Shifting(cruise vs speed)
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12-14-2007 | 02:06 PM
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Shifting(cruise vs speed)
I was wondering, being that i dont have my bike yet.
Around what rpm would you shift to cruise, and whats a good one for racing? ( though i dont plan to race. but it does help for tight situations when you need to speed up quickly. I.E. Merging semi. Happened to me in my car but i got out of it being my car is fairly quick.)
Around what rpm would you shift to cruise, and whats a good one for racing? ( though i dont plan to race. but it does help for tight situations when you need to speed up quickly. I.E. Merging semi. Happened to me in my car but i got out of it being my car is fairly quick.)
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12-14-2007 | 03:47 PM
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12-14-2007 | 04:42 PM
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RE: Shifting(cruise vs speed)
ORIGINAL: Blue Fox
Yeah, if you're just riding around like a sane person, just shift around the 4-5k mark like Nauree stated. When I see other sportbikes around town leaving it in first going 45-50 (and going miles like that.) You just want to smack them.
Yeah, if you're just riding around like a sane person, just shift around the 4-5k mark like Nauree stated. When I see other sportbikes around town leaving it in first going 45-50 (and going miles like that.) You just want to smack them.
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12-14-2007 | 09:06 PM
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RE: Shifting(cruise vs speed)
i shift at 5k when accelerating, but do have a tendency to cruise at very low rpms (if that makes sense). when racing, it really seems nice to be in the 8k-13k range because that's where the power band is totally sweet, imo, so shift wherever you feel comfortable.
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12-14-2007 | 10:27 PM
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RE: Shifting(cruise vs speed)
ORIGINAL: iroc
i have an 05...and im guilty of runnin 6th alot at lower rpms..is this gonna plague me as well?
i have an 05...and im guilty of runnin 6th alot at lower rpms..is this gonna plague me as well?
sorry, thanks for catching that, even though you didn't really realize it...
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12-15-2007 | 07:18 AM
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RE: Shifting(cruise vs speed)
ORIGINAL: knightslugger
gah! I meant too LOW a gear. Low gear = high RPM. it's heat buildup that's the problem. the headers put off a lot of heat and that in turn heats up the R/R Module. that causes it to malfunction and cause all sorts of problems.
sorry, thanks for catching that, even though you didn't really realize it...
ORIGINAL: iroc
i have an 05...and im guilty of runnin 6th alot at lower rpms..is this gonna plague me as well?
i have an 05...and im guilty of runnin 6th alot at lower rpms..is this gonna plague me as well?
sorry, thanks for catching that, even though you didn't really realize it...
