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#389527 Roadkill1962 (User) ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Platinum Boarder Posts: 3213 What do you consider lugging? 11 Months, 1 Week ago   Nothing of major groundbreaking importance here, just sort of an informal poll... It's been mentioned a bajillion times, and everyone probably has a slightly different answer, but I don't recall ever seeing anyone give an actual RPM number when referring to lugging your motor. So, I'm curious. To me, anything under 1,500 RPM feels like I'm lugging the motor. What say you? RK   Logged     “To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” - Thomas Jefferson   The administrator has disabled public write access. #389529 Curt (Moderator) Never to old to ride! Moderator Posts: 12504 Re:What do you consider lugging? 11 Months, 1 Week ago   For sure under 1500 is lugging but actually you engine runs best around 2000.   Logged     My Site Black Ice is Shiny, Black Ice is Deadly, Ya Wanna Ride My BlackIce?   The administrator has disabled public write access. #389530 greyphart (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 4838 Re:What do you consider lugging? 11 Months, 1 Week ago   No tach but that sounds about right to me. GP   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #389535 Roadkill1962 (User) ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Platinum Boarder Posts: 3213 Re:What do you consider lugging? 11 Months, 1 Week ago   Curt wrote: For sure under 1500 is lugging but actually you engine runs best around 2000. Yeah, Curt, I agree--2,000 to 2,500 sounds and "feels" the best, and I usually shift around 3,000. 1,000 RPM SUCKS when trying to be quiet in neighborhood early mornings. RK   Logged     Last Edit: 2011/06/18 18:06 By Roadkill1962.   “To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” - Thomas Jefferson   The administrator has disabled public write access. #389581 JEastonjr (User) Drive for the greater good. Expert Boarder Posts: 558 Re:What do you consider lugging? 11 Months, 1 Week ago   1500 on mine. in third. between 2000 and 2500 around town. I drive by a tach.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #389588 Questcap (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3209 Re:What do you consider lugging? 11 Months, 1 Week ago   Lugging? It'll "tell" you. She won't be happy, and the sound isn't just right. You can "feel" it as well.   Logged     Sig pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 kb   The administrator has disabled public write access. #389598 scottw (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1608 Re:What do you consider lugging? 11 Months, 1 Week ago   To me lugging would be cruising at anything under 2k rpm & cruising at 2k rpm for long period of time may be lugging it a bit too. In general i like to cruise in the 2,200-2,500rpm range arround town or out in country driving,when cruisding on the open road/interstate with a 31T pulley i cruise at approx 70-72mph = approx 2,800rpm. Good shift point for everyday conservative/fuel saving driving is approx 2500rpm-2,800rpm,non fuel saving shift at approx 2,800-3k rpm. Scott   Logged     Last Edit: 2011/06/18 22:14 By scottw.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #389612 gfolkert (User) Blah... Blah. Blah, Blah, Blah. Gold Boarder Posts: 714 Re:What do you consider lugging? 11 Months, 1 Week ago   Ask Tim Tinney. He thinks 2000RPMs it to high for cruising at 55MPH. He wants another gear. Personally, my bike tells me anything under 2000 is lugging.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #389627 alltimeqb (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 229 Re:What do you consider lugging? 11 Months, 1 Week ago   Couldn't say, have no idea what the rpm's are when I ride. Hey Roadkill, where did you get the seat back and is your shield on that you cut down or did you buy it that way? (Where'd you get it?).   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #389630 Roadkill1962 (User) ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Platinum Boarder Posts: 3213 Re:What do you consider lugging? 11 Months, 1 Week ago   alltimeqb wrote: Couldn't say, have no idea what the rpm's are when I ride. Hey Roadkill, where did you get the seat back and is your shield on that you cut down or did you buy it that way? (Where'd you get it?). The seat back/driver's backrest is the one from Custom World. I like it a lot, but I wouldn't mind if it went back another inch or two. Its best selling point is it's designed for solo or with the pillion attached, as it mounts under the fender eyebrows and has nothing to do with pillion or its mounting holes. And the shield is a Yamaha Boulevard Windshield. It's great...just high enough to arc most of the wind over my head, but gives me the impression I have no shield at all. I love what the Silverado shield does for me, but it just blocks so much of the view so I take it off whenever I can. With the Boulevard, I can do 70 MPH with no excessive buffeting of my head in the wind. RK   Logged     Last Edit: 2011/06/18 23:45 By Roadkill1962.   “To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” - Thomas Jefferson   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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