Just wondering what some of you are running for tight, rocky, roots, muddy New England type of terrain. I was running a 13-52 combo on a ktm525. On my new 450-(stock txc), I was wondering what would be a similar "feel" for enduro as before. Would the 13-52 be too low? 13-51, 13-50..? Thanks.
525 EXC? Based on a friends '07 KTM 525EXC, (who did similar gear change) they came geared way too tall for off-road along w/wider gear ratio. Even compared to the lower geared 525 you were used to, you might find you're already there with stock TXC gearing and it's closer gear ratio in tight off-road riding. (FYI: Even stock, the Husky probably has a lower top end vs old geared down 525) I have no idea what your riding background is (other than riding a 525) but my guess is regardless of gearing, there will be a slight learning curve riding the Husky.......they perform and handle different (IMO, Husky has more snap, and being more precise w/better true off-road gear spacing), so personally I would ride it a little as is and see if you think you need lower for your riding style/area. Having said that though, I think the first thing I would do for myself on a new TXC/TE is up the rear to a 50, or see if I could get 14/52, saving the 13 for days of really nasty/steep crap. For off-road, I really like my stock '05 TE510 gearing of 14/50. The primary gears were lower that year, so it takes roughly 13/50 to match it now.
