Third gear noice

[Chronic]

They may be identical. ..... but the ratios maybe be slightly different. Instead of doing say for example. .... 5th gear goes to 85 mph now it might go 78 mph. Look up the gear ratios for both bikes cause the XL/XR were dual purpose bikes where the FT was ment 100% for the road

That will be a suprise, good or bad.

[WTF304]

Are you asking ? Or just stating lol ...... if you think about where in the woods would you be doing 85 ? .... lmao just common sense i suppose with a little logic

[Chronic]

I must say that the gears looked similar to me, but i didn´d Count the tooth.

The two gearsets was interchangeble even if you mix XL with FT.

So my guess so far is that there´s no difference.

Mayby the XL just have a different ratio on the chainsprockets?

Well, soon there will be a testdrive, so we will see how it really is i real Life.

[scottly]

XL used a 13 tooth front sprocket with a 42 tooth rear. XR used a 13 tooth front with a 50 tooth rear.

[WTF304]

yes but when i say ratios i mean like 1st gear 2.567 2nd gear 2.063 ..... that type of ratio. All the sprockets do is alter your final drive ..... even shows you in the book.

The final drive ratio stock is 2.800 (42/15) so sprocket sizes are only changing your final drive ratio. What I'm referring to about the ratios may be different is the gears themselves not the sprockets.

[WTF304]

Now you'll see what i mean by the Gear Ratios

[WTF304]

https://m.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=446926032018044&id=256287767748539

That link was the most informative i could find atm on the trans specs and good to know to

[Chronic]

yes but when i say ratios i mean like 1st gear 2.567 2nd gear 2.063 ..... that type of ratio. All the sprockets do is alter your final drive ..... even shows you in the book.

The final drive ratio stock is 2.800 (42/15) so sprocket sizes are only changing your final drive ratio. What I'm referring to about the ratios may be different is the gears themselves not the sprockets.

Yeah i do understand and knows about the ratio, i guess i could look up the ratio of the XL/XR and compare them, but i´m more into getting my nice FT on the road again, with or without eventually offroad ratio Still thou the gearcase looks exacly the same, to change the ratio you must have different size of internal gears, right?

[Chronic]

XL used a 13 tooth front sprocket with a 42 tooth rear. XR used a 13 tooth front with a 50 tooth rear.

Thanks, and yes, thats where the big difference are, to my belives.

[WTF304]

If you read the link i provided it gives you some insight ..... but from what it reads internally they are the same with minor difference

[Chronic]

If you read the link i provided it gives you some insight ..... but from what it reads internally they are the same with minor difference

Oh, are we Taking about differences between XL/XR?  Sorry, i did missunderstand in that case. I'm just comparing the FT's gears with the gears that i took from another engine, without electric starter. I dont know if it's a XL or XR

[WTF304]

The XL is basically the FT ..... just in a different body. I was comparing all 3 of the bike model's as i wasn't positive either but that post seemed more helpful then some others i browsed. It did state that the XR gears were wider .. but not much to be found other then final drive ratio

[Chronic]

Now i have the Engine put back together, and back in the frame. Fired right up with a press of the button as usual

All the gears seems to work properly, but i have not driven it yet, cause of the rain and Cold wether.

[wrk2ride_ride2wrk]

good stuff