[rje57]

Hope this is the correct forum. Has anyone know of or completed a mod on their bike moving to 6 speed trans? Is it a possibility? Thanks in advance for your help.:icon_susp

 

[djdano]

buy a harley.........lol jk

don't think honda has 6 gears yet,,, I may be wrong though

 

[Charlie D]

not been done that I can think of

There just isn't much room in that case to do it.

 

[rje57]

Thanks - wasn't sure since my first VTX - appreciate the help

 

[coopi]

Call 1st gear second on so on..............
Coopi

 

[DaytonaVTX]

I have often wondered if the 5th gear can be changed out to a lower gear. It seems that 4th and 5th are so close that if that was done it would lower rpms at highway speeds and eliminate the "need" for 6th gear

What is a 1300R5. I have never seen an r5

What is a 1300R5. I have never seen an r5

What is a 1300R5. I have never seen an r5

 

[Charlie D]

R5 is a 2005 Retro per honda

 

[RDACPA]

Mine must have a 6th gear, I shift into it every once in a while. Don't seem to go any faster though..........
:choppersm

 

[FatUglyBaldBroke]

I think perhaps by not having a 6th gear it might be saving lives..lol. I mean, if it's there...i'll use it...and as it is now, I shift to 5th gear around 60mph...which would mean 6th would be somewhere around 80mph.

 

[rje57]

R5 was what they told me when I bought it
Not sure really - I do know it's a 2005 1300R
Still learning all this good stuff for these models :banghead:

 

[mixitman]

Mine must have a 6th gear, I shift into it every once in a while. Don't seem to go any faster though..........
:choppersm

Same here! Weird huh?

 

[DaytonaVTX]

I don't see why you couldn't change 5th, make it like overdrive in a car.
I don't know how much Honda swaps out parts on their bikes but I know you can do that on sport bikes

 

[doug48317]

I don't see why you couldn't change 5th, make it like overdrive in a car.
I don't know how much Honda swaps out parts on their bikes but I know you can do that on sport bikes

If someone can figure out what parts are needed I'm in, but who wants to go first?

 

[BuYA]

If someone can figure out what parts are needed I'm in, but who wants to go first?

I nominate you. We will start a fund!

 

[rs42sport]

ill do it...

 

[DaytonaVTX]

What we need is a Honda tech that knows Hondas inside and out, not a guy who works on them and only knows part #'s.
The big question is what do you change 5th gear to? Gear it to low and your running 60mph at idle.

 

[monty26]

I don't see why you couldn't change 5th, make it like overdrive in a car.
I don't know how much Honda swaps out parts on their bikes but I know you can do that on sport bikes

It is definitely possible. The cost of someone designing a gear might inhibit the job a little.

The main thing is that you have to pull the motor and crack the entire case in half to get at the trans gears. In order to put it back together correctly you would have to deglaze the cylinders, put new rings on, and break in the engine all over again.

The only other way is to take out the studs from the right side of the front cylinder so that when you pull the case apart, you don't have to remove the cylinder. Then you wouldn't have to rebuild the cylinders.

 

[RRCCBB]

I have done a lot of gearing swaps and sprcket swaps on sport bikes. I think it should be able to be done. We would need to know the size and tooth count of the rth gear and then simply find a replacement the would be a smoother ratio.

Just sayin I think it can be done.

anyone have a schematic for the tranmission? or a spare we can look at ??

 

[hawkvtx]

Boy, that sure seems like alot of trouble for something that you dont really need.

 

[whiskeyrockr]

Boy, that sure seems like alot of trouble for something that you dont really need.

then you must have never ridden on a 6 speed bike? make a hole lot a difference....

as for the 6th gear original question, perhaps you should check with scootworks, they've made 1500 classic kawi's into belt drive, so perhaps they have some ideas