sprocket change will I need a new chain?

[skid jackson]

Originally Posted by ggg

Fit a 12 tooth same as 13/51 and you know it will fit. after that's stuffed go out and get the 13/51 chain sprocket setup.

This is the fast and easy way to do it ....
I have swapped between 13/50 and 13/48 a couple of time on my 06 300. Both times i did it I changed the links on the chain. I just swapped back to a 48 rear and had to pull two links out of the chain.

[chucky]

Thanks for all the info , I managed to put a 50 rear sprocket with no problems , it works great , my wife said it gives that little bit more torque in the technical stuff and a lot less clutching on hill climbs .

[stainlesscycle]

Originally Posted by geoff g

I would stay with the 13/48 on the 200 as going up on the rear will not give you the results that you thought it would, I tried a 50t and then a 52t and hated it, went back to the 48t which holds a gear way longer. If you want more snap change the muffler to a DEP and get the jetting right...all good.

i'm running 13/52 on my 200, and it works really well for me. sure it makes first gear a little short, but it makes hill climbing when you have no momentum so much easier (less clutch), and helped me get the front end up easier over obstacles in the technical stuff. it kinda depends on how you ride though and how much you weigh.... i'm 185 and always at the top of the rev range..

[GMP]

My choice as well on a 250. In addition to a bailout first gear on long, steep, and technical climbs another thing it does is keeps you from making the more awkward 2/1/2 shift in the real tight(sub bar width) stuff.