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Re:New Pulley - New Belt? 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago  
yep earl, savannah is far from everywhere since mine is a 1600 i guess it must be a 33 tooth pulley?
 
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Re:New Pulley - New Belt? 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago  
Yep, that's where mine came from, a 1600. Someone swapped out their 33-tooth for a 31T or 32T, and I picked up the old one.
 
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Re:New Pulley - New Belt? 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago  
I hope you meant 44 mpg, I cruise along at that speed all the time, daily commute to work, and just filled up 181 miles 4.1 gallons of gas, heavy handed on the throttle...which is about my avg 44 mpg...
and depending on your speedo calibration being correct you should be going farther than it reads with the new pulley and get a little better highway mpg..

guess thats why I would like a six speed with the R* lower the pulley to get more oomph off the line but give one more gear up top to cruise mpg wise on the open road..
 
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Re:New Pulley - New Belt? 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago  
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I hope you meant 44 mpg, I cruise along at that speed all the time, daily commute to work, and just filled up 181 miles 4.1 gallons of gas, heavy handed on the throttle...which is about my avg 44 mpg...
and depending on your speedo calibration being correct you should be going farther than it reads with the new pulley and get a little better highway mpg..

guess thats why I would like a six speed with the R* lower the pulley to get more oomph off the line but give one more gear up top to cruise mpg wise on the open road..
If I tried to go 181 miles on a tank I would have to push the bike the last 10 or so miles. Getting a gps corrected 37 mpg here.
 
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Re:New Pulley - New Belt? 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago  
See I want to go the opposite way. I pull a heavy trailer with my bike and I need a little more omph from the dead stop. That's why I was asking about Soba's old pulley.

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Re:New Pulley - New Belt? 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago  
Danny , you'd probably be a good candidate for the 31 tooth front sprocket. I receive e-mails from Baron's routinely , offering 25% off orders , making that F/S reasonable. Just a thought. BB
 
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Re:New Pulley - New Belt? 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago  
bowhunter4265 wrote:
I hope you meant 44 mpg, I cruise along at that speed all the time, daily commute to work, and just filled up 181 miles 4.1 gallons of gas, heavy handed on the throttle...which is about my avg 44 mpg...
and depending on your speedo calibration being correct you should be going farther than it reads with the new pulley and get a little better highway mpg..

guess thats why I would like a six speed with the R* lower the pulley to get more oomph off the line but give one more gear up top to cruise mpg wise on the open road..


No, I average about 42 mpg regular riding. Once I get above 70 mph, it drops drastically, especially when I'm run near 80 for 6 hours. Hope the 33T pulley helps that. Keep in mind I'm running straight stock airbox, factory jetting, with a windshield, weighing 260 lbs, on a bike fully loaded for traveling.
 
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Re:New Pulley - New Belt? 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago  
Guess BB knows the Super Special Secret Little Known And Often Imitated Handshake with the Barons folks since he's getting all those good offers!!

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Re:New Pulley - New Belt? 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago  
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No, I average about 42 mpg regular riding. Once I get above 70 mph, it drops drastically, especially when I'm run near 80 for 6 hours. Hope the 33T pulley helps that. Keep in mind I'm running straight stock airbox, factory jetting, with a windshield, weighing 260 lbs, on a bike fully loaded for traveling.




32 would break my heart.........and my budget! You and I only had jetting differences (besides my extra 70 lbs of weight ) and I usually get mid to high 40's on road trips , well packed! Oh well, every beast acts differently. BB
 
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Re:New Pulley - New Belt? 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago  
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Guess BB knows the Super Special Secret Little Known And Often Imitated Handshake with the Barons folks since he's getting all those good offers!!

M7


Check your Spam.....probably in there and you just delete it. Oh , and I've spent a bunch of this ($$$$) with them too! BB
 
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