Hi, my first post here.
I would like to swap my final drive from 33/11 to 32/11 and now I am wondering which bikes will be good/easy donors?
/Bisse
Change final drive on 73 R75/5
Re: Change final drive on 73 R75/5
Well the ones that pop to mind are the first year R100RS (1977) and the R100T from 1979 and 1980. Most other bikes with that gearing are set up with a rear disc brake.
Are you running a bigger motor appropriate for the gearing? My R75 has 32/10 gears which fit it very well, either solo or with pillion. There's a buzzy spot around 4K rpm which is a mostly legal speed in top gear but it smooths right out at 4500 rpm which is a speed that does not attract undue attention. That same 4500 rpm would be a distinctly illegal speed with a 32/11.
Are you running a bigger motor appropriate for the gearing? My R75 has 32/10 gears which fit it very well, either solo or with pillion. There's a buzzy spot around 4K rpm which is a mostly legal speed in top gear but it smooths right out at 4500 rpm which is a speed that does not attract undue attention. That same 4500 rpm would be a distinctly illegal speed with a 32/11.
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