How to gear a VFR for fun and reeway!!!

Whats the best gearing for a 2006 VFR for fun and freeway?? I like to put the front wheel up on occasion but the tricks are for my CBR. I would like a little more punch but I dont want to get into vtech on the interstate. Please if you have changed your sprockets give a good description so I can make a good choice. I need some cheap accleration. Thanks,

andy k (killerkingdon)

 

reeray?

roh-roo!


Stay with stock or 1 down on front or 2 up on rear. Did I mention stay with stock?

 

Seems like every bike I have owned, when I regeared it...mostly 2 up in the rear, I always got way more performance. At least in the straight line performance field. I had hoped someone has already changed theirs. As perfect as it may be, my VFR needs just a little more pep. I found that a $100 sprocket switch gets more done cheaply, as opposed to pipe, pc3, etc....

 

This subject has been talked about in a few areas in this fourm.
but here's a plain and simple list.
16:43 stock
16:45 'lil more torq. (I started here and eventually went back to this one)
15:43 more torq. but barely noticeable over 16:45, only tach and speedo can tell the difference
15:45,46 lot more torq. top speed greatly reduced, wheelie king set-up
17:45 tiny bit of extra top end
17:43 pretty fast top end. now we're getting some mphs
17:42 sacrifice low end torq. for top speed, (200mph?) you won't be doing 12'oclock wheelies w/ this set-up.

I totally agree with you. Too many people spend big money on headers, mufflers (louders), PCIIIs, etc., before even trying a new sproket ratio. Don't get me wrong, I like all that other stuff too but the gains compared to dollar spent doesn't even come close to gearing changes. By far the most bang for your buck is in the sprockets.

 

I went +2 on the rear with mine. It definitely livens it up, but it will not make it a wheelie bike. I am currently thinking about going to +3 or +4 (if I can get rear sprockets in that size). I have found that stock gearing is almost always geared way up and doing a sprocket change is the cheapest way to get a huge performance boost.

 

Stock is pretty much is IMO the best.

 

I went down 1 in front- I don't think it is worth the speedo error, revs are up a little- mpg down a little. I will be going back to stock when I replace chain and sprockets.

 

on my 05 went down 1 on the front..best thing I did to that bike..easily wheelies ,gets up nice and calm from a slow roll anytime with just throttle, impossible before....will keep up with my older 00 now in a drag,(well it did till i geared the 00 down) also helped overcome the very low speed fueling glitch by getting a bit higher rpms., picked up 3-4 lengths for real in roll on drags against the other bike, a bit better better response in any gear, noticeable in top when passing.. and for the few rpm it runs higher not noticeable in that respect.
Vtech at cruise? -1 on front is is only 7% gearing change..not much higher rpms at cruise. might get u if you cruise at 100mph. .
..tho not a every day issue, top end probly same or better as will now pull top gear to redline. mine rarely did before.

I will certainly go lower this summer for my local ridng as I dont need 150mph and I know I will like the pickup..

then just gear it back up for week trips. takes all of 15 minutes.

I don't bother the $ on speedo fix's..the thing has always been wacky anyway..I just clock all my bikes and know the speed vs rpm and just go by that..there are also gearing charts out there that will give u proper speed vs rpm...free!.I hate that blinkin digital speedo anyway.

In the end its not a large diff, but u will feel it.


Maybe expect the chain to live a shorter life tho..the 15 t seemed to really eat mine up ! Dont know if that was the problem or just a lemon chain.....I would go with the bigger rear for sure next time!! but depend s on how far you want it to go I guess..


try it. see if YOU like it....easy to pitch if u dont like it. But if you

 

Yes, a gear change will definitely make the bike come alive. I have an 00 and about 2 months ago I did a new chain and sprockets. I went with stock front sprocket and +3 on the rear, it made a very positive difference regarding acceleration and really didn't hurt the top end . If you want improved performance,spend your money here as opposed to exhaust,engine and electronic stuff. eddie

 

when I went 1 down in the front I initially liked it, but after about a month I put my stock sprocket back on. Conclusions:
1) I didnt see/feel any improvement except for 1st gear.
2) At highway speeds the bike's personality changed, for the worse.
3) I started to hear chain noise and missed the rubber-insulated sprocket, which is only available in stock number of teeth.
4) the speedo's innacuracy became pretty annoying, cruising on the highway showed near 100 mph when I knew I was in the low-mid 80's. Because the advantages were outweighed by the disadvantages of the new front sprocket, I certainly couldnt justify spending $100 on a Speedohealer.

 

If you change your gearing, the speedometer error can be easily corrected using the SpeedoHealer. Even if you don't change it, the SpeedoHealer is still a good idea as the stock speedometer readings are off any where from 5% - 8%. I've have larger rear sprockets on all 3 of my Interceptors with nothing but positive results.