Coming from the cruiser world, rinding this sport bike is a bit different. I'm used to keeping my rpms pretty low on my old magna, but was just wondering what range you guys ride for everyday cruising around town? I keep finding myself around 3k, but then it takes a sec to find the power. (is there a sweet spot for gas milage?)
im always below 4k around town as well.. but only because im not an annoying asshole (well on the bike anyway)
at 3k-4k, you have more power then alot of other bikes anyway... just if you expect instant power, you want to be above 6k. you want lots of power, be above 9 or so... i donno, at that point, im not looking at the tach anymore.
I'm usually at about 3-5k. I try to keep the RPM's a little high, in case I need instant power (avoid asshold cager collision).
When I first got a sportbike I would shift too soon trying to keep the RPM's down, now I realize that them being a little high doesn't hurt the bike, and can save your ass in certain situations :thumbsup:
In my experience (on a 2006) the bike isn't real thrilled with being at 3K RPMs. I consider 3K RPM on the 1KRR to be nearly-lugging. The bike seems fairly content at about 3500 as long as you don't plan to immediately pin the throttle. If you want to be able to roll on and have decent response, like others have said, you'd want to be in the 4500-5500 range.
That said, if I'm cruising at a constant speed, I'm almost always in 6th gear -- unless being in 6th gear would put the RPMs below 3500. That means that sometimes you have to quickly click down a gear or two to get to the power. Given that, if I have any reason to think I'm going to need sudden throttle I'd stay in a lower gear.
I don't know that all of the above added anything to what others have already said -- but it's my two cents.
I make a conscious effort to keep the RPM at about 3500 in town. If I dont care about MPG at that day I keep it at 5500 to 6000. The bike seems to like that rev range.
As has been alluded to, depends on dipshit density. The higher the dipshit density, the higher I keep the rpms. Bike has more than enough power to go to 5th or even 6th as soon as you are above 35mph.
Around town I tend keep it between 3500 and 6k, with higher RPMs for heavier traffic.
If I recall correctly the shift at 6k in first gear gets you to ~4k in second gear. That 4-6k range has enough torque and responsiveness for most town riding (in my opinion).
Let the situation decide for you. If you think you may need the power for a defensive move keep it higher, otherwise cruise and save the fuel. Secondary injectors kick in at 5k on the stock ecu.
I thinks it's pretty much all been said 3k is a little low but not killing anything, 4k is the perfect gas mileage spot, and 5k is good if you don't want to haveto drop a gear or two to jump outta the way.:thumbsup:
I have that exact scenario. Well, not "exact", as I have the PC3 but I digress... I'm taking mine in for a custom map. I'm expecting good things for the $350 it's going to cost me..!
MrDude, I'm also in Charleston and with the nasty traffic everywhere you're probably lucky to get above 1000!!!!!!! Seriously though I find myself around 4000-5000 mostly and I'm able to just roll it on when needed, maybe 1 down to pass quickly. I think I'm getting around +/- 38 mpg overall, most of my riding is commuting to work.
its not too bad once you know the traffic patterns.
the people around here are dumb, and will jam themselves up needlessly.. if you can figure out how to avoid the jams, theres other open paths to go.
Watch this video and tell me if this will hurt the engine by keeping the RPMs high cause it just feels so right like this ... Honest question my buddy watched my video and told me if I run my bike like this it will blow up.. http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plcp&v=sTDphFiWzKA
Watch this video and tell me if this will hurt the engine by keeping the Ron's high cause it just feels so right like this ... Honest question my buddy watched my video and told me if I run my bike like this if will blow http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plcp&v=sTDphFiWzKA
We might be.
The dude has his shift light set to come on at around 8K RPM
Still don't see the point of riding around town in first or second gear at 10k - 11k RPM though
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