Hyvo gears or not?

[80arrow]

Earlier I was wondering about changing gears in my King cat, now I have to I have my chaincase apart to swap tracks and I found that it's geared for 0-3000 feet. It has 19/40 gearing I would like to go to 19/43 or 19/44 hyvo setup. The only problem is that I have mechanical reverse, is that and hyvos compatible? Thanks

 

[76FOMOCO]

look up western power sport catalog and he cat part page this is a start.

 

[80arrow]

Is there any reason to not run a 17 tooth top sprocket for a 17/40 set up? It does have a 15 wide chain in it now. That would give me 2.35 ratio, Similar to 19/45 set up

 

[76FOMOCO]

19 is tight for the chain to turn, I don't think it will live long on a 17.

 

[KMMAC]

20/46

 

[80arrow]

All I 've found for options so far is stock gears, a 18 top and 43 bottom. That or the 40 tooth bottom are all I've found to work with my mechanical reverse. They should be here Wed. Thanks for the replies

 

[900kingkitty]

All I 've found for options so far is a 18 top and 43 bottom. That or the 40 tooth bottom are all I've found to work with my mechanical reverse. They should be here Wed. Thanks for the replies

i am in the same boat as you, can i get the part numbers off of you and where you got them from?let me know how it works out for ya if you don't mind.have a few pointer for you on the reverse buffer as well p.m. me

 

[pano-dude]

I went to 18/43 with a 15w chain and notice a big difference on the bottom.
Have not pulled any big climbs yet but for boondocking at 1/2 throttle it really snaps now.

 

[1Mike900]

Too bad a 20 45/46 wouldn't work? What is the difference larger dia. top bottom won't fit?

Mike

 

[2zeros]

Be careful with the 18 top

I went with the 18 top, and my chain did not last the whole year. After I had another problem I noticed a couple of broken links. I am not saying not to, but keep an eye on the chain. I went with the hyvo setup 18/46. I have been told the hyvo setup is the way to go. Check this out. 1st pic is silent chain 2nd one is 18/46 HYVO setup.

 

[KMMAC]

Problem with the 18 tooth is it almost puts the chain in a bind,,, not sure about what is available for gear case with reverse.

 

[spring snow hero]

00' if you think that sux, you should have seen mine. chain snapped in half 100yds after climbing out of this, so no go and no brakes........and no insurance that day.

 

[80arrow]

1Mike900- I,d like to go to a 20 45/46 gear setup but I have mechanical reverse and so far the biggest sprocket I can find for that is a 43. I reeaaalllly like having reverse (until the first time it breaks), so I figured with a 18/43 combo it would be geared 2.38 which is similar to 19/45 2.36 or 20/46 2.3 If you guys think that the 18 is a bad idea I could just leave the 19 in it for 2.26 ratio, which I guess would still be better than the original 19/40 2.10 gearing. Thanks again for the opinions.

 

[good timin man]

check with bikeman performance i know they have 45t bottoms for $55-$60 don't know if they'll fit the reverse or not BUT.........

 

[spring snow hero]

2-zeros, what pitch is that hyvo? I would still keep an eye on it with the hyvos. I did exactly what you did on my hyvo wearing poo.

 

[KMMAC]

19/43 is not a bad ratio........ Ran this setup on a zrt 800 and worked well that sled was long tracked and the clutches didn't get real hot boondocking.

 

[1Mike900]

2-zeros is that a 72 or 74 pitch chain? How do you remove the cover and not have a mess of oil in the bottom of the belly pan? I was thinking of putting it on its side, And removing, Then cleaning up the case before install. Unless there is a better way? Oh, What are you running for lube?

Thanks
Mike

 

[spring snow hero]

2-zeros is that a 72 or 74 pitch chain? How do you remove the cover and not have a mess of oil in the bottom of the belly pan? I was thinking of putting it on its side, And removing, Then cleaning up the case before install. Unless there is a better way? Oh, What are you running for lube?

Thanks
Mike

that is exactly how

 

[ashman_42]

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Sooo going over this post i've noticed alot of you running differant ratio's, personally i don't have reverse or hyvo's yet but ran a 18/44 with 10 tooth drivers on a somewhat modded mountain cat and liked the way it out climbed the new xp's, but after a three day trip in the hills i'd find a gear case full of metallic colored oil. I'm guessing the 18t top gear doesn't like the short radius bend. This year i'm considering the 19/43 or faster ratio because i'm gonna pack a few more cc's. Here's a vid of me in Mcbride draging a modded m1000, of the 6 pulls we raced in various places the old kitty worked with 18/44 combo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAZ13570_jE

 

[1Mike900]

Yes a higher ratio will work, It puts it the belt back in the most efficient part of the clutch, Rather than out at the edge of it! A 20/46 ought to work well as it is a 2.3 rather than that 2.44 ratio you were running. If you are going bigbore then run a 20/45 which is the same basic ratio as stock KK and 1M's Good job on the video, I knew the ole cat would run with the M1. Sometimes old technology still works!

Mike