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HawkEye1967 Full Member 2005 No Login Offline L. T. R..R. T. L Ridding for the Son Posts: 170 Gender:	New Member 04/29/05 at 18:59:46 Hi I just joined as of yesterday, I own a 1986 650LSF, I have owned this bike for about 6 or so years and find it is a awesome city ride, but to light for the highway, transmission is 4 gears, I hear that newer bikes have a 5 speed, I bet that helps on the highway
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Reply #1 - 04/29/05 at 19:02:38

HawkEye1967 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

Hi I just joined as of yesterday, I own a 1986 650LSF, I have owned this bike for about 6 or so years and find it is a awesome city ride, but to light for the highway, transmission is 4 gears, I hear that newer bikes have a 5 speed, I bet that helps on the highway

welcome, the 5th gear is more an overdrive. the bike still weighs about 350lb and is geared to top out in the mid to late 80's lots of powere though.

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gazab44 Senior Member 2004 No Login Offline TO OLD TO DIE YOUNG.... Posts: 416 uk Gender:	Re: New Member Reply #2 - 04/30/05 at 02:38:07 [glow=red,2,300]WELCOME [/glow] Hawkeye
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: New Member Reply #3 - 04/30/05 at 02:41:11 Hey HawkEye Top gear on the 5 speed is only 3% higher than top on the four speed. Clive W
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shawn_b Ex Member	Re: New Member Reply #4 - 04/30/05 at 14:56:12 welcome shawn
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Goose Ex Member	Re: New Member Reply #5 - 04/30/05 at 15:03:19 welcome aboard
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Reply #6 - 04/30/05 at 16:08:14

sluggo wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

welcome, the 5th gear is more an overdrive. the bike still weighs about 350lb and is geared to top out in the mid to late 80's lots of powere though.

How much more powerfull is the newer engine and why?? How many varients of the early to modern engine have their been? Iv got and old and a new, havent really opened the new one up to compare yet...

thats if anyone knows

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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: New Member Reply #7 - 04/30/05 at 18:25:06 They are nearly identical. My 5 speed 98 has lost more than one stoplight to stoplight race to a 4 speed Savage when it was still stock. IMHO, the 4 speed bikes were better made... -WD
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Reply #8 - 05/01/05 at 09:20:55

Welcome,
The 4-speed and 5-speed engines are almost the same, with exeption of the starter clutch and the idle gear. There is some diff. in the electrical- stator and rotor. Otherwise I don't think there is a diff.
The way the reduction ratios are calculated You don't feel a difference in the top end. You are just having a longer gears.
The only downside of the 4-gear models is that You put more load on the clutch.

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