gearing change

[corey4]

i am looking for a bit more punch for my DRZ-sm.  should i go down one in the front, or up in the rear? does it matter which one i change and why?

im not worried about losing top speed.

[revelc]

i am looking for a bit more punch for my DRZ-sm.  should i go down one in the front, or up in the rear? does it matter which one i change and why?
im not worried about losing top speed.

I prefer rear.

Too small up front and it can wear your swingarm.

[cowpie]

well you'll need approx 3 teeth in the rear to equal 1 changed in the front ... that probably means a different chain ... that said i agree its a better option, or you could go 'double low' and go down 1 in front and up 3 in the rear and maybe use the same chain ..

[corey4]

how many should  go up in the rear?

[Qter]

Hi,

 

Here is nice tip:

BR

 

Qter

 

[drz400s_guy]

See if you can't find somebody on here with an S that took their stock 44 tooth sprocket off and put that on the rear.

[Qter]

Hi All,

I put 14/47  for my DRZ 400S (probably this is factory sprocket set from DRZ 400 E) and my speed is lower but more power from down (factory sprockets for DRZ 400 S are 15/44). Comfortable speed on asphalt roads is around 90-100 km/h. I have no problem on off road roads, fire roads, mountains roads etc. 

BR

Qter

 

[ohgood]

On 8/25/2018 at 8:34 AM, corey4 said:

i am looking for a bit more punch for my DRZ-sm.  should i go down one in the front, or up in the rear? does it matter which one i change and why?

im not worried about losing top speed.

gearingcommander.com

 

is where you should start. 

[ptgarcia]

It's not rocket science. The calculator on your phone is all you need.