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Yup my Harley Softtail with a 1989 evo motor had the rear sprocket replaced by the former owner to a tooth smaller to cruise at 70mph with less vibration. Bike had no top end speed or get up and go, dangerous on a bike, a quick throttle can save your life. So I had the heads modified, and a hottter cam put on. After that it was like the transmission was changed as to what gears I cruise in with the vibration comfort level. I think in my case I need to go back to a stock rear sprocket, but it does excelerate like a scalded cat now! Hard to know when and where in the power band you need to tweak any machine, especially a bike, depends where your riding, for me when I do the coastal roads, speed is not necessary, your riding at lower speeds, and need to work thru your gears, but California interstates are a different matter. Used to be 70 mph was plenty fast, but now days the maniacs out here cruise 85 in the slow lane, which means they ability to accelerate fast when merging onto the hiway. It seems most new cars seem to be much faster, and handle better, so the average idiot can and does go faster than they should, which also leads to problems when it rains! Lots to think about!