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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 08:53 AM
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I took a couple of weeks to get a good average on the milage. I'm happy to report a small increase but not worth mentioning. It's probably due to not running in fifth gear most of the time. The big deal is that I'm not constantly shifting from sixth to fifth & back to sixth again. The OL says it makes for a much smoother ride for her. Knowing what I know now, I wish I hadn't waited 6 monthe to do it.
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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 01:47 PM
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Eveytime someone does the 30 tooth mod they are happy, I know I am. The folks at the MoCo should be tared and feathered for not taking care of the people who have the 09 - 10's. In my book the 32 tooth is a manufacturing blunder they should take care of.
Just took em 3 years to get it right! They messed the 09 and 10 Tri owners over on this one. I will have to get the TTS now for sure, runs great with the 30T but I am gaining about 1/10 of a mile for every mile I put on the trike. That will add up!
 
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 11:23 AM
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After the sprocket change how far off will my speedo be.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 02:58 PM
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After the sprocket change how far off will my speedo be.

About 5 MPH by the GPS and a friend running along side me. 60 is now 55, the math ain't hard to do and I never lost 6th gear light.
 
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Originally Posted by joelin5386
After the sprocket change how far off will my speedo be.
The ratio of 32 tooth to 30 tooth would be 16 to 15. That's one mile per hour slower for each 16 mph the speedometer reads. If your speedometer says 64 mph you would only be going 60 mph. This doesn't sound like much but combine it with the already high speedo error from the factory & it's worth correcting.
 
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I just use the GPS speedo....still need the TTS
 
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