Best speed to shift at? Since I don't have a Tach!
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09-03-2008, 04:00 PM
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That's almost right...
Lug means to put load unhealthy load on the engine... engines create more power at higher RPMs, 'till the torque curve really falls off. At low RPMs your bike is not creating much power... if you really hammer the throttle, you can do damage... you're bike can idle... 1000rpms doesn't hurt the bike... 1000rpms at full throttle and you on top will hurt the engine...
You're engine functions best in the power-band, that is the area between peak torque and peak horsepower... depending on gearing, sometimes you want to bring it past peak horsepower for max acell... but simply put, when you want to move, you want to shift it so you are riding between max tq and max hp... you that's probably between about 3krpm and about 5.5krpms... when you are running it below that, that's fine... but you probably don't want to hammer it too hard... if you need to move quick, downshift.
Lug means to put load unhealthy load on the engine... engines create more power at higher RPMs, 'till the torque curve really falls off. At low RPMs your bike is not creating much power... if you really hammer the throttle, you can do damage... you're bike can idle... 1000rpms doesn't hurt the bike... 1000rpms at full throttle and you on top will hurt the engine...
You're engine functions best in the power-band, that is the area between peak torque and peak horsepower... depending on gearing, sometimes you want to bring it past peak horsepower for max acell... but simply put, when you want to move, you want to shift it so you are riding between max tq and max hp... you that's probably between about 3krpm and about 5.5krpms... when you are running it below that, that's fine... but you probably don't want to hammer it too hard... if you need to move quick, downshift.
Can you say that in english? I don't have a tach and just kind of feel it and down shift if the bike is chugging (which typically happens when slowing) and upshift if its pulling or looking for more power. Is that harmful?
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09-03-2008, 04:05 PM
If you are going steady over 40mph, or flat road, 6th gear will not lug it, but you will need to downshift at least to 4th to get pulling hard again to pass that car.
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09-03-2008, 04:38 PM
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will and ezrider62881235678947 or what ever your id is, Thanks for your less than $0.02 cents of worthless info and input.
Shi#@#$^%, with people like you two who needs enemies!
Feel free to keep your comments to yourself, this is suppose to be some type of support forum for Harley Davidson owners and your telling fellow members to buy other bikes.
Don't get me wrong, I am not mad just disappointed that fellow members would verbalize such lack of support.
Shi#@#$^%, with people like you two who needs enemies!
Feel free to keep your comments to yourself, this is suppose to be some type of support forum for Harley Davidson owners and your telling fellow members to buy other bikes.
Don't get me wrong, I am not mad just disappointed that fellow members would verbalize such lack of support.
I don't think I verbalized a lack of support just a need for an individual to get more educated about his riding skills.....jeez did you ask what the shift points were when you got your first car?
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will and ezrider62881235678947 or what ever your id is, Thanks for your less than $0.02 cents of worthless info and input.
Shi#@#$^%, with people like you two who needs enemies!
Feel free to keep your comments to yourself, this is suppose to be some type of support forum for Harley Davidson owners and your telling fellow members to buy other bikes.
Don't get me wrong, I am not mad just disappointed that fellow members would verbalize such lack of support.
Shi#@#$^%, with people like you two who needs enemies!
Feel free to keep your comments to yourself, this is suppose to be some type of support forum for Harley Davidson owners and your telling fellow members to buy other bikes.
Don't get me wrong, I am not mad just disappointed that fellow members would verbalize such lack of support.
Oh, and I DO feel free to keep my comments to myself as you should also. I also feel free to post my comments whenever I like. I'm sorry that you're "disappointed that fellow members would verbalize such lack of support", but I myself am "disappointed that fellow members would fail to learn the very basics of riding before attempting to ride. Have a good one!
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09-04-2008, 11:28 AM
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