Which gear?
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From: Emerald Park, Saskatchewan
Which gear?
One thing I have noticed on my bike is that at low highway speeds I am not sure what gear the bike likes to be in. When going over 70...it likes 6 no doubt.
When going 50 or so... it likes 5th.
But it is that in between that I am not sure...5th seems to have high rpms...6 seems to be too low and a bit sluggish.
Course the grade of the road or wind have great effects....so the speeds differ.
So I am curious...at what speed do you usually put it in 6th?
When going 50 or so... it likes 5th.
But it is that in between that I am not sure...5th seems to have high rpms...6 seems to be too low and a bit sluggish.
Course the grade of the road or wind have great effects....so the speeds differ.
So I am curious...at what speed do you usually put it in 6th?
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OOOOps....NOT a ditto....I go to 5th at 60 or above and 6th at no less than 70.
Last edited by SBRob; Jun 19, 2009 at 01:57 PM.
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I like 6th at just over 60, but I'm ready to down-shift if I need to accelerate quickly when under 70. A slow climb from 60 to 70 doesn't seem to lug the engine. Of course that's all on an even grade.
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I ride 60 and above in 6th. I have a 64 mile round trip and it's up and down rolling hills and is 65 most of the way, but when I get in the 60 zone for about 5 miles it's in 6th most of the time. One hill I drop it to 5th and then back up to 6th once I'm at the top. That's just with slip ons too. I don't have an a/c or tuner and it pulls just fine with no bogging unless you go wide open throttle, but hopefully most know to down shift if you're in that kind of hurry.