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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Can I swap a 4 speed gearbox for a 5 speed? 05/05/12 at 12:51:42 Hi, I have brought LS650 to replace my current LS400. Both appear to be same in spec except the bore and stroke. The 400 has a 5 speed and the 650 has a 4 speed. can the transmission be swapped? Cheers Paul
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Can I swap a 4 speed gearbox for a 5 speed? Reply #1 - 05/05/12 at 13:49:25 no
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: Can I swap a 4 speed gearbox for a 5 speed? Reply #2 - 05/05/12 at 13:53:14 Ok thanks
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prsavage Senior Member Offline atgatt Posts: 306 Nanaimo BC Gender:	Re: Can I swap a 4 speed gearbox for a 5 speed? Reply #3 - 05/06/12 at 22:16:34 I don't understand the huge draw of the Savage 5 speed over the 4 speed. There is essentially no difference in the gear ratios of the first gears or of the fourth/fifth gears of the respective units. Is it just bragging rights that it is a five speed and that a four speed sounds like old technology?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Can I swap a 4 speed gearbox for a 5 speed? Reply #4 - 05/06/12 at 22:23:26 IIRC, the 4 speed has a slightly taller high gear,, I find myself shifting to 6th anyway.
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Reply #5 - 05/06/12 at 23:30:38

Hi thanks for your response. The real reason I want to keep my transmission is because the engine number is on the lower part of the engine, and in New Zealand you pay more for a bike over 400cc. Went you go for a WOF in this country the chassis number and the engine number is taken. I will have to re register this as a new bike. Which also means new number plate.$$$$

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Can I swap a 4 speed gearbox for a 5 speed? Reply #6 - 05/07/12 at 08:35:32 Well,, that explains a lot, I can sure understand trying to keep it papered as a 400,
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Re: Can I swap a 4 speed gearbox for a 5 speed?
Reply #7 - 05/07/12 at 13:03:33

prsavage wrote on 05/06/12 at 22:16:34:

I don't understand the huge draw of the Savage 5 speed over the 4 speed. There is essentially no difference in the gear ratios of the first gears or of the fourth/fifth gears of the respective units. Is it just bragging rights that it is a five speed and that a four speed sounds like old technology?

The ratios on the 5 speed are closer together between gears than the 4 speed. The real question is which is more useful in your style of riding. Undecided

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