I know a change in sprockets will give you a little more oomph, if you will, but does it actually make the bike faster. By faster I mean, 0-60 or 1/4 mile times...

 

in that aspect yes, acceleration will be faster, thus 60' times faster, but by the 1/4 mile the added umph maybe pooped out lol.

 

if i changed to -1 in the front..wil lthe front lift up if i gun it?? I don't really wanna wheelie..just a little more low end torque

 

dunno never tried it lol. But mine will lift the front tire going from first to second under full throttle.

 

I went -1 in the front, +2 in the back, and I personally feel that the bike should have come from the factory this way. In first the wheel comes up easily under acceleration, and 2nd can get it up too from the right spot in its powerband. The feeling of low end torque is AWESOME compared to stock gearing.

 

Completely agree with going -1/+2 or some variation of that...The stock gearing is just middle of the road..works for everyone type of ratio...switching sprockets with put the power in the speed range you need it. if i rode more highway i would probably even go +1 on the front to make 6th a little lower at 75mph..but -1/+2 will make the wheel lift easier in first, but if you are good with your throttle you shouldn't have to worry about it.

 

Whether or not the front end comes up is completely dependent on how you ride. I have -1/+1 and my front end very rarely comes up, even at full throttle in first and second, unless I hit a weird bump or something.

 

I have -1 in the front only and I noticed a difference. The front will come up easily if I blip the throttle in the powerband and sometimes if I am just accelerating hard up to the limiter.

 

You're going to hurt yourself kid.

 

I have -1/+2 and its all about throttle control, I can make it come up under hard acceleration or I can accelerate hard and keep my wheel on the ground. If I "blip" the throttle in 1st the wheel basically comes up no matter what though haha but at the same time thats throttle control too.

To answer your question, yes there is a noticable difference in acceleration