Hi all,

I just recently bought an 06 honda cbr 600rr. I had takent the MSF course in August and don't really remember if they mentioned anthing about when you should shift up or down. I have never ridden a manual car and have no experience shifting. The the cbr 600rr's manual talks about shifting and from what I undersand, you should be in sixth gear by the time you reach 40 mph. Is this correct? It just hard for me to believe that I would be on 6th gear at such a low speed.

At what speeds would you guys recommend shifting up for each gear?

I appreciate any help you could give me.

Thanks.

 

I cant give ya any advice on that brah...i get out of first sometime around 70....LOL..and am at 130 by 4th..so do what ever makes ya feel good....
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If you do that, wont that destroy the engine?

 

no, it wont destroy it.....i usually dont shift my 1000rr until about 7 or 8,000 on the tach...and thats about 50mph in 1st

 

Not all the time...but when i gotta take down a lil tuner punk in a civic..i gotsa go fast....most of the time i shift out of 1st at like 30...7/8k.....but 6th by the time u hit 40..is a waste of engineering...these bikes are meant to RIP....

 

I also notice that the temp reading was around 188 F and started going up while I was driving in the city. I watched it go up to around 204 F and then I had to pay attention to the street. Later when I checked, I seemed to have gone back down to around 195ish. Whats up with this? Is this normal? I'm freaking out especially since it's a new bike. Just got it out the store yesterday.

 

thats completely normal

 

Totally normal...if it goes higher than 230...and the fan hasnt kicked in...GET OFF THE ROAD.....but u shouldnt have to worry about it..

 

cool, thanks a lot

 

It depends on how you want to ride. If you want to cruise around, I usually shift at 5-6k and that usually gets me around town fairly good. If I want a little more speed and control when taking a few turns, I'd keep it in gear longer and shift 7-9k. When I'm gunning it, don't start shifting till near redline.

As for the temp gauge. The fan will kick in around 210-220, I forget the exact number. If you sit in traffic more, the heat will build up since less air is going through the radiator and cooling the engine down. That's why we have radiator fans. When you start riding around more, you'll notice the temp goes down dramatically.

Last winter, I rode in sub 20 degree weather. I was stuck at a red light for like 5 mins and my F2 temp gauge go up to normal operating temps. When I started to go, I watched the temp gauge for the first 30 seconds. The gauge dropped all the way back down to cold.