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I'm looking for some input, and advise, from the folks that are running 1:20-1:22 on 600s at Loudon.
('05 CBR 600)
First off, what are people running for gearing? I need to make a gearing change and I'm not sure what direction to go. I'm lugging it in a couple places where a downshift really wouldn't solve the issue. (namely, out of 2, up the hill, and out of 10). Also, I'm coming out of 12 in 2nd gear and only seeing the very top of 4th before braking for T1. Also, I'm going too fast to come through 1-1a-2 to be in second gear. It's causing two issues... First- slight lug out of T2 (I'm coming out of 2 at about 9500 rpms, so a downshift to 2nd really isn't an option). The second issue is that I'm only winding out 3rd on the back straight and I feel as if I should be more towards the upper end of 4th when its time to hit the binders.
Soooo... make some gearing recomendations. I'm not sure how much change will get me where I want. All i'm sure of is that it's currently too tall... Drop a tooth up front? Add a couple out back? How drastic? I'm trying to avoid buying as many sprockets as Christian is trying to sell.
Second bit of advise I'm looking for is where are you guys shifting. Someone give me a basic run down of where, and what gears you're running through.
Right now it's something like this...
3rd into T1, carry 3rd, while acceling through t1-1a-2
ring out 3rd on back strait (no room to grab 4th due to lug out of t2)
3rd up the hill, (I could probably go down to 2nd, but I'm a pussy and don't want to go up 4 in 2nd) shift into 4th 20-25 yards past the t4 cone
brakes into t6 and back down to 3rd
carry 3rd all the way through 6,7,8,9,10
down to 2nd under brakes for tip in to 11
2nd through 11, 12... wash, rince, repeat.
If you're giving advise on this, please post your average time. It isn't much help if you're going 1:25, and even less help if you're going 1:16!
Thanks folks...