07-13-2015, 03:52 PM
(07-13-2015, 01:51 PM)johnnyj_imp Wrote:(07-13-2015, 01:27 PM)kmoney_imp Wrote: You're not going to hurt it with any reasonable cruising RPM. Personally I tend to keep it at 3200-3800 in second gear when riding in the city, mostly because I want instant power on if I have to get out of the way of something. If you read about the engine, they did design some harmonics into it by slightly having the valve timing out of phase, so this will likely be part of the vibration you feel.
I had noticed the recommended shift points on page 29 of the 2013 manual and the bike is around 2k to 2.5k with their recommendations.
I guess that's what got me to thinking I should be "lugging" it.
I had noticed the recommended shift points on page 29 of the 2013 manual and the bike is around 2k to 2.5k with their recommendations.
I guess that's what got me to thinking I should be "lugging" it.
I'm not sure about this for bikes (I know it applies to cars), but EPA (and possibly european) testing sees vehicles shifted using the manufacturer's suggested shift points, so these may be artificially low to max out economy and minimize emissions. These shift points may not actually get the best driving performance out of the engine. If you were to scale the rpms to an average car engine redline (say 6k rpm) the reccommended points would be like shifting at 1400rpm.
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