The gear ratio is the relationship between the number of teeth on two gears that are meshed together and more specifically, is the ratio of the speeds of rotation of the initial and final gears in a gear train.


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  1. Define: Tall Gear | Motorcycle-Glossary.com on February 14, 2009 3:09 pm

    [...] to a short gear, results in lower engine RPM for a given road speed. A short gear is one with a low gear ratio, and a tall gear is one with a high gear [...]

  2. Define: Tall Gear | Motorcycle-Glossary.com on February 14, 2009 3:09 pm

    [...] to a short gear, results in lower engine RPM for a given road speed. A short gear is one with a low gear ratio, and a tall gear is one with a high gear [...]

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