07 shift points
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RE: 07 shift points
Actually you it will usually rattle (pistons) when you lug it. It's hard on the pistons to lug a Harley you should alway keep it at no least that 2000 rpm I shift at about 3000 to 3500 with my 6 speed. Most bikes have their own personallity and it will just FEEL like the right time to shift. Just keep experimenting until you find yours. Just keep it at 2 grand if it starts to drop below shift down to the next gear.
Ps we ar not taking about at a stop light on the 2ooo part rpm.
Ps we ar not taking about at a stop light on the 2ooo part rpm.
6th Gear
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Oakland Park
RE: 07 shift points
Lugging
If your cardid not haveAUTOMATIC trans you wouldfeel the difference in gear selection.
Every motor has a sweet RPM spot where it is happy
Not 6th gear at 55MPH
3rd gear at 55.
3000RPM is where the motor is happy (correct oil pressure and charging Voltage)
Feel the bike
THAT IS WHAT RIDING IS ALL ABOUT
If your cardid not haveAUTOMATIC trans you wouldfeel the difference in gear selection.
Every motor has a sweet RPM spot where it is happy
Not 6th gear at 55MPH
3rd gear at 55.
3000RPM is where the motor is happy (correct oil pressure and charging Voltage)
Feel the bike
THAT IS WHAT RIDING IS ALL ABOUT
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Indy area
RE: 07 shift points
ORIGINAL: streeteagle
I shift my '07 Deuce at 26, 36,48,58, & 68. Does anyone know if these points would be around 3 grand or so?
I shift my '07 Deuce at 26, 36,48,58, & 68. Does anyone know if these points would be around 3 grand or so?
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1st -> 26 @ 3261 rpm -> 2nd @ 2249 rpm 2nd -> 36 @ 3114 rpm -> 3rd @ 2315 rpm 3rd -> 48 @ 3087 rpm -> 4th @ 2538 rpm 4th -> 58 @ 3067 rpm -> 5th @ 2562 rpm 5th -> 68 @ 3003 rpm -> 6th @ 2555 rpm
Code:
1st -> 20 @ 2509 rpm -> 2nd @ 1730 rpm 2nd -> 30 @ 2595 rpm -> 3rd @ 1929 rpm 3rd -> 40 @ 2572 rpm -> 4th @ 2115 rpm 4th -> 50 @ 2644 rpm -> 5th @ 2208 rpm 5th -> 60 @ 2650 rpm -> 6th @ 2255 rpm
Road Master
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From: pennsylvania
RE: 07 shift points
if you have an efi bike you csan't over rev it because you have a revlimiter. when the engine purrs and feels comfortable your in the ballpark. If it bangs and jumps your luggin it and they don't like that.
i figure the engine is built to take the rpms. and the rev limiter is there to protect you. If you have a tach 3 grand is close to the sweet spot i would bet and you can't do no harm runnin it there
i figure the engine is built to take the rpms. and the rev limiter is there to protect you. If you have a tach 3 grand is close to the sweet spot i would bet and you can't do no harm runnin it there
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Arizona
RE: 07 shift points
ORIGINAL: hd2007
Finally some people that know how to ride , keep them rpm's up . Luggers are you listening ?
Finally some people that know how to ride , keep them rpm's up . Luggers are you listening ?
For all the 07 riders that have the marbles in a can, clatter and heat problems, read this:
http://content.hamptonroads.com/stor...&ran=43046
Maybe they'll listen if itcomes from an outside, unrelatedto Harleysource and not a fellow 07 rider. 'Course they'll be some that say Tom and Ray secretly work for HD and this article was posted with a pre-07 date in order to allow the MOCO to tell folks they ain't ridin right.
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RE: 07 shift points
ORIGINAL: Time2ride
Amen!!
For all the 07 riders that have the marbles in a can, clatter and heat problems, read this:
http://content.hamptonroads.com/stor...&ran=43046
Maybe they'll listen if itcomes from an outside, unrelatedto Harleysource and not a fellow 07 rider. 'Course they'll be some that say Tom and Ray secretly work for HD and this article was posted with a pre-07 date in order to allow the MOCO to tell folks they ain't ridin right.
ORIGINAL: hd2007
Finally some people that know how to ride , keep them rpm's up . Luggers are you listening ?
Finally some people that know how to ride , keep them rpm's up . Luggers are you listening ?
For all the 07 riders that have the marbles in a can, clatter and heat problems, read this:
http://content.hamptonroads.com/stor...&ran=43046
Maybe they'll listen if itcomes from an outside, unrelatedto Harleysource and not a fellow 07 rider. 'Course they'll be some that say Tom and Ray secretly work for HD and this article was posted with a pre-07 date in order to allow the MOCO to tell folks they ain't ridin right.
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Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 600
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From: Arizona
RE: 07 shift points
I have considered the possibility that I'm wrong, but after reading about the clatter and doing google search, there isn't much mentioned about it except for on this forum. And yes, that article refers to engine noise but the marbles in thecan and excessive heat are relevent to the clatter the drive line will make when lugging. If you're at the proper RPM's, you won't have any of the three
In 5th gear at low RPM's (below 2500)my 07 has the whine and I'm guessing what people here consider the clatter. It's kind of a rythmic knocking, like a truck or car with a manual trans makes in reverse (straight cut gear)if you let the clutch out at idle... it will whine, buck and clatter through the drive line, and I'm guessing the IDS takes care of that on the Harley's, but that doesn't change the fact that the engine wants more RPM's.
In 5th gear at low RPM's (below 2500)my 07 has the whine and I'm guessing what people here consider the clatter. It's kind of a rythmic knocking, like a truck or car with a manual trans makes in reverse (straight cut gear)if you let the clutch out at idle... it will whine, buck and clatter through the drive line, and I'm guessing the IDS takes care of that on the Harley's, but that doesn't change the fact that the engine wants more RPM's.
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2006
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RE: 07 shift points
I keep my 07 RKCustom between 2500-3200 rpm. Runs best at 3000 rpm (smoothest and best MPG). It runs fine at2500rpm, anything less and you will feel the "torque pulses". However EVERY bike is different. I road an 06 Street Glide and it seems just fine at 2200rpm in high gear.
I will be installing an IDS this week, not so I can change my shifting habits, just so I can reduce the amount of shifting I do.
I will be installing an IDS this week, not so I can change my shifting habits, just so I can reduce the amount of shifting I do.