boy am i blushing. i found out yesterday that the custom-drivegear i have is the 15 tooth. maybe i'll try counting the next one.
so...
13 tooth
34.8mph
9370rpm
14 tooth
36.5
9220rpm
15 tooth
37.3mph
9200rpm
duivendyk, i'm pretty beered tonite (safe at home and sitting down)...care to have a look at the amended (original) chart and see if it makes more sense? i'll try tomorrow.
btw-it looks like i'll be taking a nicely-tweaked tanaka 40cc with me too. rumors say 18k r's or more. i'm actually going to get dyno-specs with it.
but i get 5 runs, and would still love to see what i can get outta this "stock" 32...
Getting the true facts straight is surprisingly difficult, I have found out over the years,esp. if there's no one else looking over your shoulder.
Are you aware that by just measuring rpm& knowing sprocket size changes you can find out how your speed has changed ?.You don't necessarily have to compute your speed from time measurements.
Suppose you have a 14t sprocket and your rpm is 9200.You try 15 and your rpm is 9000.
15*9000/14*9200=1.048, your speed has gone up by 4.8 %,say from 35 to 36.7mph.This might speed up things,otherwise you can use it to double check on either your time or rpm measurements.I trust I'm making myself clear.
yes...but i wish ya'd quit making me get the calculator out...hehe...you seem to be a mathematical fanatic, i wish i could calculate "on the fly" like you. some of your other posts around the forums are so cool...even when i can't follow yer stuff i have fun trying
dennis i think has been bringing me along a bit at a time...he just mentioned the same theory, using the tach and forgetting about the speedo altogether...this has been a great apprenticeship so far, and i surely dig that some of you are getting into it with me
ps- i suppose i could adapt a rectangular "wallet-magnifyer" to the face of the tach. wow, i started out joking, but that might really work
it was the worst ebay deal i ever went thru...but shootfire i'm happy with the product...it fits great! hot as h-e-double-toothpicks, tho...heavy too...whew! frame's gonna get stripped and primered this week, off for paint next week
when USFRA heard about our goals, they felt they had to enforce the full safety package expected of any 2-wheel competitor. i didn't mind at all, i do like my skin...& they in turn were gracious enuff to invite me to spend some time observing a tech-inspector, so's to learn more for next season
it was an ebay deal....poor communications, long wait...but as you can see it was worth it...a new suit with extra tall-tailoring fees, full liner, all armor incl & removable, and shipping...$340 US
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