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Originally Posted by Jeff Alton
For you pros critiquing 1st gear, it sure appears to be a long gear.... Not sure of the gearing specs on this bike, but plenty have been produced over the years with a tall first to allow closer ratios for the balance of the stack. After all, the bike was going 100mph at the time of the 1-2 shift. 
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Yep. He wasn't going for a quarter mile time.