Good news. Speedo operates off front wheel. You can mess with your
gearing all you want without affecting it.

--- In zrx1100-1@yahoogroups.com, chris burgess <cvb302@...> wrote:
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> Sounds great. How bad is the speedo off?
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> --- On Wed, 11/5/08, rich_betz <h20-k9@...> wrote:
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> From: rich_betz <h20-k9@...>
> Subject: Re: [ZRX1100] sprockets
> To: zrx1100-1@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 2:27 AM
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> I bought a pair of sprockets from ebay, called wheelie sprocket kit.
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> they raise the rear a couple teeth and drop the front ONE or maybe 2
> at the most. 1st and 2nd gear are excelent for wheelies, but this
> also makes 1st gear hard to do a real hard launch because you will
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> reaching for the sky and touching the stars if you launch at raised
> rpms. I am extrememly happy with this setup and will not be going in
> the opposite direction unless I turbo the damn thing.
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> Anyway, read the sales pitch on these sprockets about
> "weighing 190+lbs" I don't understand the physics of it, but it is
the
> way this guys says it is. With stock sprockets in top gear, it took
me
> forever to get up to or over 125MPH. After the sprocket change I hit
> 140 and 150 on the same stretch of highway with no problem. I have
> not gone over 150 and don't want to.
> By the way, you were wondering... .I weigh 275lbs.
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> http://tinyurl. com/5f94oa
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> Later,
> Rich Betz
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> --- In zrx1100-1@yahoogrou ps.com, bill schroder
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> > Faster than me, I'm only good for 130mph. Before I start thinking
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> least I've got my helmet on, so if I go down,at least they sew my
head
> back on. Hate to have a closed casket. Any way now I'm curious, How
> fast will a Zrex go? Like to hear the storys,Anybody? ....Bill
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> > --- On Tue, 11/4/08, Stephen <catz4evr@ .> wrote:
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> > From: Stephen <catz4evr@ .>
> > Subject: Re: [ZRX1100] sprockets
> > To: zrx1100-1@yahoogrou ps.com
> > Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 10:00 AM
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> limit.  With the 17 sprocket I pushed it to 140.  that's fast enough
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> > --- On Tue, 11/4/08, bill schroder <billschroder1@ yahoo.com>
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> > From: bill schroder <billschroder1@ yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [ZRX1100] sprockets
> > To: zrx1100-1@yahoogrou ps.com
> > Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 7:27 AM
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> > How much higher  is the top end with that 18 tooth gear?....Bill
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> > --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Stephen <catz4evr@yahoo. com> wrote:
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> > From: Stephen <catz4evr@yahoo. com>
> > Subject: Re: [ZRX1100] sprockets
> > To: zrx1100-1@yahoogrou ps.com
> > Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 3:46 PM
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> > I have a 2001 zrx.  It comes with a 17/42.  When I replaced my
chain
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like
> I have to shift unto 6th gear and the bike still has great
> acceleration.  I'm very happy I did
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> > --- On Mon, 11/3/08, bill schroder <billschroder1@ yahoo.com>
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> > Subject: [ZRX1100] sprockets
> > To: zrx1100-1@yahoogrou ps.com
> > Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 8:39 AM
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> > I have an 2001 ZRX 1200 and I need to know how many teeth my
sprokets
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