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Posted by chief
- February 20, 2012, 11:11:26 AMThis is a fairly typical mod for the 800... at least for those who do a lot of two-up highway riding.
Posted by Boaski
- February 19, 2012, 17:40:04 PMI have a 2000 800 Drifter. I stuck some louder pipes on it & rode around the block yesterday. Now that the exhaust is louder it makes the high RPMs at highway speeds much more noticeable. While searching through these forums to see what other have done I came across the following post:
Guys,
I have been riding my Drifter for 3 years now and it always felt like it needed a 6th gear. I can't begin to tell you how many times I would try to shift to 5th not realizing I was already in 5th.
My chain was shot I had 17K miles and it strreached out bad in one week after tightening it up from be very loose the 1st time. Anyway, I went to Scootworks and bought the sprocket kit and a new chain and I can't believe the difference. The bike runs so much smoother at 60 to 70 and I never get the feeling that I need to shift. I was worried about initial take off but I really don't notice a major change in initial torc so I'm one happy camper. I highly advise anyone with an 800 to get the sprocet kit from scootworks!
Bart
Has anyone else made this gearing change? If so; does it cause a problem when riding 2 up? The area I live in (North - Central Ohio) is pretty flat. My wife doesn't like to ride that often but I want to be able to take her for rides without having the bike struggle too much.