Wanted to know about how high can you rev a stock F3 w/ pipe in first or second or through the gears before the power drops off?? Just recently purchased a 96 F3 and I want to know if its in the right ballpark. Thanks...

 

http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mccompare/600ss/honda.html

According to the link above, horsepower peaks at 11.5k, torque at 10k. But that's for a 97, i think the 95-96's horsepower peaks at around 12k, and 10.5k for torque

 

Also, just because the peak power is a 12K rpms doesn't necessarily mean that is when you should shift. It would probably be better to stay in that gear for another 1K rpms or so. Even though the engine may be making less torque than it would at a lower RPM, the bike would accelerate faster due to the mechanical advantage gained by being in a lower gear.

 

Shift at redline, that's what it's there for. You can run it at redline for quite some time and not cause a problem with it. I dont know if I'd do a 20 mile stint baning off the rev limiter in 2nd gear, but you could if you want.

 

11 second 1/4 mile time, anybodys stock f3 do that?

i got mine to do 12.09 at 114mph, stock and i only had the bike for a week before i went

 

http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mccompare/top600s.html They went 11.00@124.61 mph

With a GOOD drag racer, an f3 could be a high 10 second bike. I know the new r6 is tested by magazines to be a mid-low 10 second bike, but Ricky Gadson managed to run a 9.99 (or somewhere around there) on a stock r6, meaning magazine testers aren't getting all out of the bike.

 

i think i just need some more practise