What is your comfortable cruising speed.

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badfish89 · #1 Unread post by **badfish89** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 3:52 pm

On the interstate, when your by yourself on a highway. For both you and your bike.

For me, I can go just about 80 sitting just under 4,000 RPMs. And it just cruises. I can just sit my wrist on the throttle, and I cruise right at 80 mph. *Perfect*

So what is it for you, and your bike?

ZooTech · #2 Unread post by **ZooTech** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 3:54 pm

'Bout 80 or 85....cruising around 3700rpm.

VermilionX · Sat Sep 23, 2006 4:15 pm

comfort as in not worried about cops?

bec i wasn't uncomfortable when i gun'ed my bike on an empty freeway before and hit 164mph(indicated)

85-90mph(indicated), 5th gear at around 6-8K rpm(bike redlines at 14-16K rpm) is my normal freeway cruising speed.

i rarely hit 100+ anymore so i rarely use 6th gear.

badfish89 · #4 Unread post by **badfish89** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 4:35 pm

i dont hit 100 very often either. If i hit a empty long stretch... ill open it up. But my bike only goes like 130.

whip · #5 Unread post by **whip** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 4:44 pm

Between 80 and 90 for me.

Locopez · #6 Unread post by **Locopez** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:09 pm

on the highway...clear and open 80ish...the bikes seems to purr at that speed!!!!

VermilionX · Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:14 pm

badfish89 wrote:i dont hit 100 very often either. If i hit a empty long stretch... ill open it up. But my bike only goes like 130.

for me, other than risking a hefty ticket... i figured it's a waste of tire wear so i don't do it as much as i used to.

jonnythan · #8 Unread post by **jonnythan** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:19 pm

My bike's engine starts roaring a bit above 70, so I'm usually either sticking with traffic in the middle lane or doing 70 on the rare open highway. The backroads are much more fun.

VermilionX · Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:26 pm

jonnythan wrote:. The backroads are much more fun.

yep, especially if those back roads are canyon roads or twisties.

DivideOverflow · Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:29 am

between 55 and 80... depending on the road. Anything above 45mph is comfortable enough for me (enough wind holding me up).