does a 15 tooth front sprocket make a noticable difference when trying to do wheelies.
i've noticed a bit more power with mine, and a bit more pull off the line, but it's not going to suddenly let you power wheelie your bike. maybe in combo with a rejet, a new pipe, and a hard bounce. or, get a larger rear to go with it. but no, it's not going to make your bike a wheelie machine.
I'm not sure I would call it "more" power.
I think better "useable" or even "practical" power would be a better way to describe it.
combine this mod with a do-it-yourself ignition advancer and you'll be well on your way to not stalling anymore :P At least, that's what I found.
i know it wont make my bike into a wheelie monster i just want it to feel more "torquey"
it doesnt change that much but it makes the bike feel lighter and for like 20 dollars its worth it.....i wanna wheelie mine that why i have -1 in the front and +10 in the rear. :nono:
"does a 15 tooth front sprocket make a noticable difference when trying to do wheelies."
It would on a CBR...
You know that little slump from start to 3000 rpms... Get a 15 tooth front and it's not AS noticable... Unfortuanately, extra torque out of a gs requires a little more than a sprocket.
Doesn't make more power, just puts it in a more useable place, if wheelies are what you want to do. If you look at the power curve you will see that it rises fairly steeply after about 5000-5500 rpm. The point of using a smaller front sprocket (or a larger rear) is to place that rise in the power curve at a lower speed. This means that your bike will take off quicker (wheelie if you try) but will be revving harder at higher speeds so use more fuel and theoretically not reach as high a speed. In practice this last point is largely moot, as the GS will often not reach max revs in 6th gear when stock where as it will with the gearing lowered so actual top speed may in fact be unaffected or even slightly higher. I tried the 15T front and didn't really like it. Admittedly I wasn't trying to loft the front wheel.