Just got a 04 636 , trying to learn slow stuff after learing some break control on a 50 , anyone got a recommendation on gearing for a newbie?

 

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+1


the best gearing for a newbie is stock gearing, honest

EDIT: I took newbie to mean newbie to riding, but I see you already have a gix1k...if you've got brake control and are looking to get it REAL slow than go with some gearing

 

i have a 06 636 with -2 +7 gearing

 

yea ive heard like 10 up is good from a couple guys from around here, im trying to get wide range of opinions. id like to be able to run from cops like i can on my gsxr 1k , but i know with slow stuff and getting good that it wont be the same case. thanks guys!

 

 

-1 +16 here. Don't ever go -2 on the front. Puts too much strain on the chain.

 

thats a myth i had a -6 front on my gixxer for 2 years stock chain. thats right a -6 11teeth sold the bike still rocking it with the stock chain. the key word here is LUBE and the lack there of that makes your chain go bad.

 

on another note. -1 is all sprocket compaines make for the 636. unless you do the hot mod. but i'm not sharing all my secerts today. lol

 

+ 10 is all you ever need to be on a 636

 

Hey, I just bought a new R1 is a pizza pan good enough for slow stuff?

 

right now im -2+3(stock rear sprocket of 05-06 636) rides good looks good:YEAH

 

How does it not chew into the swingarm??
I've got stock gearing on a 98 blade, was thinking of going +4 to 6 on the rear. Will it make much difference?
I'm doing ok atm but want to be able to do it slower.

 

he's full of it.... even if he were to say -3 down, on any bike, you'd know he was full of it

I'm +5 on my 99 blade, but only because I like to murder streets
it's enough to let me rip up 3rd gear every time. but I've been concentrating almost exclusively on slow stuff lately and looking I'm looking for a -1 front sprocket (520, if anyone has one PM me) my wheels pretty far forward in my swingarm so I should be able to keep the same chain. going +5 was definately noticable but not too significant. you gotta shift through the gears a little faster, 1st jumps up and 3rd comes up gravy, but if you don't have any interest in highway I'd say look more towards +7-8. I didn't want to make too big of a leap when I went +5 cause it does make the throttle more twitchy, but if you've got rear brake skills and good throttle control don't be afraid to go +8 or even +10 or you might end up wanting to drop a tooth up front like I am now... if you like the highway though, +5 is where it's at.

 

If you still wanna ride street i'd still go +10 max

 

I'm considering to go to -1/+6 b/c this is the setup I can get (pretty hard to obtain gearing here) and I think it would be ok, cuz I'm more into lots and ride stock gearing on 900rr but I only have it something like 10 days maybe and rode it 2-3 hours max. till now cuz it was raining almost all the time since I got it so I haven't got the feel for the bike yet? What do you think?

 

that should be a good setup but if it's a lot only bike you could probably do with more gearing, but then again you don't really need it...and if you plan to use it on the streets also -1+6 would be about as much as you'd wanna go

 

Thanks, I do plan to use it on the streets (acctually the better word would be using it), and am thinking as you said not to go over that, especially cuz I don't think it's necessary...

 

ok thanks guys. stuntlife is probably the best thing in the world for a stunter. this has been very informative... i was thinking monstar sprocket in the begginging just to learn , but i like murdering the streets alot but id like to learn slow stuff then be able to do it in intersections and at traffic lights..... im still in a toss up ,,,, im leaning towards the 10+ bc ive gotten really good on my 50 with break control and alot of people say thats key! So with 50 break control down pat , 10+ in the rear , i should be able to not kill my self,,,, im 3+ on my gsxr 1000 03 , and i turn the idle up to about 4500 rpm but its not enough and its just choppy with the throttle ,so im hoping the 636 will be amazing

 

if +3 on 1000 is choppy with idle that high, the 636 with +10 will be even more choppy. Learn stock gearing with no idle first, that way you'll get throttle control cuz choppy throttle control (no matter how good you do with RB) leads to bad left-right balancing and out of control wheelies, you will thank me later...