Yep, I agree with everything you've said here. Much more response when giving it a blat from low revs. I reckon my fuel consumption will actually improve as well, as there is a lot of 80kph (50mph) speed limits around town here and with the new gearing I can sit in fifth comfortably at that speed. Love the throttle adjustment as well.
I stuck a 15 tooth on tonight and took it for a quick spin. It's 25 degrees and snowing so I had to keep it short but I could definitely notice a difference for the better down low. With the stock 16 I was at 62 mph at 4k. I am now running 60 mph at 4k. Really looking forward to giving it a go on the trails. So often I'm running in 2nd and want to shift to 3rd but regret it because 3rd is too tall. I think now I'll be much happier in 2nd and 3rd in the dirt.
Finally had a chance to do a little thumping offroad today. I can't believe how much better the 15T does off the pavement. I rarely had to shift from 2nd to 1st. It's just enough to make the bike so much more enjoyable and keep from toeing up and down all the time. Highly recommended in my opinion.
I ordered it with the bike, picked up when I picked the bike up at Northside motorcycles at Artarmon, Sydney.
That was the 15 tooth front sprocket. I will be putting it on tomorrow and hope its as good as the write ups. Next time I will just buy through " Chain Gang sprockets" & (chains ) as I did with my CRE 500 Good service and a great product.
Hey mate, I got mine off eBay. 15T BMW F650GS 1999-2007. Seller- mgear2003. About $35 I think. Makes a world of difference to the bike.
just bought one.. what was fitment like? did you need to do anything major to the chain or just tighten?
I just had to make a slight adjustment at the rear axle to allow for proper slack but piece of cake overall. I got my sprocket from touratech. One of the easiest and quickest upgrades so far.
