School Bus Death Traps... and Upgrading [uncut upgrade part 1]

I am thinking of a particular "power upgrade," if you will. Also, I go on a brief tangent about how American School Buses are essential death traps.

Partly out of laziness (I'm tired of editing at the moment), this vlog will be uploaded uncut. To allow for short attention spans, it's being uploaded in shorter bits, rather than all at once.

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[1paultv]

Oooh...don't do that, if you want more power, don't change the rear sprocket, change the front sprocket. if you drop it by 1 or 2 teeth, you'll get more power and you won't have to add more links to the chain. for every tooth you drop on the front sprocket, you'll lose about 5 mph on top end, but you'll gain acceleration. there's a 5 or 10 to one ratio with teeth on the front and rear sprockets. dropping the front sprocket by 1 tooth is like adding 5 or 10 teeth to the rear sprocket.

[lauriejennifer]

@1paultv Yeah, I'm just looking for a wee bit more acceleration. I can't reach my top speed now as it is.

[jhardy66617]

so i cant find the idiot who said that a sprocket change wont effect the spedometer

if you change it just down a tooth in the front or up some in the rear youll be going a different speed then what the spedometer reads, itll also say your riding even more miles, which isnt good if you ever need to sell the bike and youll be doing maintence before it should be done

[lauriejennifer]

@jhardy66617 Just requires a bit of math skills is all.

[1954shadow]

The bus I rode as a kid ran on wood/coal, so, the chance of it catching on fire was astronomical. I was scared as he-double-sticks every time I got on that contraption. I really missed the horse drawn tram that I use to ride on until we got "modernized."

[lauriejennifer]

@1954shadow Haha! I thought you rode woolly mammoths to school?

[squarecnix]

ghetto huh

[1paultv]

@nastyevilninja her bike reads the speed off the front wheel. you can read my next comment on pt 2 of this series.

[nastyevilninja]

@1paultv I'd disagree with that! It's best to go up 2 teeth at a time on the rear and then 1 down on the front if you need any more. Some bikes read the speed off the front sprocket as well so changing that can screw the speedo!

[RC62]

I agree, school buses are death traps. You're stuck inside there with all those damn kids... Kids are deadly to one's sanity! LOL

[Cokecanninja]

@lauriejennifer I mean big hills. My dad's drive way is ~35-40 degrees uphill and about 75 feet long. Of course, I'm getting a 650r, so it'll have more power then your 250 did.

[lauriejennifer]

@easydoz1 LOL, right?!

[lauriejennifer]

@navythomas8 That is a great site for checking out sprocket changes.  Thanks, Tom!