Gearing For 12 Paddles..

[jasonsb]

Thanks for all the good advice. However, going to a 9 or 10 paddle is not an option right now...I already bought them. I assumed that going down a tooth in the front would help in the sand and hill climbing. Before I changed paddles , I used to run v-paddles (sand sharks) and it would struggle up big hills. I had to stay in 3rd or 4th...using stock gearing 14-41. I bought a 13 tooth but haven't put it on yet. I weigh 180 and want the bike to hit 5th gear going up hills. How much air pressure will be good in the sand for my weight?

[909]

Thanks for all the good advice.  However, going to a 9 or 10 paddle is not an option right now...I already bought them.  I assumed that going down a tooth in the front would help in the sand and hill climbing.  Before I changed paddles , I used to run v-paddles (sand sharks) and it would struggle up big hills.  I had to stay in 3rd or 4th...using stock gearing 14-41.  I bought a 13 tooth but haven't put it on yet.  I weigh 180 and want the bike to hit 5th gear going up hills.  How much air pressure will be good in the sand for my weight?

Going down the 1 tooth will help big time. Now you see what i'm talking about with rider weight. I weigh 225 and my setup is very different than a lighter riders. I can't run the top end like a lighter rider can so I have to adjust my setup to compensate. You should be able to pull 5th and 8 paddles with a 13 up front alone. If you can't i'd be sure the jetting was correct as well. You may be rich on top.

[sanddragshee]

my banshee has between 80-90 horses and i run 16-41 gearing with 21x11x8 12 paddle extremes and still blow the tires on the take-off.

[MULLET~BOY]

i would run a 10 paddle 21-12-8 hualer with 14-41 with low to mid 80s hp that paddle worked awsome for me if you run a 12 paddle i would run a lower gearing mabey a 13 39

[highroller]

sandragshee, how long of swingarm are you running?