
Jerrad

 

i havent red lined it yet but it should be around 140 and thats still awsome, who goes 140 every day? i dont do a hole lot of max spees sence my friend died on his 1krr. but i love wheelies and hard accelloration.

 

I was just wondering because I like to drag race and didn't want to run out of gear. 140 is way to fast for me anyways. Thanks
Jerrad

 

i got mine in the mail today....still debating on if i should put them in or not...since i can get it up pretty easily now...does it come up everytime u gun it...i dont want it to come up when im in the mix of traffic weaving in and out as i accel...???? at wat point does it stop coming up easily..

 

It doesnt come up that easy...just like anything else its all throttle and clutch control.

Put it to you this way -- this is my first bike and I have no trouble controlling it. Don't fear putting them on because you can always change it back.

As far as top end goes, I hit 125 today (SpeedoHealer'd so it's actual mph and mpg and top speed according to the recall) and from what I remember that was winding out in 5th so 140 sounds about right for a max speed in 6th gear.

 

did u have to break the chain to install them? can u give me a brief summary on the install ...not every detail just the steps ...this would help me a lot...thanks in advance