evilhermit wrote:I am racing my NSR's in interclub in VIC, Australia and I use stock gearing everywhere at broadford, winton and philip island but I know that for some tracks like PI you need more top end speed to get a better lap time??

Is the 14/40 setup quite noticeably harder accelerating than the stock setup??

For the final time, changing sprocket ratios DOES NOT CHANGE ACCELERATION once the bike is out on the track in the middle gears. The speed your bike goes from (say) 120-170kph is limited by the power of your engine.

For racing start by gearing so you're completely flat out in top at the fastest part of the track. Quite clearly if you're sat there at max revs for hundreds of yards you're giving time away and risking trouble.
Then if you're stuck of a gear at a problem corner (and don't have other gearbox options) try going a tooth smaller on the rear. See if that makes for a better lap time.
No? Try going down one more, and again and so on.

Or take a little tip from some smart guy I spoke to;

Me "I've got no gear for Park Corner, it's either 3rd and go too slow or 4th, be out of the power and slip the clutch"
Freddy Pett "How about 4th and go faster?"

Genius eh?
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