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  • #2851
    Originally posted by Aparajith View Post
    U guys are long-termers. U shud only tell us here!!!
    Mine in the initial days used to do 66-68kmph......sometime later it was doing 65kmph....now after the last service its doing only 63kmph....may be coz of the new front tyre.


    I just wanted to see what exactly is the difference in ur RTR. coz afaik all RTR dont do the exact speed at particular rpm's there is always a difference of 1-4kmph
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    • #2852
      ^^That probably is b'cos of speedo error. But the normal speed shud be around 65 - 68 I guess. That means a good gain of atleast 7 - 8 kmph.
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      • #2853
        Originally posted by Aparajith View Post
        Finally, I plonked in the R15's 14T front on the RTR.
        Umm.. sorry if this is too 'n00bish', but what's 14T? The tyre or something?

        BTW, my RTR FI does 66kmph in 5th gear at 5k rpm... man how does yours do 75?!

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        • #2854
          ^^T refers to TEETH. The front sprocket on stock RTR is 13T(teeth). I swapped it with a R15 sprocket which is 14T(teeth) so the gearing gets taller!
          Democracy is when 2 wolves and a sheep meet to decide who is for dinner. Liberty is when the sheep has a gun.

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          • #2855
            Originally posted by Aparajith View Post
            ^^T refers to TEETH. The front sprocket on stock RTR is 13T(teeth). I swapped it with a R15 sprocket which is 14T(teeth) so the gearing gets taller!
            Oops... thanks... sorry, that was pretty dumb of me to think T stood for Tyre or somethin...

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            • #2856
              Originally posted by Aparajith View Post
              Finally, I plonked in the R15's 14T front on the RTR.

              But the bike kinda feels like it needs a down-shift to overtake if ur in top gear.
              Hey Apar, i was waiting for you to post something after you mentioned that you were gonna try sprocketing a while back.

              I personally feel the rtr stock gearing is pretty much at the limit as it is, the response isn't very good with even a light pillion. You did mention the need to drop a gear when overtaking with the 14T. Well, i usually drop a gear, sometimes even two when overtaking. What i wanna know is how bad it is with a pillion with the 14T.

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              • #2857
                Julian, I never felt such an issue man!! I always felt that the RTR was too short. Never felt the requirement to drop a gear....EVER. Whack the throttle and the bike always seemed to find the right power band. And am yet to test the pillion capabilities with the new sprocket...
                Democracy is when 2 wolves and a sheep meet to decide who is for dinner. Liberty is when the sheep has a gun.

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                • #2858
                  RTR Fi Service Manual

                  Originally posted by JamesApacheRTR View Post
                  anyone have an idea about an online manual for the RTR?

                  you have to run the bike over 4000 at times, run highway, city, slow, vary the rpm's and don't be too shy or you'll end up with a disappointment
                  The manual for Apache RTR Fi can be had at "http://morefoto.blogspot.com/2009/01/apache-rtr-service-manual.html"

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                  • #2859
                    Originally posted by Aparajith View Post
                    Julian, I never felt such an issue man!! I always felt that the RTR was too short. Never felt the requirement to drop a gear....EVER. Whack the throttle and the bike always seemed to find the right power band. And am yet to test the pillion capabilities with the new sprocket...
                    Hmm, maybe riding style has something to do with it. Or maybe i'm just expecting too much from a 160. anyway, with my fi, i feel that shorter gearing is required in high-load situations like when going up a slope with a pillion. But since i usually ride solo, moving to a 14T could be worth a try. I guess i will actually have to check for myself. lemme know how the pillion experience is anyway.

                    my fi is no way underpowered compared to other rtrs/fi; i've tested a few. but now your post has got me thinking, could my fi not be setup as optimally as yours?

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                    • #2860
                      Originally posted by Aparajith View Post
                      ^^T refers to TEETH. The front sprocket on stock RTR is 13T(teeth). I swapped it with a R15 sprocket which is 14T(teeth) so the gearing gets taller!
                      so is the R15 teeth avail in the market ?

                      @ satish ..what say .. should we go for it ?
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                      • #2861
                        Originally posted by Aparajith View Post
                        Julian, I never felt such an issue man!! I always felt that the RTR was too short. Never felt the requirement to drop a gear....EVER. Whack the throttle and the bike always seemed to find the right power band. And am yet to test the pillion capabilities with the new sprocket...
                        i know .. the first 2 gears were almost useless
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                        • #2862
                          Originally posted by sam92 View Post
                          so is the R15 teeth avail in the market ?

                          @ satish ..what say .. should we go for it ?
                          go o a yamaha showroom....guess they are selling it seperatly

                          me thinking of it....let me see...but first i have replace my rear tyre
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                          • #2863
                            @Aparajit : Where u got the R15 front teeth? Is it a direct fit, or you need to drill any hole onto it? What is the cost for the teeth?

                            BTW how was the pickup, is it as before or better?
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                            • #2864
                              i read tht cutting one tooth from the front sproket has the same effect as cutting two from the rear so if one will be putting 42 at the rear will it have the same results.....

                              @apar i think now you'll acheive 138 or so at the top....

                              but tht'll effect 0-60 timings by some milliseconds....plz tell me the timing and the top speed....
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                              • #2865
                                Originally posted by rennycornelius View Post
                                i read tht cutting one tooth from the front sproket has the same effect as cutting two from the rear so if one will be putting 42 at the rear will it have the same results.....

                                @apar i think now you'll acheive 138 or so at the top....

                                but tht'll effect 0-60 timings by some milliseconds....plz tell me the timing and the top speed....

                                Not cutting tooth from front sprocket buddy, adding extra tooth in front is nearly equivalent to 2 at rear. 42/13>42/14
                                similarly, 42/13<44/13

                                Before anyone ask, numerator is rear sprocket teeth, denominator is front sprocket teeth, and ratio is called final drive ratio.
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