I have found that I usually cruise at about the same RPM when I am out for a ride. At what RPM do you run your Connie at while on a typical ride?
I'll put mine in 6th gear at 35-40 mph if there is no impending need for hard acceleration.
It's a mystery to me why anyone would not put the bike in the highest possible gear when just cruising. Less rpms is always better unless you have a specific need to be ready to accelerate, such as moving through heavy traffic, on on a winding road. I'll put mine in 6th gear at 35-40 mph if there is no impending need for hard acceleration.
I'll put mine in 6th gear at 35-40 mph if there is no impending need for hard acceleration.
@jscc 6th gear at 35 to 40 MPH???!!!!! you are lugging the motor and hurting it . Unbelievble ignorance and foolishness.
...Bottom line is we are all riders and deserve respect equally.
Shifting up 5th-> 6th 34 mph; shifting down 6th -> 5th 19 mph
Really? You effectively called someone else ignorant and spelled unbelievable wrong? Hmmm didn't you say....
I think I'll go along with jscC6 (and Mama Kaw) when he says "just cruising". I'm not saying that I "just cruise" all that often,
but when I choose to in 6th at 35-40 mph, I'm not hurting my motor.