LML125 gear ratios

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I'm reading in different places that LML 125 engines have slightly longer gear ratios than Italian px125 motors. Anyone know where the diffence is? Is it primary drive or a complete different gear set?
I'm in the process of doing a long stroke polini 187 on an LML 125 and was going to add a DRT 65 primary gear but don't want to over gear the engine.
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johnd wrote: Sun Sep 16, 2018 3:04 pm I'm reading in different places that LML 125 engines have slightly longer gear ratios than Italian px125 motors. Anyone know where the diffence is? Is it primary drive or a complete different gear set?
I'm in the process of doing a long stroke polini 187 on an LML 125 and was going to add a DRT 65 primary gear but don't want to over gear the engine.
Obviously i could strip it and count the teeth but its still in the bike and running so i'd rather leave it in one piece until i'm ready to work on it.
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I believe, its 57, 42, 38, 34 gears, cluster 12, 13, 17, 21 and 68/21 clutch
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cheers Gaz.
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so it looks like 22/68 or DRT23/68 would be fine for a polini motor with those cogs. Would it be a good idea to throw a T5 fourth in to shorten the jump between 3rd and fourth do you think?
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Don't know about LML gear stacks but the PX 125/150 4th was same as the T5. Only 200's were longer.
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It looks like the LML 125 has a 200 4th gear cog. I'll hold off buying anything for it until I've counted the teeth of the gears though as I'm getting conflicting info on it.
As a standard 125 you really feel the gap between third and fourth, feels tall.
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I can't tell you what 4th gear an LML has in but I suggest it's no different than a PX. I can say from experience that I run a BGM 177 on LML 150 reed cases with a DRT23 Cosa and it pulls lovely, great mile munch but a 22 would be better for town or shorter trips.
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Cheers for that shaun. I think it's going to be a case of teeth counting when I open the engine to know for sure. I'm leaning towards 22/68 or drt23/68 if my primary drive is in good condition and a drt65 tooth primary if I have to replace the Cush drive springs. So many options these days!!😜
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Right, had a day off so I stripped Down my engine. Primary's are 21/68 and fourth is 21/35. The rest as gaz has said above.
So that's a px200 cog. According to scooterhelp's gearing calculator that's a final drive of 5.13 with 22/68 and I'm guessing something closer to 5.00 with a 23 clutch cog. I can live with that.
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