Where do you keep your RPM's

[67GTO]

I'm getting more used to riding the Vision now, and I was wondering at lower speeds around town what gear do you stay in,or RPM do you aim for at say 30mph,40mph,and 50mph?

In other words is there a RPM that is the most efficient or best for engine life?

[Lucky]

wherever it's most fun!! i'll worry about fixing it if it breaks!! ;D

[Night Vision]

mine seems to like 3500-4250 for just tooling around town. which gear I'm in depends. I can go down to 35mph in 5th and do a roll on (on the flat) without any obvious lugging. 4th gear for me covers a lot of different speeds.

45-55 mph seems to be the gray area. Should I be in 4th or 5th?
Some days, it seems like when you're doing 55-60 in 5th gear you want to shift into 6th gear.  ???

Last night I was allegedly spotted in 5th gear doing 80-85 mph playing around with one of those 2007 Mercedes S 550’s on the Interstate.

For some reason, I think he was much more comfortable doing 85 than I was.... allegedly speaking, that is  ::)

[kwells]

7600-9200...unless I need to go faster

[louthepou]

Hmm Kwells, must be an R6 you got there  ;D

I like my V because it's a small torquey engine. I like to rev it when accelerating, but other wise when crusing around 40 mph or over, I'm always in 5th. I shift through the first three gears pretty early.

I will cruise in the higher rpm's when in 5th on the highway.

Lou

[h2olawyer]

In town acceleration, I normally stay below 6500 - 7000 RPM.  Out of town, I let it rip to 9000 - 9500 RPM.  Generally cruising, I normally ride at around 5000 - 6000 RPM.  Keeps me above the rare stumble I still experience around 4000.  Don't want it when I need power.  I am gradually turning my mixture a little richer (less than 1/8 turn at a time) & the stumble occurs even less often.  I know it's getting extremely close to right on.  As an added benefit, it runs a tiny bit cooler now as well.  Too lean will run hotter but the plugs have always shown a nice chocolate brown so it hasn't been much too lean.

Not going to richen it up any more before I do the Rocky Mountain National Park ride Sunday (tomorrow).  Don't want it too rich @ over 12,000 ft.   ;D

H₂O

[67GTO]

Lou, I know what you mean about reving it, especially with the Mac exhaust!   I love the sound.

I guess around town (about 30mph) I'm at about 4000

[Tdub]

We like to keep our Visions geared to come off the corner at about 9500rpm and about 12.5 at the end of the straight ;D

[JakeC]

Umm....Yeah....Me Too... ;)

[67GTO]

WOW!

[Brian Moffet]

about 12.5 at the end of the straight ;D

Don't try this at home folks, professional driver on a closed course, etc...  ;)

[Night Vision]

about 12.5 at the end of the straight ;D

Don't try this at home folks, professional driver on a closed course, etc...  ;)

I go to the red zone once in awhile.... if I can get one of them slidin shoes, can I go pro?
woo hoo!
come on Tdub.. I'm younger than Springer!

[Walt_M.]

I like to keep my rpms inside the engine! If you let them outside, the engine will stop working. This is similar to electricity. Electricity is operated by smoke, if you let the smoke out of something electrical, it will stop working.

[Night Vision]

Walt, that is genius!!!

[JakeC]

I like to keep my rpms inside the engine! If you let them outside, the engine will stop working. This is similar to electricity. Electricity is operated by smoke, if you let the smoke out of something electrical, it will stop working.

LOL...That is awesome, I'm going to have to remember that one!!

[Pojo]

I would just like to throw out my opinion about RPMs on a bike with MACs. I have never redlined it, and very rarely gone above 6000, mainly because the engine sounds like its about to blow.  When I do get up to the 8000 range, when I shift, and let off the throttle, the bike will just spit a huge backfire out the pipes.

Anyone else have this problem, or feel like they are on a bomb waiting to exploes due to the loudness of the MACs?

[Lucky]

my Macs are loud, but i don't consider them ear splitting...  most harleys are louder.....  your running problems aren't normal & aren't due to the macs unless there is an exhaust leak....

[zore]

So yesterday I tried my hardest to hit 12,500 rpm, now I have a box of hot oily pieces.  Please help!

[Night Vision]

Zore, sometimes it pays to read all of the posts in a thread

Don't try this at home Zore, professional driver on a closed course, etc...  ;)

[zore]

OOPS!  ;D