1.060 Final Reduction Gear on the VFR1200X?

Honda had the press release for the new VFR1200X and I have been looking on stuff that would be swappable onto my VFR1200F. One of the things I have really been hoping for was a better ring and pinion gear ratio to get a little more torque at the rear wheel.

Now I may be off on the final gear ratios on bikes but I would figure that they were calculated the same as on cars. Mine is currently 2.699, so I would assume that It would be 2.7 revolutions of the shaft to 1 revolution of the wheel. If that is the case and please correct me if I am off way off base here then how is 1200X final gear 1.06 on the manual transmission? Is this like something that adventure touring bikes do for some reason? The primary reductions are the same at 1.738 and the transmissions are similar in their 1st through 6th gear ratios.

I have checked several of the available sources on the specs of this bike and they all are the same at 1.06. I just dont understand what having this gear ratio would gain for you unless you were running top speed with a really long track.

Can somebody please educate me because I am really confused. Thank You :unsure:

VFR1200X
Primary Reduction 1.738 (73T / 42T)

Gear Ratios
1: 2.600 (39T / 15T) *2.250 (36T / 16T)
2: 1.600 (32T / 20T) *1.700 (34T / 20T)
3: 1.260 (29T / 28T) *1.304 (30T / 23T)
4: 1.076 (28T / 26T) *1.107 (31T / 28T)
5: 0.961 (25T / 26T) *0.967 (29T / 30T)
6: 0.897 (35T / 39T) *0.886 (31T / 35T)

Final Reduction 1.060 (37T / 39T) x (19T / 17T)
* 1.063 (39T / 41T) x (19T / 17T)

VFR1200F
Primary Reduction 1.738 (73T / 42T)

Gear Ratios
1 2.600 (39T / 15T)
2 1.737 (33T / 19T)
3 1.364 (30T / 22T)
4 1.160 (29T / 25T)
5 1.032 (32T / 31T)
6 0.939 (31T / 33T)

Final Reduction 2.699 (37/39x19/17x28/11)

 

This is the first I have seen the 1200x. Wish you luck. Maybe you'll be able to swap out parts you need. Damn Shaftys.
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....Good to see Honda on the cutting edge of what we want.