ramon Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 ok so it was time for a new front sprocket I had the original 13 tooth size when i went to pick up the sprocket they only had a 14 tooth but they told me to put it on and it will be OK the only mods i have on my shee is fmf pipes and a k&n air filter so that's why im asking . I haven't got my shee running cause i blew up one of my pistons but do you guys have any idea on how it will pull?? am i going to have sucky acceleration?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ban99 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Prior to having my bike ported I always had a hard time holding 6th gear in the sand ( always bogged down). Switched to a 14 tooth and helped out alot, I think you'll like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0r Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Prior to having my bike ported I always had a hard time holding 6th gear in the sand ( always bogged down). Switched to a 14 tooth and helped out alot, I think you'll like it. I dont know about older banshee's but my 2010 shee came stock with a 14t front sprocket. I want to change it to either 15 or 16 .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pweezy42 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 well being i just went back to a 14-42 from having the 13-42 i can tell you for the rideing i do i dont like it as much as the 13. i ride mosty trails and coal hills. now i can tell it dosnt pull as hard, but also when i raced with the 13 the rear tires spun alot more, i have alot more top end now compared to the 13 as well. this is just my opinion i liked the 13 alot mor. and also stock is 14-41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ban99 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 my bad guys, I had that backwards. I swithched to a thirteen tooth prior to the porting. now I'm back to a fourteen (stock). Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jackson Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 ok so it was time for a new front sprocket I had the original 13 tooth size when i went to pick up the sprocket they only had a 14 tooth but they told me to put it on and it will be OK the only mods i have on my shee is fmf pipes and a k&n air filter so that's why im asking . I haven't got my shee running cause i blew up one of my pistons but do you guys have any idea on how it will pull?? am i going to have sucky acceleration?? the first few years of production they were geared 13-42, then switched to 14-41 so you had 13 tooth , stock, and now you are switching to a 14 tooth? or did you say it backwards? a piped banshee will pull a 14 tooth fine, it wont be as peppy as a 13, each gear will be a bit "longer" and you might find your jetting is off and has trouble pulling 6th gear personally i use 13-41 for woods riding and hills, im rarely in 6th gear and like the extra torque, dont really mind a bit more shifting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebanshee Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Also it depends on tire size and the number of paddles you run, if you run paddles.I like 22 inch tall tires for ground clearance so i like the 13 tooth for sand,plus i weigh 235. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06specialedition Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Also it depends on tire size and the number of paddles you run, if you run paddles.I like 22 inch tall tires for ground clearance so i like the 13 tooth for sand,plus i weigh 235. I run 21 inch 10 paddle haulers, with a 13 tooth and I seem to run pretty well. Then again I can't remember really how a 14 tooth feels on my bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 (edited) Just curious if anyone has clocked the difference in top speed from a 13 to 14 front? In MPH... Edited June 2, 2010 by Scotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbAnyHill Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 I liked the 13 for drag racing. Get you thru gears into top gears pretty quick. Didn't like it for tight trail riding though. Didn't have enuf 2nd & 3rd gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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