My 82 750, ran at 6000 rpm at 70mph. Always felt like it needed another gear. I dropped 3 teeth to 40 on the rear last summer when I changed the sprockets and chain and now its at 5000 at 70. Better mileage, and less work for the engine. In 82, when I bought this bike the max speed nationwide was 55mph. My speedo on goes to 85 mph. So I think it was meant to cruise around 4000 to 5000 at the speed limit at that time.
________________________________ From: Jurisgnostic <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, May 4, 2011 11:11:18 AM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] RPM's and cruising (or shifting) speed I have a '92 750 nighthawk. I see it redlines at, i think it's 8500. When i'm riding at a more or less constant speed, what rpms is optimal? I feel like around 4k is right, partly because that's where it seems designed to be at when i'm cruising in 5th gear at highway speed. When I am accelerating, I often go above that briefly. When i get to around 6k +, am I being hard on the engine? Would it be ok to cruise at 6 or 7K for extended periods? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
