Posted by David K on June 11, 2003 at 07:02:17:
In Reply to: Re: Horsepower & Top Speed Specs. ? posted by Patrick on May 07, 2001 at 17:49:51:
Nice to know trivia:
The BMW road model 650 single has a belt drive
The 1981 & 1982 Yamaha XJ 900 has a belt drive
Some Kawasaki EN 500 have a belt drive
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Question:
Being that the Suzuki Savage 5sp model has a higher ratio, does this model go faster than the 4sp model???? If not,--- then given any less ratio in the final pulley drive would not result in an increase of speed either!
Some reports say that the top speed is 75mph, but I have also read 85mph. Remember that an official speed clock is the average of running the course consecutively it one direction and then back again in the opposite direction!
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The total reduction ratio on the 4sp model is:
4.883 as compared to 4.730 on the 5sp. model.
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The primary (gears) reduction for the 4sp is:
1.888
The primary (gears) reduction for the 5sp is
1.810
Top trans. gear on the 4sp is .875
Top trans. gear on the 5sp is .884
Pulley reduction is 2.956 on all models
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