Question on when to shift...
shhhhhhhhh, don't tell anybody this but as soon as you get comfortable and experienced in shifting gears I can teach you to shift without using the clutch, shhhhhhhh don't tell this to the other guys in this forum, do it my way you will look like a pro and blow away any bike on the road, BTW: Roadstar NICE BIKE!!! better than any HD
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lol and how many clutches did you go through before you figured out the right moments?MotoF150 wrote:shhhhhhhhh, don't tell anybody this but as soon as you get comfortable and experienced in shifting gears I can teach you to shift without using the clutch, shhhhhhhh don't tell this to the other guys in this forum, do it my way you will look like a pro and blow away any bike on the road, BTW: Roadstar NICE BIKE!!! better than any HD

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I wish I understood exactly how this works... I kind of get it but I'm feeling kind of blonde...qwerty wrote:Check your owner manual or a shop manual for transmission gear ratios and redline (maximum safe engine rpm). You might also find these values on the internet. Hold the bike vertical and measure from the ground to the center of the axle of the wheel hooked to the speedometer. This measurement is your rolling radius.
With gear ratio, redline, and rolling radius, you can calculate the ground speed at your redline for each gear. You can mark these values on the speedometer with a Sharpie.
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Kal wrote:I wish I understood exactly how this works... I kind of get it but I'm feeling kind of blonde...qwerty wrote:Check your owner manual or a shop manual for transmission gear ratios and redline (maximum safe engine rpm). You might also find these values on the internet. Hold the bike vertical and measure from the ground to the center of the axle of the wheel hooked to the speedometer. This measurement is your rolling radius.
With gear ratio, redline, and rolling radius, you can calculate the ground speed at your redline for each gear. You can mark these values on the speedometer with a Sharpie.
I'll stick with "listening", much less math involved
