george_belafonte
Active member
Hi all,
I'm wondering about gearing for shannonville long track, on a 2008 R6. I currently have -1 +1 (15/46) and it seems a bit long. I don't dare going down to 1st gear at the hairpin before back straight (too much torque when reaccelerating), so in 2nd it's quite low rpm.
Also at the 6a/b left handers, I like to run in 3rd, but then the tighter turn 7 on the right I'm a bit low in RPM. I could do 2nd all the way but then coming out of 7 i'm very high and need to upshift right away, only to downshift again for turn 8 one second later.
I'm thinking a 15/47 configuration would be good. I could run 6a/b in 3rd gear and be a bit higher RPM, specially coming out of 7. And it would help with both hairpins before the front straight and back straight.
I bought a new chain and was going to cut for 116 links, but then with the 15/47 on, the chain is way too long to the point that the chain tensioner is too short to provide the leeway to pull the chain tight enough. And it's can't be 114 links, that's way too short.
So, I see that I either have to go 15/48 (-1+3), or do 16/48 (which a friend who races in the US advised me to do) and be longer so stay in 2nd gear in 6A/B and 7 (and just get better at taking the hairpins). So before ordering the sprocket and/or front sprocket I wanted to get everyone's opinion.
What's your gearing for Shannonville (and hopefully it applies to everywhere else, except maybe Mosport), and which gear are you running in 6A/B, 7, and the hairpins?
For reference, I ran 1'56" and 57" at my last track day this summer, so getting decent speed but I'm not a racer and still f****ng around.
I'm wondering about gearing for shannonville long track, on a 2008 R6. I currently have -1 +1 (15/46) and it seems a bit long. I don't dare going down to 1st gear at the hairpin before back straight (too much torque when reaccelerating), so in 2nd it's quite low rpm.
Also at the 6a/b left handers, I like to run in 3rd, but then the tighter turn 7 on the right I'm a bit low in RPM. I could do 2nd all the way but then coming out of 7 i'm very high and need to upshift right away, only to downshift again for turn 8 one second later.
I'm thinking a 15/47 configuration would be good. I could run 6a/b in 3rd gear and be a bit higher RPM, specially coming out of 7. And it would help with both hairpins before the front straight and back straight.
I bought a new chain and was going to cut for 116 links, but then with the 15/47 on, the chain is way too long to the point that the chain tensioner is too short to provide the leeway to pull the chain tight enough. And it's can't be 114 links, that's way too short.
So, I see that I either have to go 15/48 (-1+3), or do 16/48 (which a friend who races in the US advised me to do) and be longer so stay in 2nd gear in 6A/B and 7 (and just get better at taking the hairpins). So before ordering the sprocket and/or front sprocket I wanted to get everyone's opinion.
What's your gearing for Shannonville (and hopefully it applies to everywhere else, except maybe Mosport), and which gear are you running in 6A/B, 7, and the hairpins?
For reference, I ran 1'56" and 57" at my last track day this summer, so getting decent speed but I'm not a racer and still f****ng around.
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I'm going to design a chain tensioner guide for just that and sell it for ridiculous money.