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Old Jul 17, 2017 | 12:20 AM
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I read the Drive Ratio Upgrade thread with great interest.. But I kinda wanna go the other direction and I dont know exactly whats available as far as pulleys and whatnot but I see it can get spendy fast..

I have a 2000 FXST.. I got rid of the skinny 21 and the 18 on the back and replaced them both with fat 16's.. It made quite a difference as far as my RPM and Top Speed.. The pulleys are stock, I'm not sure thier sizes but it sounds like a few of you might...

Anyways Im looking to get right around stock or maybe a bit taller geared..

Any gurus???
 
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