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#415191 Erbman02 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3801 Re:5 th gear question 8 Months, 4 Weeks ago   Curt wrote: 60 mph plus with a stock set up but with my mods I can run 50 mph and still accelerate without a ping and it goes real good. Same here, but was curious last week, so dropped her down to 40mph in 5th, talk about some darn low rpm's, think it was about 1300. If I accelerated slow it was ok, just couldn't do a git-up and go thing. But once at 60 or better, I have no need to drop to 4th to get out of my own way. I'll ride in 5th at 50mph, as long as I know it will be a long cruise.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #415195 Curt (Moderator) Never to old to ride! Moderator Posts: 12511 Re:5 th gear question 8 Months, 4 Weeks ago   Same here but that is the HSR's for you. I used to have to drop to 4th in turns to get the accel coming out of the curves. That's not the case any more she will pull herself out real good in 5th.   Logged     My Site Black Ice is Shiny, Black Ice is Deadly, Ya Wanna Ride My BlackIce?   The administrator has disabled public write access. #415202 gfolkert (User) Blah... Blah. Blah, Blah, Blah. Gold Boarder Posts: 714 Re:5 th gear question 8 Months, 4 Weeks ago   bartish wrote: hey guy's just asking when you guy's get into 5 th gear ? back roads or highway Minimum of 55 for 5th gear, anything under that it lugs... Can go down to 45... but damn, lugs. 60 is my usually minimum.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #415208 Big Dawg (User) On the road again . . . Platinum Boarder Posts: 1220 Re:5 th gear question 8 Months, 4 Weeks ago   Normal around town riding: 15 mph - 2nd 30 mph - 3rd 40 mph - 4th 50 mph - 5th (Hence the reason I'd like a 6th gear.) BD   Logged     Last Edit: 2011/09/01 19:59 By Big Dawg.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #415277 smokescreens (User) lifes better riding twins Platinum Boarder Posts: 5508 Re:5 th gear question 8 Months, 4 Weeks ago   Rev limiter and shift 1-5 ok but 65 is about right for me. For me its between 3rd and 4th that I go back and forth on 40ish mph, in 3rd seams to high but 4th seams to lug...so I do 50 in a 35 zone   Logged     feel free to look thru my albums http://s1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd490/jasonwoody/ email me at jasonwoody1982@yahoo.com my 2005 midnight 1700   The administrator has disabled public write access. #415278 bartish (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 274 Re:5 th gear question 8 Months, 4 Weeks ago   thanks everyone ! bartish   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #415301 Questcap (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3209 Re:5 th gear question 8 Months, 4 Weeks ago   With my mods, like some of the others, absolutely no problem pulling 50 in 5th. Having a 31 tooth front pulley certainly helps there.   Logged     Sig pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 kb   The administrator has disabled public write access. #415310 Double G (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 152 Re:5 th gear question 8 Months, 4 Weeks ago   Always 65 to 70 going into 5th. If below 65 always in 4th. Mine doesn't like the highway until its running 70 to 75 in 5th. I'm in Texas so I'm rarely running under 70 on the highways. Some of our Interstates are 80mph speed limit & she loves it!!!   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #415315 Doc_V (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1245 Re:5 th gear question 8 Months, 4 Weeks ago   Bout 60-70 mph before I hit 5th. I often find myself cruising along the highway at 70 mph in 4th just fine, then I remember, "oh yah, I've got another gear" and at 80 mph in 5th it sounds like it's barely even working hard.   Logged     “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.” - Ernest Hemingway   The administrator has disabled public write access. #415330 sprt220 (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 234 Re:5 th gear question 8 Months, 4 Weeks ago   I'll agree with a lot of you.Going up 65-70 into 5th.If I'm at 60 then 4th. Ken   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access.

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