02-19-2023, 11:19 AM
Yea, I don't ride anywhere near metroplexes. Been riding 57 years, 48 states, 2 provinces in Canda, 5 countries in Europe and have never needed " immediate escape velocity".
Riding the CB 1100 at 2500 rpms is not lugging it. Any liter class Japanese I-4 will do it with ease. Won't hurt it at all. Either will running it all day at 8,000 rpms. Owners decide how they choose to ride their bikes and anywhere from 2,000 rpms to near redline is aceptable, all day every day.
Euro bikes I have ridden never seem to like to run below 4000 rpms. Just the nature of the beasts. My sons Ducati will not run 3500 rpms in 6th, it WILL lug, chug, buck
Matter of fact my NC 750 DCT was designed by Honda to run in that 2500-3500 rev range per the transmission algorithm and it has nowhere near the hp or torque of a liter class I-4.
Riding the CB 1100 at 2500 rpms is not lugging it. Any liter class Japanese I-4 will do it with ease. Won't hurt it at all. Either will running it all day at 8,000 rpms. Owners decide how they choose to ride their bikes and anywhere from 2,000 rpms to near redline is aceptable, all day every day.
Euro bikes I have ridden never seem to like to run below 4000 rpms. Just the nature of the beasts. My sons Ducati will not run 3500 rpms in 6th, it WILL lug, chug, buck
Matter of fact my NC 750 DCT was designed by Honda to run in that 2500-3500 rev range per the transmission algorithm and it has nowhere near the hp or torque of a liter class I-4.