woo545 thanks for that entire thing. I don't have an owner's manual so really thanks for that.

laxcoach, thats actually what i do aswell... just shift before it starts sounding pissy.. which is about 5ish.

 

I shift when I need to.

 

4-5k is usually when im nice to my bike ..............but your power ban really doesn't start till around 9-9500k anyways to sticking around 5k won't get all of your bikes power

 

Right i understand. i usually downshift because if i go upto 5th gear and the bike kinda starts to lose speed on an uphill... i have to apply a lot more throttle to keep it moving in 5th than if i was in 4th gear, know what i mean?

I can feel it a lot better when i'm driving a manual car... just not too good with gear selection on bikes yet.

 

i dont really look at the rpm when im riding but if im gonna go for it and race a bit i will normally do the average shifting pattern of a typical CBR owner?

Probably:
From 1st to 2nd: 45 mph
From 2nd to 3rd: 75 mph
From 3rd to 4th: 95 mph
From 4th to 5th: 120 mph
From 5th to 6th: 150 mph

But dont get to the 150 mph lol thats a bit much for me

 

I usually shift somehwere around 5-7k if Im just cruising and then like 9-10 if im really gettin on it....I havent had mine long enough to hit the rev limiter or anything yet...I do it by sound alot of times too!