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Originally Posted by Penguin
I have been reading about the use of sprockets to help reduce the RPM's on the 800, but I wonder what the effect on pulling power would be. I'm a little over 200 pounds, and at times have to shift down to fourth to pull some hills in my area. Wouldn't the different sprockets only make this happen sooner and more often?
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Yes, it does happen sooner. Probably more noticable with a stock bike. If you have done any air/exhaust mods, you may not notice it as much. I have the 18 tooth on my 800 and today I rode 2up (over 400 lbs total cargo) on the bike and took some really steep climbs with no problem, although I did have to shift down. It still had gobs of power at 7500 feet though so a downshift wasn't a big deal to me.
It is definitely worth it to not have that "Dang it, I need another gear!" feeling gone.