TE511 13 tooth sprocket?

[tonskiguy]

Has anyone installed a 13 tooth sprocket? Did you need to take a link out of the chain? Did you like the results? I'm trying to avoid stalling the engine at slow speeds.

 

[Londin]

I'm trying to avoid stalling the engine at slow speeds.

Then use your clutch!

 

[tonskiguy]

Yeah, but the real question was, has anyone here installed the 13 tooth sprocket?

 

[Rearwheelin]

Yeah, but the real question was, has anyone here installed the 13 tooth sprocket?

A 13-51 is awesome for knarly single track ! Makes riding the rock side hill switch backs much easier

13-51 here in this vid...

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgqshwwKHzE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Rearwheelin]

Here is a good 13-51 trail. I think Johny Cambell is the only one who rides this trail .

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2_6QELERz8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Tinken]

I ran the 13/51 combo for awhile. It was fun in the really rocky terrain and gave the 511 insane low torque. Going down a really rocky hill on a super tall 511 isn't a lot of fun and with the 13 it felt like cheating. But it was a bit too low for my normal riding. I switched to a 14 instead which is perfect for me. I am hoping with the new wide ratio transmission I will have a "13cs like" granny gear and a "16cs like" top gear.

 

[Rearwheelin]

I can see a 14 is more appropriate for most trail conditions . I find the 13 makes the bike really slow in the long straights. Unless your riding granite boulder trails or Chulkwalla the 13 is way averkill for a plated bike.

 

[tonskiguy]

Thanks for the input guys.

 

[McKay]

Tons what terrain are you riding? The 13 is great for me in certain areas I ride and no so great in others.

 

[Rearwheelin]

A 13 is much cheaper than a rekluse !

 

[oregonsage]

Ive ridden in some pretty tight stuff with a 14....cant image where a 13 would work....or at least cant imagine I would ride anyplace a 13 would work

 

[tonskiguy]

Tons what terrain are you riding? The 13 is great for me in certain areas I ride and no so great in others.

The big ride planned for this year is The Black Hills, Nemo, SD. There is lots of varied terrain, double and single track, nice hill climbs, loose slate, rock piles, big cattle pastures, ... Also Farmingdale, SD, which is kind of a dirt / gravel / cement moon scape.
Home in Wisconsin it's tight woods single track and fire lanes.

 

[Tinken]

The 13 allowed me to climb up a rock ledge without sliding the clutch and allowed me to roll down a steep rocky hill side with the engine on and in gear that the KTM racers I was with had to slowly skid down with their back brakes. Besides those to instances, I found the 13 pretty worthless. I could barely keep the bike balanced upright in first gear, it was more walking the bike between rocks and the rest of the gears seemed off when working the hill climbs and whoop sections.

 

[Desertyucca]

I switched to 15/48 and use the h!@# out of the clutch, Keep the throttle open Time for a second radiator fan kit

 

[Rearwheelin]

The 13 allowed me to climb up a rock ledge without sliding the clutch and allowed me to roll down a steep rocky hill side with the engine on and in gear that the KTM racers I was with had to slowly skid down with their back brakes. Besides those to instances, I found the 13 pretty worthless. I could barely keep the bike balanced upright in first gear, it was more walking the bike between rocks and the rest of the gears seemed off when working the hill climbs and whoop sections.

You havn't road 36 miles of Dusy Ershim . You need to be able to balance at a stop for a second or two in some sections . Try standing for six hours in first and second gear for 90% of the trail. That's with a 13t. I agree the 13t is bad for big hill climbs unless they are slow and technical . 75 % of my riding I could use the 15-51 and be better off with less shifting. It's the knarly stuff that floats my boat and when the going gets tecknical a 13 is king

 

[tonskiguy]

Well, I installed a 14 tooth (much easier than expected), will give it a try.

 

[Tinken]

75 % of my riding I could use the 15-51 and be better off with less shifting. It's the knarly stuff that floats my boat and when the going gets tecknical a 13 is king

So what you need is 15-51 sprockets and add my gearing mod. That will make 1st gear a whole gear lower. It will also make 6th gear 33% taller. Then you can go rock crawling, mx'ing and have a DS cruise gear in 6th..

 

[turtlemoye]

So what you need is 15-51 sprockets and add my gearing mod. That will make 1st gear a whole gear lower. It will also make 6th gear 33% taller. Then you can go rock crawling, mx'ing and have a DS cruise gear in 6th..

So does this tranny mod have it's own thread yet? I've only had my TE511 3 days but it seems like something I might be down for.

 

[Tinken]

So does this tranny mod have it's own thread yet? I've only had my TE511 3 days but it seems like something I might be down for.

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/449-overdrive.31853/