07-06-2016, 12:46 PM
(07-06-2016, 10:14 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: What say ye Randy, Ulve, MMC, Aschem, Lunatic, Retsel et al can you guys keep to down to max 30 kph (18 mph?)
Ulve that would no doubt require you to be under 4500 rpms lol
No, not possible, preposterous actually. Bike would fall over, no stability.
I would say when traffic starts to drop below 45 mph I start looking to lane-split.
I don't say it's my favorite thing to do but when I find myself in the situation I usually go with it. However I have been known to just get off the freeway and take surface streets if I am not up to it.
Funny though, as far as gearing, I did some riding in 3rd gear instead of 2nd on one of my fave roads today and it is quite relaxed, but I just really like to have the engine braking available. However it does pull almost as hard in 3rd as in 2nd due to time retard in 2nd. I was very much in cruise mode today. So the bike doesn't care too much how you ride it, wind it up, lug it, that's the beauty of that big engine.