• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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Te 630 14 T Front Sprocket Ahhh... that's better.

88.8 (GPS) on dirt was the best I could get yesterday (14/42). Did't have enough fuel to do multiple runs. There was a bit of a breeze.
 
Glad you guys had a good ride John.

No instability issues at that speed with yours? Road neither? New posts on ADV about front shimmy at speeds over 75 on these things. Mine is a little scary over 65. Maybe it will settle down, maybe I'll get used to it. ;) Maybe it needs a damper.

Getting dialed in for the DV trip.
 
CJBROWN said:
Glad you guys had a good ride John.

No instability issues at that speed with yours? Road neither? New posts on ADV about front shimmy at speeds over 75 on these things. Mine is a little scary over 65. Maybe it will settle down, maybe I'll get used to it. ;) Maybe it needs a damper.

Getting dialed in for the DV trip.
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606 front and rear w/ 20-24 psi. Preload set to spec (more or less) and can go straight as an arrow at any speed.
 
CJBROWN said:
No instability issues at that speed with yours? Road neither? New posts on ADV about front shimmy at speeds over 75 on these things. Mine is a little scary over 65. Maybe it will settle down, maybe I'll get used to it. ;) Maybe it needs a damper.
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I ride 80 mph daily on my way to work with no stability issues. I'm curious if you're wiggles have gotten better or worse with the windscreen. My first draft of a windscreen would produce some nasty shakes at highway speeds. I cut it down 2" and now it is just perfect.
 
The shakes were there before the windscreen.
Larryboy on ADV says firm up the rear and drop the triple clamp back to the first notch, see if that fixes it.

A quick search onlilne turned up numerous suggestions to tighten the stem head bearings.
 
So if i want to leave the bike completely stock and just change the front sprocket to 14t it will still make a differance that is worth doing?
 
I just switched to a 14T CSS. Did some time in the desert this last weekend. Wow this is a legit dirt bike! For offroad I'd like even lower gearing. Rode to work this morning and it was noticeablely less fun to ride on the street (fwy) with the 14T. I found myself looking for 7th gear at least 5 times on my 22 mile commute. I'll be putting the 15T back on for weekday work.
 
WhiteAndRed said:
I just switched to a 14T CSS. Did some time in the desert this last weekend. Wow this is a legit dirt bike! For offroad I'd like even lower gearing. Rode to work this morning and it was noticeablely less fun to ride on the street (fwy) with the 14T. I found myself looking for 7th gear at least 5 times on my 22 mile commute. I'll be putting the 15T back on for weekday work.
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That's my problem, I use it around town and down the road too much to go up a ton in gearing. And I ALREADY find myself looking for 7th occasionally on the highway, haha.
 
Jono said:
So if i want to leave the bike completely stock and just change the front sprocket to 14t it will still make a differance that is worth doing?
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Yes sir. It's well worth doing and can easily be swapped back for extended highway use. I probably never will but it's good to have an option.
 
Below is my stock 42t rear sprocket after only 2,500 miles. Instead of spending money on a 14t front I opted for a 45t steel rear off an SM610. Like new condition for only $22 from Bill's on Ebay. 15/45 gives you the exact same gearing as 14/42 and I figure the steel sprocket will probably give me at least 5,000 miles greater chain life over the stock aluminum rear. Once the sprockets get worn, chain wear accelerates greatly. Also easier to install as no need to break the chain. I did at the same time as rear tire replacement so really no extra work.

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WhiteAndRed said:
Hate to put more weight on the bike, but in this case it's an easy call. Steel rear sprocket is in my future.
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You don't have to gain weight by putting on a steel rear.
Go with an Ironman. They're indestructible, and look so spidery they appear flimsy....but they are anything but. They don't do a 42, but my 14/43 is an ideal setup for my use.

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SilverBullet said:
Below is my stock 42t rear sprocket after only 2,500 miles. Instead of spending money on a 14t front I opted for a 45t steel rear off an SM610. Like new condition for only $22 from Bill's on Ebay. 15/45 gives you the exact same gearing as 14/42 and I figure the steel sprocket will probably give me at least 5,000 miles greater chain life over the stock aluminum rear. Once the sprockets get worn, chain wear accelerates greatly. Also easier to install as no need to break the chain. I did at the same time as rear tire replacement so really no extra work.
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Here's my OEM sprocket after 9000 miles:

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I have 14T on the front but have considered putting the 15T back for highway miles. Would 14T front and 43 back improve fuel MPG and lower the RPM in 6th doing 70MPH on the freeway?
 
Sorry for sounding really thick but I have been riding vespa and lambretta for years and only just got into the off road scene. If I want my bike to perform well on (90%) and off (10%) road, I am just looking for easy to ride good mpg etc etc.
 
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