TRI-Z What Gearing/ Sprockets is good for my Z??

[MOTOMAX27]

Ok i was looking at my gearing and i know that stock is 13/44 but what i have now on my z is 14/45. what do you guys think should i change it?? I have almost every mod done with lots of power and iam running 20" tires.. I do mostly trail riding and sometimes drag. what should i do?? Thanks MAX

[Bryan Raffa]

I run a 15/44 with 22" tires and its fine for trails and that 15 helps when I run 18"s on the mx track.. how does it ride? does it wind out fast in 1st and 2nd.. thats what mine did so I went up a tooth to help it not rev out really fast

[MOTOMAX27]

in 1st 2nd and 3rd it pops up.. do you think 45 in the rear is to much should i go down or should i just go up to a 15 in the front.. Thanks

[Yamahondaman]

SIX SPEED ..... 13-42.............
FIVE SPEED..... 14-40............
Pending on Tire size and what you wanna do ....
i'm gonna call you .............. NOW !!! :D

[TimSr]

Theres a big difference betwen the 85 and 86, but its pretty simple to tell if you need a gearing change. If you frequently top out in high gear, you probably need to gear up. If you frequently need to downshift when you are already in 1st gear, you probably need to gear down. If you are frequently slipping the clutch to maintain a low speed on the trails, you probably need to gear down. If you frequently find yourself in a situation of shifting back and forth between two gears, where one is too high and the other too low, you can correct it by gearing in either direction. This rarely occurs on trails, but is common for a specific race track. Generally 1 tooth on the front=3.5 teeth on the rear. Generally two teeth on the front equals one full gear change. Low gear is higher on the 85 than the 86 with the same sprockets. Im now at 13/48 on both of them. The 85 tops out easily, even with 22" tires but it only sees trails and MX where its not a problem.