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I'm thinking of going for the TT600 gear ratio so I can get more power out of my engine.
To be pedantic, the gear ratio doesn't alter the power of the engine, just the way it is delivered to the rear wheel.
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To be pedantic, the gear ratio doesn't alter the power of the engine, just the way it is delivered to the rear wheel.

What I was trying to say was I could rev it up faster and yes i know it is wheel power, that was just a "generic" EZ way to describe it..
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What I was trying to say was I could rev it up faster and yes i know it is wheel power, that was just a "generic" EZ way to describe it..
I knew what you meant, but my inner schoolmaster couldn't resist ;-)
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hi there on my xt600 43f 1985 i have a standard rear sprocket but the front 1 one is 1 tooth down on standard. it was like this when i bought it 11 months ago and i have replaced them like for like, the sprockets i always use are JT, ive always found them to be first rate only out classed by the genuine thing. ive read many times on this site about 5th gears going bad , i think if owners over gear a big single it is just asking for the gears / engine to have a hard life . on too high a gearing 5th surely would end up more of a over drive gear and 4th would end up your your normal top gear , so you are not gaining anything. A big 4 cylinder can take this but a big single is a diffarant animal . this is just my way of thinking ,so dont stress that engine take care zigzag .
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Touring Ted , I want that old 43 cog youv'e got knocking about! giz it? how do I contact you to learn about this give-away price? reckon my chain will stretch to this?

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Touring Ted , I want that old 43 cog youv'e got knocking about! giz it? how do I contact you to learn about this give-away price? reckon my chain will stretch to this?

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Well, it was about £30 new (and it still is) so how does £15 INC P&P (its heavy) sound ??

Hmmm, not sure about your chain. Where is the adjustment marker on the rear spindle ? How much slack is in your chain ??

I "might" have a few "as new" chains knocking about from other projects which i could sort you out with... they are DID 0-rings. Id have to check first though.

either way, you really gotta change your set-up. It sounds absoluteley dreadful to me.. Your really missing out on what a versitile great bike the XT600 is.
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TouringTed, second thoughts I'm going to wait and get myself a 15/45-14/47? chain sprocket kit as I only use it on green lanes and want as much poke off the throttle as poss. Gunna have to be a xmas pressie as this cheap hobby is costing me more than my old v max did

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