Doorag
Senior Member
Since I'm still a fairly new rider I don't know if this is normal or not but I know that the collective wisdom of the mighty FZ6 forum can help me out.
As I have become more comfortable on the bike, I've been trying out riding in a lower gear at higher revs. A side effect I noticed the other night was how different the bike feels when turning over 8K. I thought there was something wrong with my bike, it turns so easily. Seriously, I thought the head race was loose or something until I did a few tests at the same speed ~55mph but at varying RPM levels.
At lower RPMs it's definitely slower to turn in and takes a lot more effort than it does at the same speed and higher revs. I assume the difference has something to do with the rotational weight of the cranks, etc... and that this is normal??
As I have become more comfortable on the bike, I've been trying out riding in a lower gear at higher revs. A side effect I noticed the other night was how different the bike feels when turning over 8K. I thought there was something wrong with my bike, it turns so easily. Seriously, I thought the head race was loose or something until I did a few tests at the same speed ~55mph but at varying RPM levels.
At lower RPMs it's definitely slower to turn in and takes a lot more effort than it does at the same speed and higher revs. I assume the difference has something to do with the rotational weight of the cranks, etc... and that this is normal??