shifting points
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shifting points
Just stepped up from a fat bob to a Ultra. What are your shifting points on the ultra? I seem to be shifting at a lower rpm with the ultra. At first i figured id have to rev alittle higher due to the extra 200 lbs but shifting at around 2500 rpm seems right. anything higher the bike seems to over rev and hit a limiter. any imut would help much. thx.
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Just stepped up from a fat bob to a Ultra. What are your shifting points on the ultra? I seem to be shifting at a lower rpm with the ultra. At first i figured id have to rev alittle higher due to the extra 200 lbs but shifting at around 2500 rpm seems right. anything higher the bike seems to over rev and hit a limiter. any imut would help much. thx.
Just cruising? I spend a lot of time around 1900-2100 while steadily putting through town and let it gradually pull away or downshift as needed to launch (must save the inner bearings). We're taught to keep the RPMs up to help in emergency situation but mine will pull just fine at 2100 and being at 2500 does not afford me much more quickness. Besides, it's too jerky at slow speeds with RPMs in the 2500-3000 range (on mine anyway).
Highway speeds around 3000 is not an issue and I can't hear the thrashing sound that can be clearly audible at slower speeds. Just my preference, we'll see how long the IPB lasts with those numbers, 26,000 mi so far....
Last edited by Ride Ultra; 06-20-2013 at 08:13 PM.
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No disrespect meant here, but if you have any experience on a bike you should already understand that there is no one shift point. The bike and the conditions in which you are riding, along with your riding style will all come together to "tell" you when to shift. If you need to look at the tach to know when to shift you have a lot to learn about motorcycles. Or anything with a manual transmission for that matter.
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