Explain Lugging and Lurching or what?
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Explain Lugging and Lurching or what?
I get confused. What are the terms used when when you are in low gear (when you should be in high) and when you are in high gear (when you should be in low). Also does high mean you are in 5th or is it just the opposite? what are the different terms used for an inappropriate gear.
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Lugging = running your bike in to HIGH of a gear for the conditions.
Example: Using 5th or 6th driving down a city street at 30 mph.
Gears: 1st to 6th = Low to High
If you are in too low of a gear (staying in 1st and running too fast), you will be revving the engine too high.
Example: Using 5th or 6th driving down a city street at 30 mph.
Gears: 1st to 6th = Low to High
If you are in too low of a gear (staying in 1st and running too fast), you will be revving the engine too high.
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You're serious? With all due respect, you might consider attending a motorcycle training session. I'm not trying to flame you but someone who doesn't know the meaning of high and low gear could use a little training for safety reasons. Just my .02.
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Rollo, 
, pretty much hit the descrip.
Lugging, or as I say "hanging" a motor, is way BAD.
You can determine REAL QWIK if you are lugging a motor. TWIST the troddle quickly, IF the motor does NOT respond as quick, or does NOT respond at all, as you twist, you are lugging the motor. Drop it down a gear. LEARN your speed vs gear selection points.
This is a prob, IMHO, with the 6 speed overdrive trannys. MOST ppl are in 6th, too soon (read that - slow) Get that mph up there a bit, B4 you shift. The scoot will 'like' it, and after you do it a few times, you'll discover, that YOU like it, too. It will perform way betta.
The 'effect' of lugging is the same, or worse, than a TOO SLOW idle. Given the 'design' of our motors, they DO NOT do well under these 'stressful' scenarios. (The design that gives us the NICE tater sound, is also the same design that HATES lugging and slow idle) You can throw the 'wheels' (flywheels) outta time/balance.
Jus' keep the "R's" up there in the 'green band', even tho they sound way nice, when idled down, going, thump.....thump.....thump.
COURSE, if'n you have the $$$, LUG IT.
, pretty much hit the descrip.Lugging, or as I say "hanging" a motor, is way BAD.
You can determine REAL QWIK if you are lugging a motor. TWIST the troddle quickly, IF the motor does NOT respond as quick, or does NOT respond at all, as you twist, you are lugging the motor. Drop it down a gear. LEARN your speed vs gear selection points.
This is a prob, IMHO, with the 6 speed overdrive trannys. MOST ppl are in 6th, too soon (read that - slow) Get that mph up there a bit, B4 you shift. The scoot will 'like' it, and after you do it a few times, you'll discover, that YOU like it, too. It will perform way betta.
The 'effect' of lugging is the same, or worse, than a TOO SLOW idle. Given the 'design' of our motors, they DO NOT do well under these 'stressful' scenarios. (The design that gives us the NICE tater sound, is also the same design that HATES lugging and slow idle) You can throw the 'wheels' (flywheels) outta time/balance.
Jus' keep the "R's" up there in the 'green band', even tho they sound way nice, when idled down, going, thump.....thump.....thump.
COURSE, if'n you have the $$$, LUG IT.
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Rollo, , pretty much hit the descrip.
Lugging, or as I say "hanging" a motor, is way BAD.
You can determine REAL QWIK if you are lugging a motor. TWIST the troddle quickly, IF the motor does NOT respond as quick, or does NOT respond at all, as you twist, you are lugging the motor. Drop it down a gear. LEARN your speed vs gear selection points.
This is a prob, IMHO, with the 6 speed overdrive trannys. MOST ppl are in 6th, too soon (read that - slow) Get that mph up there a bit, B4 you shift. The scoot will 'like' it, and after you do it a few times, you'll discover, that YOU like it, too. It will perform way betta.
The 'effect' of lugging is the same, or worse, than a TOO SLOW idle. Given the 'design' of our motors, they DO NOT do well under these 'stressful' scenarios. (The design that gives us the NICE tater sound, is also the same design that HATES lugging and slow idle) You can throw the 'wheels' (flywheels) outta time/balance.
Jus' keep the "R's" up there in the 'green band', even tho they sound way nice, when idled down, going, thump.....thump.....thump.
COURSE, if'n you have the $$$, LUG IT.
, pretty much hit the descrip.Lugging, or as I say "hanging" a motor, is way BAD.
You can determine REAL QWIK if you are lugging a motor. TWIST the troddle quickly, IF the motor does NOT respond as quick, or does NOT respond at all, as you twist, you are lugging the motor. Drop it down a gear. LEARN your speed vs gear selection points.
This is a prob, IMHO, with the 6 speed overdrive trannys. MOST ppl are in 6th, too soon (read that - slow) Get that mph up there a bit, B4 you shift. The scoot will 'like' it, and after you do it a few times, you'll discover, that YOU like it, too. It will perform way betta.
The 'effect' of lugging is the same, or worse, than a TOO SLOW idle. Given the 'design' of our motors, they DO NOT do well under these 'stressful' scenarios. (The design that gives us the NICE tater sound, is also the same design that HATES lugging and slow idle) You can throw the 'wheels' (flywheels) outta time/balance.
Jus' keep the "R's" up there in the 'green band', even tho they sound way nice, when idled down, going, thump.....thump.....thump.
COURSE, if'n you have the $$$, LUG IT.
Gumb you were right they did close Ronneby. That is too funny. Did you see the news on channel 11. The guys on the bikes were from our Chapter, part of the Sunday Ride.
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Aww cut him a little slack. technically lower gears are numerically higher gear ratios.
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