welp, i assumed seein's how the bearing shop's called USA Bearings they woulda been 'murican, but they be hecho en china.
ce la vie; better than what's crunching around in there now.
new sprocket came from msg, along w/ some snazzy blue fuel line so's i can move the tank up to the rack (and replumb the suzie dirt bike)
i hope clones use 1/4"; anyone know if i chose wisely?
ran the gearing numbers the other night.
going to the 6" from 7" driven took initial overall ratio from 21:1 down to 18:1, a significant reduction and why it feels doggy (ok, pun intended, deal with it).
8 tooth will get me back to 20:1; should restore adequate yankage to the little guy.
tomorrow is jackshaft fun day.
gotta cut the hub off the sprocket prior to install with the angle grinder; that aint gonna be fun because the cog is TINY.
i can't get the left wheel off so's to have room to beat the shaft outta the housing so gotta pull the motor again...i'm giving those crappy nylock nuts a real workout.
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