01-10-2018, 04:34 PM
(01-10-2018, 11:12 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: If you read my report carefully you will notice I said accelerating from my normal cruising speed of 3500 rpms in 4 th or 3500 rpms in 5 th ... (and that it would be a different case if you revved high in the lower gears ... 1st, 2 nd and 3rd up to 6 grand and then just kept upshifting until you got to 4th and 5 th, and eventually 6 th) ... but since I don't usually ride above 3500, that's where my starting point on my way to 6K began. I found the sundial comment appropriate in that situation. The tach needle doesn't "swing" or "sweep" it climbs laboriously seemingly to take forever to hit that 6k plateau.
I stand by my assessment as I just did it several times today.
VLJ I ride my ST1300 exactly the same 2500-3500 rpms. It saw 100 mph once a few years ago on a trip out west with my wife in Montana ( actually 110). It saw 90 in Utah on my way home from my Cali trip (speed limit was 80). It regularly sees 75 here ( speed limit is 65). I no longer feel the need to push my luck on the highway. From the time I was 16 until about 40 I found out just how fast every motorcycle I rode was. Lived through that somehow, now I ride for my pleasure and my pleasure says take it easy. I was very apprehensive riding as I did today. Everyday I assure my wife when I leave that I will come home to her, and I do everything in my power to keep that promise which includes riding as if I WANT to return home.
I read in some of your posts you are beginning to battle that demon yourself, hence the desire to slow down. You appear not to be ready to surrender though.
Ferret, I meant no disrespect. I don't doubt your report, so perhaps I stated it wrong when I suggested that I disagree with you. I think what I meant to say is that my experience has been different. We all have unique riding styles along with different reasons for being drawn to to this bike. I might describe my style as spirited, but I do strive to be a sensible rider and a smooth operator. I've never come close to speeds described by VLJ. Nor do I have the experience of most people reading this thread. We're all a little different with a common thread and I enjoy the thoughtful conversation here.
Also I'm a little excited about Sunday. I get chatty when I'm excited.