Theoretical top speed and 0~60 mph impact of a gearing change. The attached table refers to the Multistrada using the OEM final drive of 15/40. It assumes that the theoretical top speed of 150 mph is also reached at red-line (which it doesn't). If not (which could be viewed as good news), top speeds for some gearing changes could remain unchanged.
I can say 42 rear will pull 135 on god* and have a fair bit of revs to go but wind because** the problem *gps **becomes HTH
Good to know... Talking about gearing changes etc. Would the thickness/width or size of chain help with these. I'm, looking to upgrade chain & sprockets, what would anyone recommend the best of the best chain and sprockets to be, please! I'm also looking for a style change to pimp my sprocket and chain. All suggestions welcome! The possible size I will go with would be stock or -1F/+1R
For a street bike, chain size/weight is irrelevant on performance. I'd stick with the big stock 530 width and steel sprockets for durability. As far as the best (if best is measured as strength), you wont find a stronger chain on the market than the EK 530 ZVX3. http://www.ekchain.jp/product/pdf/cartalog_01.pdf EK also make the EK 3D 530 Z Premium if you're looking for bling. BTW, -1F/+1R is a lot of gearing. I would suggest you try -1F first to see if you like it. It's a cheap upgrade where you can use your existing chain. Then decide if you want more gearing from there.
I have changed my gearing to 14/39. 7% change. works lovely. I also have a quick release Afam sprocket carrier on the rear with Aluminuim sprockets which cost £31 each!!compared to Ducati which are near £180 I think?? I also converted to a 525 pitch chain which is stronger than the original 530 Ducati standard chain. Losing a fair bit of weight in the process too.
I've decided to go +2R having just purchased a ESJOT 42T Steel Rear Sprocket. Definitely not waiting a year or two to change the gearing. Had the gearing change done yesterday at 1400 km on the Odo. The stock 15/40 chain length for the 1260 is 114 links. Replaced the OEM chain with a DID 530ZVM-X 120 Chain which was cut to size. Can't say the mod was cheap @ C$650 (US$485) as I had my dealer perform the conversion which labor represents about 40% of the cost. Looking forward to commenting the change as I found the 1260 Multi's OEM 15/40 gearing a bit high.
I too have decided on a change of gearing, do mainly 2 up nowa days so gone for a 42t on the rear with a 116 link chain, ordered a supersprox from Calsport, and a DID Gold X-Ring Chain 530ZVMX116. Looking forward to seeing the difference!!!!
Following a few weeks of riding with a 42T, "Great" would be an understatement. First gear in traffic is much better. Less clutch slipping required. Pulls noticeably much harder with minimal loss if any on the top. This is how the 1260 should have been delivered. It's a must have and even more so if you ride two-up. I would never go back to the stock 15/40 gearing. Expect all throttle delivery to be elevated where the "Sport" mode for example, is now "Super Sport" mode. Throttle Spacers will really help here. The following observations reflects a final drive configuration of (+2R) 15/42 on the 1260 Multistrada's speedometer. 1st Gear: 15 Kph @ Idle RPM 6th Gear: 100 Kph @ 3500 RPM 6th Gear: 120 Kph @ 4500 RPM 6th Gear: 130 Kph @ 5000 RPM BTW, I wish I had done the same with the 15/40T OEM final drive prior to the gearing change for comparison.
116 link sounds verrrrry long. Its std 108 isn't it? Am sure mine with a 42t went up 2 links from 108 to 110?
Hi ya bradders, keep in mind which thread you're on: This is about the 1260. Stock 1260 chain links are 114
6krevs in 6th is pretty much 100mph (160kph) on standard gearing, just for reference. The actual gear ratios were posted somewhere, could be on the motorcycleinfo web page.
Hi John, The RPM should be lower than that at 160 Kph. According to Gearing Commander, a stock 15/40 Multi turns at 5700 RPM at 158.8 Kph. Thus at 160 Kph it must turn at 5772 RPM [(160/158.8)*5700]. By the same calculations, a 15/42 would spin at 6032 RPM @ 160 Kph. Also of importance: These calcs are in true speed. My observations in post #10 above are from the speedometer which has a 5% upward bias error. Consequently, a stock gearing of 15/40 should turn at a lower RPM than 5772 when observed on the speedometer at 160 Kph.
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