hahahaha! not tryin to be an ******* but who really worries that much about gas mileage on a sportbike? damn gas prices must be bad.

 

lol, i second that. !!!!!

 

1. Fill up the Mazda 6?
2. Fill up the Chevy Caprice?
3. Fill up the 954??

I CHOSE NUMBER THREE WITHOUT NO THOUGHT!!!!

 

Im right there with you. If im going out riding i plan on spending $40 in gas at least. and if its going to cost me more because im ripping on it every chance iget, i dont think twice, i just do it and pay for it. You work a ****ty job to make money so that you can spend money doing something that you enjoy. just enjoy the ride, regardless of how much weight your wallet is losing.

 

it comes down to the saying " U GOTTA PAY TO PLAY"... and thatsy i live pacheck to paycheck.cant stop playin with the 54 and those damn booty shakers.

 

Hell I get max 30 per gallon ifI ride it nice. I do average about 25 most of the time.

 

I've got no problem "paying to play". The question asked was "will it fit". I disagree with the statement that rpm's will be so low that the motor will be "lugging", it will be at 5200+rpms at freeway speeds (80 in AZ).And why would the clutch be harmed? This gearing is only 6% steeper than stock! You guys sound like I am trying to make a huge gearing change. Its not like I'm trying to launch from a standstill in 3rd gear. It will not do the stock 60-80 or 80-100 top gear roll on times with this gearing obviously will make it a tad slower.What I am trying to do is to get the max mpg out of my bike for commuting, I am quite impressed that I am consistently getting better mpg's than my friends 600rr (38), I want to see what the 954 is capable of doing. Yet another thing the 954 kicks a$$ at. I can swap my sprocket and change my speedo healer setting in 20 minuteswhen I wantto go play in the canyons. Also my 520 X chain and rear sprocket are almost new so why would they have to change?The change in length is almost negible.

 

your right about the engine lugging, i would not happen at freeway speeds. You would be fine there and, bottom line, yes, in theory, you would get better gas mileage on the freeway. Theory is not alway right though so who knows.

It will be hard on the clutch. Thats like taking off in second gear every time, and that will stress your clutch more.

since its so easy to change out the sproket and healer just do it and see what happens.

 

If they sell that size sprocket for the front- then it should fit right?. Stop talking bout it and just do it already, you can always change it back... I dont know if anyone has done it or not. Most 954 riders have the bike for sport riding and ripping the twistys- not so much for mpg... Do it and see what happens. Then tell us about it, so we can learn from your experience.

(id only be concerned with "lugging" if it was stop and go traffic.)

 

Yeah, its been on order (backordered I guess) for 2 weeks or so. I'll let you guys know how it goes. Now in other news I need to find a HTEV servo motor, mine just died! [:@]