owners or riders of 400ex 2005. About the new gear ratios...

[onlyquad]

The 400ex 2005 have new gear ratios. Ok.
With this new gear ratios, compared with the previous 400ex,
What do you feel in different gears: + torque, - torque, +velocity - velocity ????? What?
What do you think about this new perfomance?
PD. Excuse me for my bad english.:)

[got sand?]

i have the new 05 trx400ex but its my first 400 so i dont know if its better or not.

[cals400ex]

i believe they lowered the front sprocket from a 15 to a 14 tooth. this will give more low end power but you will suffer up top.

[LazeR]

I thought they regeared it internally ?

[cals400ex]

Originally posted by LazeR
I thought they regeared it internally ?


they may have. from what i have read they just switched to a 14 front. i can't back that up though.

[maxamillion]

Ive have an 02 and have ridden an 05. the gears felt a tad farther apart on the 05. If they did any sprocket changes they made the gearing higher.

[LazeR]

Originally posted by cals400ex
they may have. from what i have read they just switched to a 14 front. i can't back that up though.

I'm not sure either, i thought i read something where it was done internally. Maybe they did both :confused: I think im gonna try to find out

[LazeR]

an all-new reverse gear and newly revised gear ratios, the TRX400EX is ready to take the art of sport ATVing to a whole new level.

^^ thats what i got from hondas website.

[markk]

I think that if your running 20" tires, the stock gearing was great, possible a little too low. With 22's either a 15t or 14t sprocket work great, with a stock 38t rear sprocket. Just depends on your riding style!

[cals400ex]

ok guys, the new gearing is 14/39. this is more low end power from both sprockets than in the previous years. i would think they must have changed them internally unless this has killer low end power. i did talk to an individual that had an older model and his buddy has a new 05. the kid on the older model had 14/38 gearing with stock sized tires. he said with 14/38, he had more top speed than the 05. i found that hard to believe. either one or two things:

the new ones just comes with low end in mind with the low end sprockets or the kid on the 05 didn't have his throttle cable adjusted properly. i found you can gain 5mph up top if it isn't adjusted properly.

maybe they did change something internal, besides the reverse. only time will tell.

[jahaiap]

just wondering what you mean when you say adjusted properly. i never read the owners manual, but i did adjust mine myself, i got 1/8th to 1/16th inch more pull at the carb when i adjusted it it. when i adjust it i set it so the stop on the throttle hit simultaneously or a hair before it hits the one one the carb. is that right? i have an 04 400ex

[cals400ex]

the throttle cable doesn't have to be perfect. you just need to make sure there isn't more than about 1/4 inch of slack in the lever. more than that and your carb may not be opening up all the way. it makes a huge difference after you adjust it from coming off the show room floor with a bunch of slack.

[mmartin]

I have a brand new 04 and my friend has a brand new 05, once we broke them in we raced and I beat him by about 2 bike lengths. We were on sand though and he may have just broke traction. We only raced twice and then hit the trails.

I never payed much attention to the slack in my throttle but im going to adjust it right now.