Question about shifting speeds
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I usually shift around 2,800 - 3,000 RPM. Of course with a hard mount engine, you get to know the vibes and when to shift without looking at the Tach. As Captain C said, you are over thinking it, just shift when you think it needs it or stay in the gear if you need power. Sportsters like higher RPMs
There is on my 04 Roadster and if you hit the limiter when stationary the engine looks like it's trying to get out of the frame . Funny .
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What it really boils down to is do you recognise when the load on the engine has reduced such that it can take the next gear or if "getting on it" recognise you have reached the end of the power curve (or anywhere in between)?
Having only owned manual drive vehicles what speed a gear change occurs at is very variable and I don't know because I don't look.
Having only owned manual drive vehicles what speed a gear change occurs at is very variable and I don't know because I don't look.
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I hear this a lot and it's misleading for new riders. They don't always know what the bike is supposed to sound like at shift points.
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They don't always know what the bike is supposed to sound like at shift points.
At the expense of being argumentative shifting gear at a particular speed typically only works when on the flat. Add a hill, a pillion or some luggage and the speed usually needs to be higher or the same gear held until the load comes off the engine.