04-12-2016, 09:40 AM
oooooo! just what i've been thinking about all day today while riding. 100 mile day. mine was the other thread The Ferret was referencing in which i posted a picture of the user manual's description of shift points.
my feelings exactly! i want to feel the power bands and shift according what the situation dictates. which for me tends to be in the 5000 range? maybe 6's? but as i stated in the other thread, that's what i'm used to and it may not be the better way to ride this machine. today was spent trying to get that little mpg dealie to go up in numbers. i don't think i ever got above 4000rpm. and man did that feel weird! not right for me. but i wanted to see if i can hit all of these fantastical numbers i keep seeing posted. like 60 mpg! posted by a rider who kept it under 4000 to do so. i got it up to 46 and i guess it'll keep changing until i finish the tank.
HHHMMM, sounds somewhat like what i've heard about, he he he, "blowing the crud out" eh Ferret?
so, if i putt around all day short shifting and playing mini-golf, my motor won't be as happy compared to winding it out on a regular basis?...Facinating
-Kirk Out
(04-12-2016, 06:50 AM)glenridgerich_imp Wrote: I'd like to get some feedback from my CB1100 Forum Compadres. First, my experience: When I ride my bike, I tend to shift around 2,500-2,800 RPM's...Meaning, for example when I shift from 3rd to 4th I'm generally at around there. I tend to do it by feel...I sort of sense the bike wants the relief it gets by upshifting, plus I'm generally moving faster so it all seems to make sense and feel right. So why am I asking? It's because I'm always hearing about red-line this and high RPM's that, yet I rarely get my RPM's above about 3,300. I do not mean to sound naïve, but am I doing something wrong? Should I be running 6,000 RPM's in 5th gear? Educate me!
my feelings exactly! i want to feel the power bands and shift according what the situation dictates. which for me tends to be in the 5000 range? maybe 6's? but as i stated in the other thread, that's what i'm used to and it may not be the better way to ride this machine. today was spent trying to get that little mpg dealie to go up in numbers. i don't think i ever got above 4000rpm. and man did that feel weird! not right for me. but i wanted to see if i can hit all of these fantastical numbers i keep seeing posted. like 60 mpg! posted by a rider who kept it under 4000 to do so. i got it up to 46 and i guess it'll keep changing until i finish the tank.
(04-12-2016, 08:45 AM)Hondahawkrider_imp Wrote: I was told by a mechanic friend of mine that you should ride/drive as you expect your bike to perform.. Basically if you short shift all the time, that's fine.. However, if you short shift all the time and once in a great moon, you decide to wring it out, it might be fine but it might not perform as you expect.. Machines show wear on how they are used, if you exceed what it expects on a regular basis.....
Following this idea.. I try to vary how any vehicle is run. Around town will I short shift or take it easy.. However, when I have the opportunity I will wind it out, just to balance things out (Staintune makes this easy, love the new sounds)
HHHMMM, sounds somewhat like what i've heard about, he he he, "blowing the crud out" eh Ferret?
so, if i putt around all day short shifting and playing mini-golf, my motor won't be as happy compared to winding it out on a regular basis?...Facinating-Kirk Out