As you may know the Bandit 1250 is geared for the moon, take a look at Dale's speed run video. Thats in 5th! To view click here.

If you want a simple way to make it wheelie fun to ride, and add more of snap off the corners then dropping one tooth off the front is the way to go. The 17 tooth front sprocket is a easy swap and the stock chain can be run without a problem.