northernSRX
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i read on here that bigger gears are easier to turn doess it effect clutching if ratio remains pretty close????
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Any gearing changes will effect clutching...gearing down, a smaller drive or bigger driven, will make it pull the weight easier (higher shift rpm, not working the motor as hard) and gearing up, bigger drive, smaller driven, will make it more difficult to pull the weight (lower shift rpm, over working the motor).
Changing the rivets in the primary is easy, just need a clutch pulling tool.
Gearing down will lower top-end speed, but increase torque. Most Mnt riders like to do this, as we get higher track speed when climbing in powder. It's like shifting to a lower gear when going up a grade that a higher gear is struggling to pull.
Gearing up will usually gain top-end speed, but too much and some acceleration might be lost.
What you're asking sounds like a reference to rolling resistance. It's best to try to keep from having the chain make too tight of a corner, as there would be more resistance. In other words if I wanted to gear my sled down, decreasing the drive sprocket would create a tighter bend, rather than increasing the driven sprocket to lessen the bend.
The trick, of course, is finding the happy medium that accomplishes the goal you are after...
Changing the rivets in the primary is easy, just need a clutch pulling tool.
Gearing down will lower top-end speed, but increase torque. Most Mnt riders like to do this, as we get higher track speed when climbing in powder. It's like shifting to a lower gear when going up a grade that a higher gear is struggling to pull.
Gearing up will usually gain top-end speed, but too much and some acceleration might be lost.
What you're asking sounds like a reference to rolling resistance. It's best to try to keep from having the chain make too tight of a corner, as there would be more resistance. In other words if I wanted to gear my sled down, decreasing the drive sprocket would create a tighter bend, rather than increasing the driven sprocket to lessen the bend.
The trick, of course, is finding the happy medium that accomplishes the goal you are after...
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