mikestrikes wrote on 09/25/08 at 18:40:08:



A taller fifth gear!!!!!!!   That would sell like hot cakes.  

Not only would you get lower engine rpm's on the highway,  you would get betted MPG,  and long engine life, not affect the low speed torque that the chain conversion can do, etc,  etc..........  and you don't have to fiddle with the speedo ....  

When riding two up with my daughter (just over a hundred pounds) and I'm 254 and 6' the FireLizard pulls really well, but I have Lancer's performance cam, a K&N slip in filter and re-jetted carb with Jardine exhaust. Oh, and I have a heavy a$$ Girder front end as well which adds to the weight with a 6 gallon Road King tank. So the FireLizard is a bit heavier than a stock Savage/S40 and she still pulls remarkably well.

I sure wish the DR head would fit............... reading about it they have dual plugs, nicer ports.........

did anyone figure anything out about a taller 5th gear?

I don't know about swapping gears in the transmission, but the primary gear set on the 4-speed is slightly higher geared. One more tooth on the crankshaft and one less tooth on the tranny input than the 5-speed. I'm thinking a person could get a whole higher gear set (but not too high) and not have to give up their belt drive.