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I was just wondering what the highest gear most people use when riding on the street. I figured 3rd gear is the highest needed on the street, but sometimes I feel like the bike would rather be in 4th. The speed limit is normally around 35-45mph. A buddy says he sometimes rides in 4th gear, but to me, traffic doesn't seem to move fast enough for it. I'd just like to know what some of ya'll do?
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35-40 i'm usually in 3rd or 4th, 50-60 i'll take it up to 6th usually just to save on gas. Depends on the route i'm taking, if I'm going to hit a lot of lights I like to keep it low.
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Most people are overly worried about lugging the engine. If you want to cruise/save gas, just shift at the recommended points in the manual and you won't be lugging (for the FZ6 for example):
Go ahead and run the bike where you think it needs to be run. If it feels buzzy or seems noisy, then go a gear higher. No one says you need to wind out every single gear all the time. To be honest, about the only reason I will stick to a lower gear in town is to remind myself not to go too fast, otherwise I cruise around at low ropms in the upper gears a lot.
If you are in a higher gear and want to suddenly accelerate, then you will have to drop a gear or two. It might take a second, but by in large it shouldn't be a problem.
I try to keep it between 3.5k and 5k rpms when on the street, so when I'm at 45-50, 4th gear is where I'm at.
I should really check out that manual again, though. I've been trying to get a good mpg on the bike, and I've been getting around 55mpg. I'm really trying for 60, though, and I should be able to do it if I go strictly by the manual.
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Highest gear when riding on street?
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