I guess my bikes are a piece of s**t. I have a 99 02 and 04, with topends that are darn near brand new. On dry pavement 14/47 stock gearing I have to pull on the handlebars to get the frontend up 4th and 5th gears. Guess I'll have to see whats going on, somethings wrong. Maybe have to run one up to Billings Mt dyno it. Its pretty rough country here in wyoming alot of sage brush, hills are steep. alot of rock. I can barely do it with 13/49 gears. I'm not a very good rider though. I crash alot to. Best I've done in pro hillclimb is 5th in the 40 pro masters class. I'm 52 age I guess is getting to me. Although I had a Captain in the Marine Corps give me this wooden plaque, it says "you never fail until you stop trying" ran track in the Corps, did bad at one interservice meet. I'll try your big gears, dont think its going to work though. I'll be slipping the clutch like crazy. If you see me with left arm cut off, arm pump really bad, so I cut it off. Problem solved. 47/14 gears 500mph