gearing

[2strokesmoke]

i just need to know how would it change my speed if i put a 16 t on the front a left the 41t on the back i have 20s on the back for tires, cause now my first gear is too low and out of control with the 14t on the front my buddy told me to switch the back to a 38t but i have the 16 so just wanted to know what it would do thanks

[baddboyy21]

Changing the front sprocket to a bigger one will give you a higher gear ratio...and make you go faster. You need extra horsepower to pull the higher gears though.

 

Here is a gearing calculator. It will give you a top speed estimate on each gear.

 

http://home.earthlink.net/~gellett/banshee.htm

[NEVER SATISFIED]

1 tooth in the front= 3 teeth in the rear... if you slap on a 16 tooth you may bog if you dont have the power to pull it. the benefit of a larger tooth will result in less wheel spin and top speed will be faster..

[2strokesmoke]

ok thanks that chart helped

[03bansheeLE]

will a stock banshee have a problem pulling with a 16 tooth up front cause i have 20" tires on back and stock 14 tooth up front and it has no problem at all, will caddy in 4th gear with no problem and off the line, it will spin until i hit 5th gear.

[baddboyy21]

Most of the people running 16 tooth fronts are ported. I'd say with a stock bike you will have some problems with that large of a front sprocket. The most I'd try is a 15, but I guess it couldn't hurt to try a 16. You will definitely need a bigger chain.

[NEVER SATISFIED]

whats the reason for puttin a 16 tooth in the front.. you tryin to top out.. cuz on a stock shee you gotta be crazy to run a 16 in the front and try and ride around on it like normal.. you will feel lots of bog and you will need to feather the clutch somewhat...