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Old 08-16-2010, 08:34 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jackbauer View Post
Not sure i understand why a smaller drive sprocket would cause the chain to hit the arm.
With less teeth the sprocket diameter gets smaller, so the chain tapers more toward the front, and the gap that the swingarm sits in gets narrower.

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Anyway I have an option on a 50t driven sprocket so i could use a 14t drive to get almost the same 3.58:1 ratio which is only one tooth less than stock
If that's the sort of ratio you want, I'd use the larger sprockets.

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