Tech Talk: Chain & Sprockets

[@Hanzo087]

16/42 on the DR here. Do a lot of highway riding and the occasional interstate.

[@TeamProCycle]

Thank you for watching and that's a great setup for highway riding.

[@user-mf1wt6cv9k]

Excellent. Great work Carl!

[@TeamProCycle]

Many thanks!

[@TravisWilson-hb6nq]

Great video, I appreciate your great explanation and detail you put in on your videos. You guys are a wealth of knowledge and that you for sharing it.

[@TeamProCycle]

Thank you for the kind words and we are glad to help.

[@pcmaust]

Excellent content. I gave you a big thumbs up!

[@TeamProCycle]

Much appreciated

[@jonr3891]

Great content - keep it up. Thanks 👍

[@TeamProCycle]

Thanks, will do!

[@SWATT101]

Went 14/43 with 90 aspect rear on my DR...still does 60mph comfortably and a bit more...good for 2 lanes to dirt here anyways.

[@TeamProCycle]

Glad to read you found a combo that works for you. Here in Oregon, there is a mix of riding conditions and terrains that make it hard to choose which combo to run.

[@amelica5502]

So what ratio do you recommend for Interstate riding at 70 to 80 mph on the dr650 and xr650 , seems like they are revving out way more than necessary.

[@TeamProCycle]

Thank you for the great question. On the DR650, we'd recommend a 16T - 42T combo, and for the XR650L a 15T - 42T should give you a more pleasant freeway ride. Ideally, 16T for the XR650L would be nice, but we haven't been able to find one. If you're riding a vast majority of your time at those speeds, we'd recommend a 17T front sprocket for the DR650, just to really keep the RPM's down. Granted these changes will make a big change in how the bikes operate at lower speeds.