My gearing and chain puts me around 3k rpm @ 55, no problems. Around town I will bum about at steady speed under 3k, at least sometimes. As long as you aren't lugging the engine too low (and believe me, she'll let you know!) you're fine.
I really wish I had a 6th gear on the interstate. Kurt On Sep 24, 2012 10:10 AM, "Jurisgnostic" <jurisgnos...@gmail.com> wrote: > I frequently wonder what gear (or rpm) I should cruise at. meaning, if > i'm going to be at a steady speed, where do i keep the rpms? Being new and > mostly used to cars, when i go by sound I tend to want to keep it at 4000 > or lower. Higher rpms sound "stressful" to me, or like i'm winding it too > hard. Yet the red line is still far away? > > thoughts? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US.
