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1. Living with a 2003 KTM 450 EXC

   ... I then changed the 15t gearbox sprocket to a 14t, as the gearing was still too high. Well, even after this I find the gearing is still too flaming long and 90mph plus is still possible in sixth. ...

   Niall Mackenzie - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

2. First Ride: 2004 Honda CRF250-X

   ... crankshaft spinning up hard and fast, and. together with low gearing and minimal weight the CRF can accelerate very swiftly indeed. ... crankshaft spinning up hard and fast, and. together with low gearing and minimal weight the CRF can accelerate very swiftly indeed. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

3. Creche Course - They start 'em young these days

   ... over the side. I busy myself with fettling the gearing on Adam's Polini. Paddock advice (free flowing and copious - it's a ... I'm too cack handed for this kind of precision work. Gearing suitably altered, Adam heads out with the mini-moto equivalent of BSB ...

   MF - 22/09/2019 - 19:20 - 0 comments

4. First Ride: 2006 BMW R1200S

   ... was fitted with the optional ABS, …hlins suspension, lower gearing and a six-inch rear rim allowing fitment of a 190-section tyre. I could ... was fitted with the optional ABS, Öhlins suspension, lower gearing and a six-inch rear rim allowing fitment of a 190-section tyre. I could ...

   Niall Mackenzie - 22/09/2019 - 19:20 - 0 comments

5. Triumph Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X Review: Are Hinckley's A2 Bikes Any Good?

   ... of the pack (the KTM 390s make around 46bhp) but the short gearing is making the best of the available power, and as long as you don’t ... outskirts and a short squirt to test out how well that short gearing handles cruising at motorway speeds. The ratios in each bike are ...

   Simon Hancocks - 01/02/2024 - 10:41 - 0 comments

6. Road Test: R1200S v. RSV-R v. CBR1000RR v. 955i

   ... edge of added aggression this year thanks to lowered gearing and a shortened wheelbase (plus a few new insidey-engine bits and ... pipes to let the motor sing; I'm pretty sure the gearing is a touch on the high side, with too tall upper ratios letting the ... edge of added aggression this year thanks to lowered gearing and a shortened wheelbase (plus a few new insidey-engine bits and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

7. Your KTM 200 Duke questions, answered

   ... fuel consumption, but it would be better if you put taller gearing on. I'd happily commute 50 miles a day on it. Robert Campbell ... even for an experienced rider? With a pipe and taller gearing I don't see why not. I would have swapped my Explorer 1200 + panniers ...

   Ben Cope - 23/09/2019 - 00:52 - 0 comments

8. Speed Triple 1050 (2005 - 2010) review

   ... quite aggressive, which is also due to Triumph dropping the gearing on the new Speed Triple, but get it into second and, rather than ... quite aggressive, which is also due to Triumph dropping the gearing on the new Speed Triple, but get it into second and, rather than ...

   Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

9. Speed Four review | Full verdict after road and track test

   ... the motor’s midrange. Whacking through the gears (same gearing as the TT) you spend less time chasing the dragon, which normally hides ... the motor’s midrange. Whacking through the gears (same gearing as the TT) you spend less time chasing the dragon, which normally hides ...

   Ben Cope - 21/07/2022 - 12:37 - 0 comments

10. RSV-1000R Factory (2003 - present) review

    ... model, although all of this is at the crank. Slightly taller gearing gets better use out of that little bit of extra oomph. Helping make ... model, although all of this is at the crank. Slightly taller gearing gets better use out of that little bit of extra oomph. Helping make ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

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