Question on when to shift...

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MotoF150 · Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:08 pm

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

ofblong · #12 Unread post by **ofblong** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:09 pm

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

lol and how many clutches did you go through before you figured out the right moments?

Trakanon · #13 Unread post by **Trakanon** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:46 am

MotoF150 wrote: BTW: Roadstar NICE BIKE!!! better than any HD

It works for me.

jonnythan · Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:04 am

My bike has no tach. Neither does my girlfriend's manual tranny Civic.

I shift when it feels like I should shift. *shrug*

If it lugs at a certain speed in a certain gear, I will remember to shift down, etc.

BAJACRUISER · Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:08 am

My Boulevard M50 doesn´t has either a tach.....

I try to heard or feel the moment, like when a drive a manual car.....

Shorts · #16 Unread post by **Shorts** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:29 am

No tach on either of our bikes. Just listen and feel, that'll tell you when. Yes, that means you have to learn about your bike.

Kal · #17 Unread post by **Kal** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:04 pm

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 wish I understood exactly how this works... I kind of get it but I'm feeling kind of blonde...

Shorts · #18 Unread post by **Shorts** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:11 pm

Kal wrote:
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 wish I understood exactly how this works... I kind of get it but I'm feeling kind of blonde...

I'll stick with "listening", much less math involved