Signal 50
Junior Member
So I finally picked up my FZ after running into some headaches with the dealership. Registered it and drove it home today. I am an ex cruiser rider so I was a little hesitant to only have about 3/4 of a mile under my belt before I hit the highway with the FZ, but I did fine.
Anyways, I rode for as much time as I could this afternoon. I had a couple questions I thought I'd ask since my old bike was drastically different.
Mostly I am wondering what speed and gear everyone is cruising around in? I was on mostly secondary roads this afternoon, between 25-45mph. 3rd seemed to be perfect. Only reason I ask is that I read so often that the motor likes the higher revs. I think I was beteen 5-10k rpm in 3rd gear. Is it better to keep it in a lower gear at a higher rpm or move up a gear and drop the rpm down? Does it really matter or just preference? I figure if the tach goes to 16k rpm, 10k for an extended period of time sure isn't going to hurt it any.
Anyways, I rode for as much time as I could this afternoon. I had a couple questions I thought I'd ask since my old bike was drastically different.
Mostly I am wondering what speed and gear everyone is cruising around in? I was on mostly secondary roads this afternoon, between 25-45mph. 3rd seemed to be perfect. Only reason I ask is that I read so often that the motor likes the higher revs. I think I was beteen 5-10k rpm in 3rd gear. Is it better to keep it in a lower gear at a higher rpm or move up a gear and drop the rpm down? Does it really matter or just preference? I figure if the tach goes to 16k rpm, 10k for an extended period of time sure isn't going to hurt it any.