[jwinker]

Front - stay with stock. There's not much room in there. You can go smaller, but not worth it. Much easier & more options to change the rear.

Rear - Smaller = lower RPMs at a given speed (but your INDICATED speed will also show lower than your actual) and slightly better MPGs. Larger = slower speed, but more leverage when going uphills and taking off with higher RPMs at highway speed.

Welcome in! I was out in Eureka this past summer & really enjoyed that town, especially The Local Beer Bar. Gotta get out there again, sometime!

 

[jwinker]

If your speed is measured on the front wheel you will never have a change in "indicated speed" unless you change the diameter of your front tire. Changing gears in the driveline will not matter.

True...sort of. On your bike, maybe it is measured on the front wheel. On my bike ('05 Shadow Spirit 750), the speedometer is measuring the front sprocket. Changing my rear tire brought it from +6% to +2% according to our local speed limit radar sign.

But, I'm also not sure my speedometer and pickup is original. There does appear to be a place on my front wheel for a pickup, but nothing connected to it.

So....it might change, it might not. Mine did.