My 2016 200 came with a 45 rear sprocket Steve. Totally insane.

My guess is they do this for road users and potentially money saving as less sprocket material.

Get it changed for normal gearing and enjoy it as it should be.

 

Nope, it is not the road use sprocket, it is definitely the one for off road use. Dealer confirmed they all have a 48 instead of the 50 (or was it 51?).
I know that Betas have a 48 as standard and older non-KTM-GasGas too. But I am still very surprised. Just rode it in first, second and third and it felt pretty good. Need to test that back to back with an older 350.

 

It's probably an immission thing, running lower rpm for a given speed.

 

Looking at the manuals from 2020 to 2024 the 2020 had 14/52, the 2024 now has a lower primary drive and a higher 1st gear. Overall it might all be about the same, I've always thought that the 2020 could have done with a lower primary drive to give a better choice of sprocket ratios without dropping to 13T front. I put a 14/48t on our bikes for a trip to Portugal last month at least one climb neaded a lower first gear ratio but the added road speed made it more suited for open sandy tracks that we like.

 

Funny enough, that the owners manual says it should be 13/46. The gear box of the 2024 compared to 2018 is completely different. Primary ratio and all gears of the 24 are significantly shorter different and that is the reason for the longer secondary ratio. I entered the data in my gear data excel sheet and that shows a very clear picture.... At 10500 rpm, the theoretical speeds in all gears but the 6th are lower although the sprocket of the 24 is smaller. In 6th gear the speed is the same.

Thank you all!

 

i can only comment regarding the 24 300tbi. But that now comes 13/45. Ive had to go 13/48 to get it geared right. Its now geared similar to what my 300tpi was when running 13/51

 

Two and four strokes are different as the smokers always had a 26 teeth primary drive. The four strokes have a 24.