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5 or 6 speed? Gear indicator?
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04-19-2018, 05:26 AM
(04-17-2018, 11:40 AM)Banned_imp Wrote: I've never had a bike with a gear indicator before and I will admit it's nice to have but it would not be a deciding factor in my purchasing.

The 6th gear though is almost a must, I'm always looking for another gear on my HD and at one point I wanted to install a 6 speed trans but just couldn't afford it at the time.

That's because redline on your HD was like 5000rpm. The redline on the CB1100 is 8.5k and the torque curve is flat all the way up, making max horsepower around 7.5k. There's a lot more revs to work with on the CB1100's engine. I never feel like I need a 6th gear on it.
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5 or 6 speed? Gear indicator? - by jodytek_imp - 04-17-2018, 02:11 AM
RE: 5 or 6 speed? Gear indicator? - by Guth_imp - 04-17-2018, 03:58 AM
RE: 5 or 6 speed? Gear indicator? - by pdedse - 04-17-2018, 05:50 AM
RE: 5 or 6 speed? Gear indicator? - by VLJ_imp - 04-17-2018, 08:04 AM
RE: 5 or 6 speed? Gear indicator? - by Wisedrum - 04-18-2018, 05:02 PM
RE: 5 or 6 speed? Gear indicator? - by AzBob_imp - 04-19-2018, 05:26 AM
RE: 5 or 6 speed? Gear indicator? - by alprider - 04-19-2018, 08:20 AM

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