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Originally Posted by michaelp
Easy Rider, you mentioned "the maximum performance in each gear to help keep you out of trouble."
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Lost a little in the quoting process. I actually said: "you NEED to know what the maximum performance IS in each gear to help keep you out of trouble."
To re-phrase: You need to know how fast the bike will go in each gear (without blowing up!) so that if you need to take off in a hurry, you can just crank the throttle without worrying about it "blowing up" when it makes sounds you have never heard before.
I'd have to go back and review the chart but from memory, there is a LOT of performance left above the "recommended" shift points. There is even a little "boost" feeling around 6K rpm (guessing at the point 'cause I have no tach) that shows up occasionally.
With the ignition being all electronic, I believe the engine has a rev. limiter to keep you from doing any serious damage......but I don't think anybody has been able to prove that yet.
After break-in, you can (and maybe even should) run the revs up above the manual recommendations at least occasionally. Over-rev is most likely in first so don't over do it there but other gears you can pretty much run it up until it stops pulling. Not that I recommend you run it at red-line all the time but if you push your shift points up a bit, over time you will become comfortable with the new noises and enjoy the ride even more........probably.