Nothing should change if you have a sproket with just greater or lower teeth, so long as the teeth match the pitch on the chain.
What matters is the diameter of the sprocket. The smaller the driven sprocket diameter is wrt to the driving sprocket, the faster the wheel will go, but this will also increase the work done by the engine.
The larger the dia of the driven sprocket, the less the stress on the engine, but slower will the vehicle ride
2006-12-26 03:52:43
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answer #1
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answered by WizardofID 3
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More teeth on the rear gives you more pulling power but less speed. Less teeth on the wheel gives you more speed, but less pulling power.
The opposite is true on the front. More teeth on the countershaft gives you more speed, less on the C/S gives you more power.
Changing you countershaft sprocket by one tooth is about equal to changing three teeth on the rear.
To determine overall gear ratio divide the number of teeth on the rear sprocket into the number of teeth on the countershaft sprocket. I.E. 42/14 = 3, or 3:00 :1, 53/15 = 3.53:1 etc. This will help you determine final drive ratio's so that you don't make any mistakes.
As a rule of thumb, you want to try and run the biggest countershaft sprocket you can fit, and adjust the rear accordingly. This gets the chain up off the chain slider on the swingarm and allows the suspension to move with less binding.
Good luck.
2006-12-25 23:23:05
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answer #2
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answered by Nomad 4
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more teeth on the sprocket means the diameter gets bigger and vice versa. as the sprocket diameter increases the pick-up of your bike increases but on the cost of top-end speed and engine life as the engine will be revving more. the effect is same as changing the rear wheel diameter to a smaller one available.
If you go for a sprocket with less number of teeths means, the torque available will be low and will have to rev up the engine or change gears often to maintain the smooth momentum. that way too you'll be spoiling the engine but could have a small notch up on the top-end speed.
2006-12-25 21:50:17
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answer #3
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answered by joseph v 1
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think of the way a ten speed bike works. A larger sproket on the back increases the torque, the smaller on the back increases the speed, but drops the torque
2006-12-26 01:43:57
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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you haven't defined what kind of rear wheel you've. If it has a coaster brake, the sprocket is possibly held in position with the help of a cord spring lock ring that you need to remove with a screwdriver. the different kind of rear sprocket will require particular approaches
2016-12-01 04:33:09
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answered by Anonymous
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If you are looking for more acceleration it may be easier (and cheaper) to change the front sprocket to one with say 1 less tooth. makes a big difference, but you do sacrifice top-end speed. It will make the bike easier round town though...
2006-12-25 21:39:16
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answer #6
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answered by theclickyboxman 1
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be aware that on some bikes you can not change the gearbox sprocket for a larger one as this makes the chain hit something.
2006-12-26 02:44:35
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answered by XT rider 7
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If you use a sproket with less teeth it will make your cadence (or physical amount of work easier) I ride a single speed bike or Track Bike with a 42 teeth front cog and a 16 teeth back cog. Hilly city where i live so it works fine for me here.
2006-12-25 21:29:35
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answer #8
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answered by Tropicalboy 3
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It will effect how many revolutons the engine will turn over in a specific distance.
2006-12-26 00:49:25
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answered by Anonymous
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A bigger sprocket on the wheel will give you higher top speed, but slower acceleration and torque. A smaller sprocket will give you faster acceleration and torque, but you'll lose top speed.
2006-12-25 21:35:38
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answered by Anonymous
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