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Hello.
I have a MC800 EFI 151" -02 with reverse. This one was stock equipped with 23/40 gears.
Lake racer wannabe ?
It has been running a 21/40 combo for some time and it's OK. Could it be even better? Thinking of numbers like 20/40 to 19/43 range...
I use it mainly at low altitude and sadly some trail riding, mostly getting to the good stuff. I do not intend to have a extreme high alt/ hillclimb gearing.
I checked all kinds of MC 800, KC900 ratios used stock, to get an overview what combination's would work with reverse. That was my assumption... 19/43 is a commonly used stock gearing with reverse.
Since reverse idler and large reverse lower gears are fairly expensive and not found i you average parts bin. I was going for the "best choice" with only a top gear and chain replacement. I went with the -03 MC 800 EFI w.reverse stock combination of 19 top, 22 idler, 40 lower and 70p chain. I was not able to fit this combo with a satisfactory result. A 72p chain is to long (it should be),and a worn (longer) 70p chain barely fits. Yielding more chain tension then needed, without using the chain backing bracket. I don't think i could have fitted a new 70p chain.
Is this really a working combo ?
Since i noticed there are at least one typo/fault in Arctic Online Parts with the -03 MC 800 drive/reverse dropcase. Both high alt. gearing 19/43 w 24 idler and low alt gearing 19/40 w. 22 idler gearing uses a description field note "72p chain", with different part no. (0602-968 70p, 0602-972 72p).
Other parts stores using data from cat have same fault.
A none reverse sled a 19/40 70p chain is a great combo.
Any suggestions one any other combination s that work ?
/ Johan
I have a MC800 EFI 151" -02 with reverse. This one was stock equipped with 23/40 gears.
Lake racer wannabe ?It has been running a 21/40 combo for some time and it's OK. Could it be even better? Thinking of numbers like 20/40 to 19/43 range...
I use it mainly at low altitude and sadly some trail riding, mostly getting to the good stuff. I do not intend to have a extreme high alt/ hillclimb gearing.
I checked all kinds of MC 800, KC900 ratios used stock, to get an overview what combination's would work with reverse. That was my assumption... 19/43 is a commonly used stock gearing with reverse.
Since reverse idler and large reverse lower gears are fairly expensive and not found i you average parts bin. I was going for the "best choice" with only a top gear and chain replacement. I went with the -03 MC 800 EFI w.reverse stock combination of 19 top, 22 idler, 40 lower and 70p chain. I was not able to fit this combo with a satisfactory result. A 72p chain is to long (it should be),and a worn (longer) 70p chain barely fits. Yielding more chain tension then needed, without using the chain backing bracket. I don't think i could have fitted a new 70p chain.
Is this really a working combo ?
Since i noticed there are at least one typo/fault in Arctic Online Parts with the -03 MC 800 drive/reverse dropcase. Both high alt. gearing 19/43 w 24 idler and low alt gearing 19/40 w. 22 idler gearing uses a description field note "72p chain", with different part no. (0602-968 70p, 0602-972 72p).
Other parts stores using data from cat have same fault.
A none reverse sled a 19/40 70p chain is a great combo.
Any suggestions one any other combination s that work ?
/ Johan
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