Use the gear calculator to figure out what will work with your needs.

See if there is a rear sprocket available. If not, you can always change the primary gearing instead of the transmission pulley.

 

AFAIK - HD has 66T and 70T Domestic and a 68T International - don't know about aftermarket - here's link to one site <p>http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/calc_gearratios.htm

 

also, changing rear tire size could gain you a little grunt--- just thinking out loud

 

You still have to remove thecinner primary and swingarm iirc. Look into a Primo Rivera game changer 32 tooth comp sprocket. Its less expensive and less labor thane the other 2 options.

 

Another option would be to change the individual transmission gears. This way there will not be any compromise taking place.

 

That's where I'm a little confused...I don't know much about the different tranny/primary gears and what all needs to be swapped. I'm familiar with other bikes in that you just swap out the rear sprocket and you're done. Is this not the popular route; to just swap out the rear sprocket?

 

there was a time when you could do a simple engine sprocket change and/or rear chain sprocket change and be done with it. With the advent of the TwinCam motor Harley went to different sized drive set-up to meet the Government demands for emissions/mpg. <p> for what you are looking to accomplish, I think the basic 30/70 swap will trip your trigger. I couldn't find a one or two tooth engine sprocket that is also a compensating sprocket so that's why I went tranny and rear together. I figured it would be easier to switch rear pulley back to stock than the tranny pulley if I was not happy with the the increased RPMs at cruising speed. Now that I've got 100+ miles on the change, it's permanent!<p>
The trans sprocket is not difficult to do. It just requires patience, a HD service manual, a couple of speciality tools, parts of coarse, Loctite, compressed air and tools are a luxury not a necessity. A way to get her up on a milk crate or cinder blocks is a necessity though. There's a couple of great threads here with pics as well. Personally, I'm a manual freak, I study the manual until the task at hand is clear to me before spinning a wrench. When I start getting pissed I walk away - _if I'm unsure, I ask for help. figure on having her down for a few days as well.<p>I went over to my buddies house yesterday who gave me a hand building my 21" for the front. He was running his weed-wacker when I pulled up. I got off with it still running and traded places with him. He took off on down the road. I ended up at his kitchen table visiting with his family when he finally came back. Without prompting he blurted out "HOLY CRAP does that bitch pull! I ain't had fun like that on a bike in I don't no how long!"<p> point to my story - whether it's just the wheel pulley or both - do it, you won't regret it! And the truth is when you change your ratio to a more performance-oriented one, you will realize the full performance gain of cams, pipes, intake and map changes. That's getting the most of your hard earn dollars spent on getting her to run the way YOU want her to. Not the way Uncle Sam wants her to.

 

To change the belt, you're going to need to pull the inner primary and swingarm, so you're 90% of the way to changing the primary sprocket or front belt pulley anyway.

 

swing arm does not need to be f*cked with to change pulleys on the Softail. <p>pulling the inner, yes. <p>BTW - speedo is off as a result, no big deal.