Unlike cars and some other bikes (Harleys, for instance) most Japanese bikes depend more on rpms than torque for power.
So what you are describing as "stress" is just the engine being busier at producing its power. Peak power production is up there in what I call nosebleed territory, near the red line. V-twins by contrast, rely more on torque, so useful power production tends to be in the lower end of the rev range and makes for a less "stressful" ride. That's why most cruisers are mellow sounding and crotch rockets sound like angry bees. Different strokes for different folks. Just takes some getting used to. On Sep 24, 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.
