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Old 07-04-2012 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Wild Card
. I wanna know real 2012 numbers please as I am sure there has been gear changes whether it be final drive or tranny.
actually, the gearing is the same on my 2010 as it is on my wife's 2012, so i would assume 2011 is the same also.

i can tell you that at 60mph in 5th, i am running just under 2800. 70mph in 6th is also just under 2800
 
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Old 07-04-2012 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by skratch
i can tell you that at 60mph in 5th, i am running just under 2800. 70mph in 6th is also just under 2800
Huh??
 
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Old 07-04-2012 | 01:49 PM
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Here are the numbers for my 2010 RK

2300 = 60
2500 = 65
2700 = 71
3000 = 79
3500 = 92
 
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Old 07-04-2012 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by sawbones25
Apparently my bike is different than everyone elses. I routinely cruise in 6th gear around 60 mph at just over 2000 rpm and it does just fine. Sometimes I go even slower...
If I need to accelerate, I twist the throttle and it accelerates. If I need to accelerate faster I downshift.
Me too. That's what the book says and it runs just fine that way.
 
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Old 07-04-2012 | 03:17 PM
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I run each gear all the way to 3,000 rpm before shifting... maybe that's why I rarely see 40+ mpg...
 
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Old 07-04-2012 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Gearhead3
Huh??
whats hard to understand? when i am in 5th gear doing 60mph, my tach reads between 2700rpm and 2800 rpm. when i am in 6th gear, doing 70mph, my tach reads between about the same, maybe just a tad lower
 
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Old 07-04-2012 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by skratch
whats hard to understand? when i am in 5th gear doing 60mph, my tach reads between 2700rpm and 2800 rpm. when i am in 6th gear, doing 70mph, my tach reads between about the same, maybe just a tad lower
Sorry, I must have misread your post. It didn't 'click' umtil I read it several times. (I guess my brain has overheated from the unseasonably high temps we're experiencing here in the Midwest)
 
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Old 07-04-2012 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by skratch
actually, the gearing is the same on my 2010 as it is on my wife's 2012, so i would assume 2011 is the same also.

i can tell you that at 60mph in 5th, i am running just under 2800. 70mph in 6th is also just under 2800
Same here with a 103 motor. I usually don't kick it into 6th unless I decide to cruise at 70 or more. I had a 96 RK prior and when shifting by ear I felt it the same rpms at around the 70 mph mark.
 
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Old 07-04-2012 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Wild Card
Is the gearing the same on 2010 to 2012 models? Trans and Pulley's?

I made my trip back from the Mountains @70 in 6th, my motor felt and sounded like it was taching more than 2500, I mean she really felt spooled up.
The gearing is identical from 2009 to 2012.

Don't know why you have the huge desire to know the RPM at 6o, but I'll tell you exactly what the RPM is at 60 in 6th gear... It's too low!!!!!
 
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Old 07-04-2012 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by sawbones25
Apparently my bike is different than everyone elses. I routinely cruise in 6th gear around 60 mph at just over 2000 rpm and it does just fine. Sometimes I go even slower...
If I need to accelerate, I twist the throttle and it accelerates. If I need to accelerate faster I downshift.
Well, I have an 09 103 6speed....and was thinking the same as the above post....I routinely cruise at 50 to 60 mph in 6th gear. Probably 2000rpm+.
If I am in 5th, I cruise at 2000rpm too.....

So this is too low?
 
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