04-10-2019, 04:34 AM
(04-10-2019, 04:22 AM)misterprofessionality_imp Wrote: Others have said you can sit with the revs anywhere, I'll give you my advice:
I have two modes on my CB, Lazy and Fun. Lazy mode is typically cruising at about 2500rpms - 3000rpms. This is my highway commute cruise, or my long distance cruise. I do this because i get superior gas mileage this way and the bike feels like it's practically idling. very smooth, very quiet, but still with plenty of pull, I'm on a 6 speed, so you may sit at a higher rev than me, but you get the Idea. 2500rpms is what I would call a quiet, lazy, but capable cruise. Fun mode is about 4000rpms base. This is where i'm at when i'm storming curves and trying to use the sides of my tires. The power band on the CB11 is really wide, but the best and most responsive pulling seems to be between 4000 and 7000. your torque maxes out somewhere between there. This kind of riding is a little buzzier, but smoothes back out above 5000rpms and the engine brake is solid and much more reliable, allowing me to take a very twisty road without over-working my brake pads.
Everybody rides their own way, though, and the CB is so forgiving, you could just about do whatever you please and you'd never suffer for it.
Well said, I like that
You sound like me and my style of riding, but I may be less aggressive in the curves even though I love them and leaning in.
As Clint said, "A man's got to know his limits."
