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  1. K

    New handlebars on my Svart 701

    In this first pick, you can see a slither of alloy triple clamp in front of the bar on the left and it tapers to nothing on the right.
  2. K

    New handlebars on my Svart 701

    I've always felt the stock bars have too much back sweep to them and have been looking for something with less sweep and also a touch lower. I picked up and installed some protaper bars- stock Husqvarna bend. I didn't clamp them both up and get any super accurate measurements on the difference...
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    Svart 701 - 14 tooth front sprocket.

    What sort of speeds are you cruising at that made the 15/42 too low? My 14/40 is a touch lower than that. Cruising at 130kmh, the wind and fear of police are what stops me from cruising any faster, so that's about my fastest sustained cruise speed. When I want to go faster than that for a quick...
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    Svart 701 - 14 tooth front sprocket.

    I'm not really sure what too much rubbing looks to be honest. Worst case scenario, I guess it wears out a bit faster. It just seemed the easiest and cheapest way to tweak my gearing. Plus I lost rotating weight instead of adding it. I do realize it may possibly wear things faster though. While...
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    Svart 701 - 14 tooth front sprocket.

    Costs <$40NZD Takes <30 minutes to install. Totally changes the bike for the better. 130kmph=6k rpm. Yes I could definitely do with taking a link out of my chain.
  6. K

    Introduce yourself here!

    Hi, Svart 701 owner from Christchurch, New Zealand. It's my first road bike and I'm having a blast! Pretty stock at the mo. I have just installed a 14 tooth front sprocket. I'll start a thread on that once I've had a decent ride. Cheers, Kev
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