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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 40638" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>Someone brought a a 350 Velocette MAC to Miller for Dave Roper to ride and he came in a half lap in front of everyone else including ten time champ Norbert Nickel on his BMW. Of course, Miller is a two gear track. I can shift into third just after the finish line, but I then have to downshift twice, so it is usually easier to stay in second. That is with a 21T on the front and a 52T on the rear. That is 57 mph in first, 79 mph in second and 94 mph in third. I think a 54T is called for.</p><p></p><p>With the Twins, I think a big rear sprocket works well. I read in an old MPH recently that you need a 48T rear on a Rapide to hit the highest speed and it will be in third gear. I think it was Ted Davis. I do not know if that is true, but mostly I use the 52T. The trick is to go out in practice and gear for the fastest you can muster on the straight. Assuming the gearing works on the toughest corners it is a keeper. If it does not, with a single you are better off going to a bigger rear sprocket.jWith a single the more sparks per lap, the better. With a twin, you might have power to torque through the bad corners and use a slightly smaller sprocket.</p><p></p><p>But the rider is the key. The first year Dave Roper won on the MAC the owner/Builder had put regular street tires on the bike!</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 40638, member: 1177"] Someone brought a a 350 Velocette MAC to Miller for Dave Roper to ride and he came in a half lap in front of everyone else including ten time champ Norbert Nickel on his BMW. Of course, Miller is a two gear track. I can shift into third just after the finish line, but I then have to downshift twice, so it is usually easier to stay in second. That is with a 21T on the front and a 52T on the rear. That is 57 mph in first, 79 mph in second and 94 mph in third. I think a 54T is called for. With the Twins, I think a big rear sprocket works well. I read in an old MPH recently that you need a 48T rear on a Rapide to hit the highest speed and it will be in third gear. I think it was Ted Davis. I do not know if that is true, but mostly I use the 52T. The trick is to go out in practice and gear for the fastest you can muster on the straight. Assuming the gearing works on the toughest corners it is a keeper. If it does not, with a single you are better off going to a bigger rear sprocket.jWith a single the more sparks per lap, the better. With a twin, you might have power to torque through the bad corners and use a slightly smaller sprocket. But the rider is the key. The first year Dave Roper won on the MAC the owner/Builder had put regular street tires on the bike! David [/QUOTE]
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