Got the full 10 piece skid plates installed. I emailed Ricochet and got a GC forum coupon code just FYI in case anyone was interested.
I'm curious as to what the true diameter is of your new 28" tires, this is important as the diameter causes the drag to the drive system more than any additional weight by taller tires.As far as flat out performance yeah the 28’s are prob too big. I think it’s the right amount of meat for 14” wheels though. Ideally I would like 26” tires on 12” wheels but I wasn’t going to bother doing that swap and the rock guards too
Thanks for the insight Ridgway I’ll have to consider this when I decide to dig into it.I'm curious as to what the true diameter is of your new 28" tires, this is important as the diameter causes the drag to the drive system more than any additional weight by taller tires.
Over the years I've learned that with Maxis tires a tire for 12" wheels is not the same diameter as a tire for a 14" wheel, and because we're using low output engines we must think in 'percentage change in diameter' to understand the 'percentage change in performance' that can be reversed with an equal 'percentage change in pulley ratio' with mods.
Also, did you measure the actual diameter of the stock tires? for comparison to the new tires now installed.
And once you get into the c.v.t. cover I suggest the first thing you do is determine the stock pulley ratio for comparison to all the mods you add in the future.
What I learned with my old 660 will work with your new 700, all you need is the numbers on your bike for comparison.