Mid USA trans gear set...
#21
09-29-2018, 07:29 PM
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Dunno I've been riding the wheels off an AMF bike the last 36 years. It's a numbers game as far as collectibility goes, shovels and back had limited production numbers, twinkies are a dime a dozen, can't throw a dead cat and not hit one after bouncing off another. Give it a few more years you'll be seeing pictures of them out against the shed under a blue tarp rusting away.
I wanted an M8 RKS and opted for the 66 FLH instead
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#22
09-29-2018, 08:28 PM
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So ? I have both, shovels going nowhere and by the time the M8 is tired enough I'll be too old to give a **** anyway, at least it isn't a twinkie.
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09-29-2018, 08:35 PM
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Twisted, my first gear will be going to 8.71 from 8.36 which will give me a little bit lower gear for first but by decreasing the rear sprocket by one tooth I'll be going from a 3.42 to a 3.35. so a lower gear in first and a higher gear in fourth is the total outcome...
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09-29-2018, 08:52 PM
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10-01-2018, 05:58 AM
#27
10-01-2018, 06:07 AM
So yesterday I went for a ride on my Evo that has a 3.28:1 @1:1 and my engine rpm's were at 2750. So i'm think my definite set up on the Shovel will be 24/37-22/47. with the Mid USA kit my first gear will be a little lower from 8.37 to 8.56 and 4th gear will be from a 3.42 to a 3.29. I think this will definitely be a noticeable change for the better... I'm thinking that cruising @60mph will put me right around 2800 rpm (as compared to the same ratio on my Evo) and 70 should be right around 3250 rpm maybe 3300... This be the ratio's i'm looking for... I will be doing this over the winter but will update come spring....
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10-01-2018, 06:15 AM
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10-01-2018, 06:19 AM
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10-01-2018, 07:49 AM
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