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Entering all relevant data:
Enter gearing data
manually for a bike not yet in the presets
Although a bike is
not in the presets, you can still calculate its gearing if you know all the
relevant data and enter it manually in to the fields.
- Go to the main page
- Press the Reset button to clear all input.
- Start entering all these
fields
Remark:
Only field 'Tire Circumference' will be filled automatically after filling the
Rear Tire size fields
While not all
field are filled, you might get some strange values (like
NaN) in the resulting
tables and even in the fields you are entering:
Do not, worry it will be alright in the end.
Explanation for
each field:
Primary
Drive Ratio: this is the gear ratio between engine RPM and the clutch
shaft RPM. It has to be entered as a decimal number like '1.761'. So if the
User Manual says Primary Drive is '37/21', just calculate the result of 37
dived by 21 and enter the result (which is 1.761)
Rear Tire
Size: The (Rear) tire size consists of 3 fields, the tire width in millimeter,
the tire height in % of tire width and the rim diameter in inches. Not very
consistent but that's the way tire manufacturers do it. An example is:
190/50/15. This means 190 mm wide, 50% of 190 mm and a 15"
rim. If your bike is older and has tires that uses another notation, you
have to
convert those numbers to this notation and units.
Tire
Circumference: The previous 3 fields are used to calculate the rear tire
circumference which is used in all GC calculations. If you know that your
tire circumference is different from a default calculated one, you can
change the calculated one to your actual circumference. Make sure to use the
right units. More info on this:
Tire size and Circumference
M.P.RPM:
This is the RPM where your bike delivers the most power. This RPM is often
referred to by "Maximum power xxx BHP @ xxxx RPM" and is the RPM present at the
top of the power curve. So try to find a bike review where these figures are
mentioned. It is NOT
the red-line RPM on
your rev counter
nor
is it the RPM the rev limiter kicks in ! Also have a look at:
Max RPM discussion
Final
Drive Ratio: The number of teeth on the front and the number of teeth on
the rear sprocket
Chain or Belt Pitch:
the pitch of the stock chain in millimeters. All 520, 525 and 530 chains
have a pitch of 15.875 mm (or 0.625 inch) If you're not certain, just
mention the chain type (like '525'). (Not mandatory but please check User
Manual).
For belt driven bikes please enter the pitch (not the width) of
the belt. For most bikes this will be 14 mm but please try to find
confirmation first.
Chain Links or Belt
Teeth: The number of links in the stock chain. (Not mandatory but please
try to find out in your user or service manual).
For belt drive bike
please enter the number of belt teeth of the stock belt.
1st Gear
Ratio: The number of teeth on the first gear cogwheels. Mostly these are
listed in the user or service manual as "37 / 13". This is the preferred way
as this is more accurate then supplying a rounded ratio.
Fill in
like this:
The first field is used for the number of teeth of the wheel that the power
is being applied to, or in other words, of the wheel that is driving the
second wheel. The second field is used for the number of teeth of the wheel
that is being driven.
But
sometimes gear ratio is only listed as the real ratio, that is 37 divided by
13 = 2.846 If so, you can enter 2.846 in the first field en 1 in the second
field. This is not as accurate the other method (37 & 13) as it is rounded.
Like this:
Here also the first field is used for the wheel that the power is being
applied to and thus is driving the second wheel.
2nd Gear
Ratio - 6th Gear Ratio: The same way as the first gear ratio
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Fill
all
fields until you have something like this:
The first field of every Gear Ratio is used for the number of teeth of the
wheel that the power is being applied to, or in other words, of the wheel
that is driving the second wheel.
The second field is used for the number of teeth of the wheel that is being
driven.
In this example I changed from a 190/50/17 to a 180/55/17 tire and also from
a 15 to 14 front sprocket in Current setup and from a 36 to 38 rear sprocket
in Custom setup.
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You have to
enter the value of the 'Chain Pitch' in 'mm' for now. When ready you can
switch to inches by selecting the Units radio button. Normally a 520 and 530
chain has a 0.625 inch pitch which in millimeters is: 15.875 mm
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Select the
correct units if needed
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Do
NOT:
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press the Reset button
- press the Load
Gearing or Load Personal button
- switch to another page and return or....................all
your input will be lost !
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Just use the
calculator as intended, that is change various fields and see the results in
the tables.
Now because you
already entered all the bike data, you might as well send in this data for me to
add it to the presets. So the next time you want to calculate your settings, you do
not need to put it in manually again.
You can copy the already entered Stock data to the 'Add New Bike' mail form
which you will then have to complete.
To do so:
- click the
 button
- Complete the form
- click Send
If the '2Mail'
button is grayed out
 ,
you cannot use it because you selected a bike from the database of which the data
you do not have to send me of course..... To get the button 'going' again use
the 'Reset' button and do not select a bike from the database. Just fill out the
fields manually as described.
Saving Personal
Setup's:
You can only save
a Personal Setup for bikes that are already in the database so that
button is grayed out when entering the data manually.
If you want to be able to save
& load Personal Setup's for a bike, send in the stock data to have it added to the
database.
Next:
Saving Personal Setup for future loading
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