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Re: 4 or 5 speed

To: "DJ" <speed@gloenterprises.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: 4 or 5 speed
From: "JAMES CANNON" <dr.piston@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 09:14:06 -0500
A 5-speed allows better use of your power band and thereby gives you many
more usable final drive combinations if your running a big twin that is.



Jim Cannon
-----Original Message-----
From: DJ <speed@gloenterprises.com>
To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, December 31, 1999 5:21 PM
Subject: 4 or 5 speed


>In planning my motorcycle construction I have the option of using a 4 or 5
>speed transmission, I plan on reaching approx 140 mph, is there any
>advantage over one or the other since both give exactly the same ratio in
>high gear? Or will it not make much difference?
>
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