This is my first bike (82 Maxim), really only starting to get some good usage now and only the third bike I've rode at all - a TU250 for my safety course and a V-Star 650.
I've been doing some reading and constantly see people saying that these bikes aren't really alive until around 7k RPM. Heres one that caught my interest specifically:
The reason I am mostly curious is because my fuel economy really seems to suck compared to other people here - I'm getting around 34 mpg but keeping in line with the other bikes I've rode, getting the bike out of 1st pretty well as soon as you're moving then keeping it well under 7k RPM, cruising between 4 and 5k. At 7k the bike absolutely screams - not bad for a busy road but enough that it would likely make my neighbours hate me.
I just did a quick run around seeing what I am looking at for gears running up to 7k. 1st gear at 7k is 40 km/h, second gear at 7k is 60 km/h. 60 km/h in 3rd gear is 5k. Is this normal? Most of my city roads are 60 km/h - should I be crusing my city streets in second at 7k?
I just put on a new chain and sprokets, I don't remember the teeth but I went with stock.
I've been doing some reading and constantly see people saying that these bikes aren't really alive until around 7k RPM. Heres one that caught my interest specifically:
Your only option is to change the CS sprocket for a 17T. This will drop the RPM by about 500. It's also likely to reduce economy, as the DOHC likes to rev. Above 7000 is it's happy place. Below 3000 is lugging the engine.
The reason I am mostly curious is because my fuel economy really seems to suck compared to other people here - I'm getting around 34 mpg but keeping in line with the other bikes I've rode, getting the bike out of 1st pretty well as soon as you're moving then keeping it well under 7k RPM, cruising between 4 and 5k. At 7k the bike absolutely screams - not bad for a busy road but enough that it would likely make my neighbours hate me.
I just did a quick run around seeing what I am looking at for gears running up to 7k. 1st gear at 7k is 40 km/h, second gear at 7k is 60 km/h. 60 km/h in 3rd gear is 5k. Is this normal? Most of my city roads are 60 km/h - should I be crusing my city streets in second at 7k?
I just put on a new chain and sprokets, I don't remember the teeth but I went with stock.