01-20-2018, 01:50 AM
(responding to what The Ferret said . . .)
Yeah, but I've had a number of BMWs and never that issue (R75/6, R80RT, R1100RT, K75, K75RT). They have all been happy at 3000 rpm and up, and were all geared so that top gear was usable by 60 mph.
I had a 2014 Ducati Monster 1200 that was really pretty and really powerful. Yes, it ran best at 4000 rpm and up, but that doesn't seem unreasonable when the redline is high (don't recall its redline, but upwards of 9000 rpm). I'm just not the right guy for a powerful naked sportbike.
Must be why I like Harleys . . .
Yeah, but I've had a number of BMWs and never that issue (R75/6, R80RT, R1100RT, K75, K75RT). They have all been happy at 3000 rpm and up, and were all geared so that top gear was usable by 60 mph.
I had a 2014 Ducati Monster 1200 that was really pretty and really powerful. Yes, it ran best at 4000 rpm and up, but that doesn't seem unreasonable when the redline is high (don't recall its redline, but upwards of 9000 rpm). I'm just not the right guy for a powerful naked sportbike.
Must be why I like Harleys . . .