I did brakes, along with the sprockets and chain, oil change. no tune-up or anything else. went from 42 mpg too 50 mpg. like I said, it decreased my rpm 900 at 70 mph. Mack
--- On Thu, 7/21/11, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Gearing up a 84 Nighthawk 650 for better mileage To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 11:44 AM Mack: That's a massive improvement for a small change (relatively) in rpm. Any other changes at the same time? Filter, plugs, tune-up, driving habits? That's claiming 20+% mileage increase off a 15% decrease in rpm. Highly rare situation, unless you're moving from a fringe to an optimized engine RPM. Kurt On Jul 21, 2011 11:04 AM, "Mack Swanson" <[email protected]> wrote: back in my motocross days they used to say one tooth on the front sprocket was like 5-6 on the rear. changing my rear by 3 theeth I dont really notice any loss in power, it still gets off the line pretty good. --- On Thu, 7/21/11, vadik selo <[email protected]> wrote: From: vadik selo <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Gearing up a 84 Nighthawk 650 for better mileage To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 11:01 AM > > when my chain goes bad i'll have to do something like that > > did you notice any power loss?... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
