I have a 07 heritiage with python stagger pipes, fuel pak, and big sucker a/c.Yesterday I ran from NC to Va on 301 and ran mostly 55 in 6th gear. no noise , no problems and plenty of pickup.

 

I'm a dope. Thanks to all that suggested that I was wrong quoting those shift speeds. I was.

Going through my owner's manual tonight, I found tables 22 and 23 in the Operations Section of the book.

For 2008 Softails it does tell you upshift at 55mph from 5th to 6th. Downshift from 6th to 5th at 50mph. With that said, I think that reccomendation is crazy.

I have noticed that after upgrading things to Stage 1, I can get away with alot of upshifts and downshifts that are contra-indicated. In my own defense, here in flat Florida, shifting to 6th seems happiest at 65mph.

During downshifts in particular, it seems I can drop down in gears withoutas much forward G-force that use to remind me that I hadn't slowed enough for that selection. A real whoosh can be heard (now) from the exhaust which is a better indicator for me that I downshifted too soon.

Certainly anything any of us say onthe forumsshould have liberal amounts of common sense applied to it when stated as "Fact".

From here on out, I won't quote a manual without having it beside my keyboard. Again, I apoligize.