To be able to compare them, you need to divide the rear sprocket tooth count by the front sprocket tooth count...
SV650S is 15/44 = 2.933
SV650 is 15/45 = 3.000
I have 15/47 = 3.133 and I like it...
Sometimes, I swap the 15 tooth front sprocket with a 16/47 = 2.937 which is close to the SV650S
I had a 14/45 = 3.214 before and it was a little too much. I had to shift back and forth all the time. It pull great but it gets tiresome after a while.
A 15/48 is 3.200 You will really like the way the bike pulls foreward, but you may find you have to shift a lot too!!!
If you find that it is too much, you can swap to a 16 tooth front sprocket to go back to stock SV650 3.000 gearing.
Keep in mind that the SV650 is a V-Twin which has torque at lower RPM therefore is a waste if you only considering 9K rpms to 11K rpms...
You want to keep you power band at about 7.5K rpms to about 10.5K rpms. This is where the engine pulls the hardest!!!
Luis.
SV650S is 15/44 = 2.933
SV650 is 15/45 = 3.000
I have 15/47 = 3.133 and I like it...
Sometimes, I swap the 15 tooth front sprocket with a 16/47 = 2.937 which is close to the SV650S
I had a 14/45 = 3.214 before and it was a little too much. I had to shift back and forth all the time. It pull great but it gets tiresome after a while.
A 15/48 is 3.200 You will really like the way the bike pulls foreward, but you may find you have to shift a lot too!!!
If you find that it is too much, you can swap to a 16 tooth front sprocket to go back to stock SV650 3.000 gearing.
Keep in mind that the SV650 is a V-Twin which has torque at lower RPM therefore is a waste if you only considering 9K rpms to 11K rpms...
You want to keep you power band at about 7.5K rpms to about 10.5K rpms. This is where the engine pulls the hardest!!!
Luis.