Gearing confusion

[Debs]

My mind is going to explode trying to understand all this. 

Im not even going to try anymore 

[BigAlan]

  on a private road I trust 

Of course, my own private road with just me on it at the time.



Alan

[Lonewolf]

My mind is going to explode trying to understand all this. 

Im not even going to try anymore 

Deb's I'm glad it's not just me who's stumped by all these figures and shit.  I don't know about you but I sit on mine, press a button and off I go. That's as technical as I like it it to be. 

[Boomer]

Makes sense to me,... and to Richard.
Because he has a Ford differential on his Trike he can change the ratio by using different cogs in the diff.
We can't as these are not available for our Final drive.

The advantage of changing the ratios comes in reducing the top speed to give better rear wheel torque in lower gears at lower rpm.
Essentially, if he changes the gear ratio it will accelerate better, especially up hills but he will sacrifice top speed,... but then who on here would ride a Trike at 160mph? 
The only negative to doing this is it would increase rpm at a given speed which may lead to vibes and buzziness.

[Lonewolf]

   I give up.

[Richard]

Makes sense to me,... and to Richard.
Because he has a Ford differential on his Trike he can change the ratio by using different cogs in the diff.
We can't as these are not available for our Final drive.

The advantage of changing the ratios comes in reducing the top speed to give better rear wheel torque in lower gears at lower rpm.
Essentially, if he changes the gear ratio it will accelerate better, especially up hills but he will sacrifice top speed,... but then who on here would ride a Trike at 160mph? 
The only negative to doing this is it would increase rpm at a given speed which may lead to vibes and buzziness.

I have no immediate plans to change anything, just a born tinkerer, and the best way to tinker is to start from a position of knowing how and why it does what it does now.
There may be an economy gain if I was to reduce the ratio of the diff a bit.

There are a few options available: -
3.14 lower than the original hub, no good for me as the trike is heavier, has more rolling resistance and is less aerodynamic.
3.32 almost the same as the original hub (3.2)
3.62 which I have now.

Thank you all 

I understand and am happy for now,    

[O.C.]

  the best way to tinker is to start from a position of knowing how and why it does what it does now.

  if you REALLY want to get to know your bike then explore it, each of us has our own mechanical limitations/understanding, so we all get something different from our explorations.

I'm no technical genius ~ oh no, not by a long way, you only need to ask me a Kawasaki Triple question  but I've got to 'know' and 'understand' my bikes by "tinkering", sometimes the tinkering goes a bit too far, but that's the learning curve, if I get out of my depth I'm never afraid to ask 

Richard, it's good that you are now a happy chappy, and George(Boomer) is always on hand to offer welcome fatherly advice