What RPM's do you tack at 80mph is 6th?

[dako81]

The top speed of the bike is not related to redline. The bike only has so much power (horsepower at the wheels) to overcome the resistance of the wind (coeficient of drag). Adding power (power commander, exhaust, et cetera) will allow the bike to push more air out of the way, so to speak, and increase top speed. Granted there are other factors involved (air temp, air density, moisture content of the air, altitude) that can yield a higher speed (or a slower one) on the same bike on different days. This is why I always take top speed results with a grain of salt, same with dyno numbers. Unless you have the exact same fuel, barometric pressure, and the same atmospheric conditions, you can get drastically differnt results. Hope this helps!

You beat me to it, I had to go and get lunch before I finished damnit! lol :thumbup:

 

[wolfc70]

One more thing, you could add enough power to the bike (in theory) to make it hit redline in sixth gear. If you wanted to go faster, you would need to change the final drive ratio, lower numerically, or "taller" as some say. The gear ratio is directly proportional to the ratio of the gear diameters and inversely proportional to the ratio of gear speeds, in other words a 12 tooth input gear will spin twice as fast as a 24 tooth output gear. So if the input (12 tooth) power is at 500 rpm, the output is (24 tooth) is 250 rpm. If the input is 500 rpm on the 24 tooth gear, the output on the 12 tooth is going to be 1000 rpm.

 

[Avalon786]

Hey, has anyone noticed that one the 04-06's that when you compare the digital tach (instead of the odometer, or trip you get the rpms) and you compare that number to the the RPM meter that goes along the side it seems to be a little off?

 

[Arkangel77]

Thanks for the explination. Sorry for being such a NOOB - I am trying to educate myself a little. Thanks again, I understand. I havent road in several years (like 10) and the bikes I rode back then were verry different from the one/ones I am looking at today. You guys are great!

Lata, Arkangel77:Flash:

 

[CHEMIKER]

Don't know. I shift into 5th at 80 :rockon:

 

[dako81]

Hey, has anyone noticed that one the 04-06's that when you compare the digital tach (instead of the odometer, or trip you get the rpms) and you compare that number to the the RPM meter that goes along the side it seems to be a little off?

I haven't seen it for myself, but I read something saying how the tach was happy along with the speedo. I think this is most obvious with that thing that happened with the r6's where they found the tach was way happy and they said they would buy back anyone's who was upset.

 

[dako81]

Thanks for the explination. Sorry for being such a NOOB - I am trying to educate myself a little. Thanks again, I understand. I havent road in several years (like 10) and the bikes I rode back then were verry different from the one/ones I am looking at today. You guys are great!

Lata, Arkangel77:Flash:

No problem. That's the point of the forum, for people to learn.

 

[VEGASRIDER]

6900 rpm at 80 mph in 6th. Took the freeway home last night from work just for you.