Do you have a certain rpm? - Page 3

Particle Man · 11-22-2009, 04:21 PM

5k

racedoll · 11-22-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by racedoll

3rd-4th depending on how much traffic, so 3-4K rpms. I try to be in highest possible for best fuel mileage.

I might be a bit higher than this, especially if I'm riding alone. Makes the bike a bit louder so I feel like people have a better chance of hearing me if they didn't see me.... really need to break down for that exhaust.

Rider · 11-23-2009, 09:41 AM

4500-5500 in 3rd gear for most city driving. Makes it nice when you want to be a hooligan. Drop it down 2 grears, dump the throttle and watch the front end come up.

the chi · 11-23-2009, 11:47 AM

Somewhere between 3-5. I really dont like hearing my bike scream unless Im at the track screaming with it.

z06boy · 11-23-2009, 11:56 AM

Somewhere around 4k -5k I think...I'll have to look next time to verify though.

neebelung · 11-23-2009, 12:21 PM

I think usually 4th-ish, or as stated before, highest gear possible for best fuel economy. Even in higher gears, if needed, the R1 will get out of it's own way with a quickness, even without a downshift.

Tmall · 11-23-2009, 12:27 PM

Lowest rpm doesn't always equal best fuel economy. My car gets the best economy at 20 over on the highway. And my bike gets its best milage from 3500-4500 rpm.

karl_1052 · 11-23-2009, 03:30 PM

anywhere from idle to 11000 rpm.

for cruising/highway riding 3-4K is fine. The bike has enough power at 3K to pass anything.

11-22-2009, 04:21 PM	#21
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	5k __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

11-23-2009, 03:30 PM	#28
karl_1052 sergeant hatred Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ottawa Moto: The bus Posts: 2,723	anywhere from idle to 11000 rpm. for cruising/highway riding 3-4K is fine. The bike has enough power at 3K to pass anything. __________________ My wife was afraid of the dark...then she saw me naked and now she's afraid of the light.

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11-23-2009, 09:41 AM	#23
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	4500-5500 in 3rd gear for most city driving. Makes it nice when you want to be a hooligan. Drop it down 2 grears, dump the throttle and watch the front end come up.

11-23-2009, 11:56 AM	#25
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	Somewhere around 4k -5k I think...I'll have to look next time to verify though.

11-23-2009, 12:21 PM	#26
neebelung Ornery, scandalous & evil Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: 2004 Scarlet R1 Posts: 5,962	I think usually 4th-ish, or as stated before, highest gear possible for best fuel economy. Even in higher gears, if needed, the R1 will get out of it's own way with a quickness, even without a downshift.

11-23-2009, 12:27 PM	#27
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	Lowest rpm doesn't always equal best fuel economy. My car gets the best economy at 20 over on the highway. And my bike gets its best milage from 3500-4500 rpm.