01-11-2018, 12:36 AM
(01-10-2018, 07:07 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: OK just in from 111 smile ride (see what I did there? lol)Hades hath indeed become the proverbial ice skating rink. Now THAT is a completely new development on this forum, something I never thought I would read about.
Yes 4th and 5th will both rev past 5K. I took both to 6K. 6 K in 4th is exactly 95 mph.
6K in 5th I have no idea how fast I was going I was afraid to look but, I was going REALLY fast lol. Over 100. Fastest I have ever been on this motorcycle by a bunch.
Wasn't about to try 6K in 6th, but (like the video) I'm sure you'd be against the speed limiter at those rpms.
Like I said, a really slow revver and it takes a lonnngg time to get there if you start at a normal cruising speed of 3500 rpms in either gear. Not so much if you jump it up in the lower gears and then keep banging away on the shifter. I thought to myself you don't time 60-100 with a stopwatch on this bike, you time it with a sundial lol.
But that matters not to me, I had a great ride, reaffirmed my love affair with her..and had new Pilot Road 3's leaning against my garage door when I got in from my ride. Life is good.
I also thought while riding, this is unequivocally the WRONG bike for VLJ, but the RIGHT bike for me.
VLJ...do yourself a favor, keep the XSR.
Why?
Check out this thread and these comments:
[url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8404&highlight=rpm]http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8404&highlight=rpm
Guth was right, the Ferret'll do anything to crank up the post count! Most interesting thread I have ever seen on this board. Even Capo came back to comment.
Now back to munching popcorn and lurking.