Sports: [DucatiST] Re: gearing

Agreed,
I also run a 15/43. Stock gearing was 15/38, swapped a 14 onto he front early on. When it was time for chain/sprockets did the 15/43. next time might do a 41.

Jeff F.
Concord, NC
04 ST4$
04 M1000Sie

--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, "st2_michael" wrote:
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> The answer is that there is no answer; a lot depends on your riding style and what you want out of the bike. I currently run 14/43 on my ST4s, only because the front sprocket was worn and I had a 14 on the shelf but no 15. As you can guess this makes the bike very quick and easier to ride in town, at the expense of a bit of top speed; but the ST4s is so stupidly (or is it excitingly?) fast anyway...
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> The slight downside of a 14 is that there is more rub on the nylon swingarm protectors, but I haven't noticed any wear.
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> Michael
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> --- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, Robert McNabb wrote:
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> > Well, the old ST4 is a 15/43 and I've no real complaints. The ST4s is 15/38 and that is quite high
> > here in the mountains, if I ever want to get out of 3rd gear and ride near legal speeds. But, it pulls so
> > good even when we take off two up it's just a bit more feathering of the clutch, nothing major.
> > So, I'm thinking 15/42 would be just fine.
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> > Let the gear wars begin.....
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> > Robert McNabb
> > Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia
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