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31 tooth pully

2.5K views 21 replies 14 participants last post by  Philanderer  
#1 ·
The local yamaha dearler wants $200 for a 31 tooth pully. Are they asking me to bend over with that price?
 
#11 ·
Dwight, I believe 32 if I'm not mistaken. Just a thought, it's probably already been discussed before. Would it be worth the effort and extra $$ to replace not only the front with a lighter billet 31 tooth but also a lighter rear pulley? Extra centrifugal weight is pretty good at robbing HP...Don't know how much the lighter pulleys would help us in the torque department.
 
#12 ·
I though that it most likely had been discussed in here before now, but I missed it if it had been. I very much agree with the idea of a lighter weight pulley giving hp and torque. Lowering the ratio didn't hurt either. I used to work in a bicyle shop where I learned to build wheels. We tried to make the wheels as light as posible by using lighter rims, tires, latex tubes instead of butle rubber, aluminum spoke nipples, and double butted spokes. I know it wasn't the correct formula, but my boss had explained to me that taking off a pound in the wheel was like taking off four pounds from the bike. That is a lot on a bicycle. But on a motorcycle, I think changing the ratio is where you are getting the power. But if you are changing it there is no reason not to go lighter as long as you aren't losing strength. How much would the speedometer be off from changing the ratio. I'm guessing not by much, with a one tooth difference. Anyone know from experience?
 
#16 ·
Same as any other gear system, ratios. You could calculate the exact advantage if you know the diameter of both pulleys. That creates the ratio for your revolutions. Then use the diameter of the rear wheel to determine how much work (distance traveled times force needed) is required to make x number of revolutions. Go back to the formula and do it again then you see how much less/more work it takes to make the same number of revolutions. The difference ends up being the distance traveled changing how much force is needed compared to how much force your engine can put out.
 
#17 ·
I got the 2004 Star Accessories & Apparel catalog from North Houston Motorsports and they list the pulleys in the section for a Road Star at $199.95, available in 30,31,32 tooth and no need to change the belt. There is no listing for pulleys in the Warrior section. Are they the same for both bikes? It also says stock is a 33 tooth pulley. If it will work on both bikes , then there is an available 30 tooth pulley on the market.
 
#20 ·
I assumed it was digital because when I turn my key to the "on" position , my tach. and speedo. bothe move all the way up then all the way down. Most mechanical speedometers are driven from the front wheel. I dont have a cable down to the front wheel. The technology has been around for a while now. One of my work trucks is a 93 GMC 1500 and is has an elecrtonic speedo. The reprogrammers for automobiles give you the ability to calibrate speedometers for gear ratio changes or even wheel/tires changes. Why not for Warriors as well?