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My Sportage SX Turbo is spinning 2100@80MPH
RPM while cruising at 80mph
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My Sportage SX Turbo is spinning 2100@80MPH
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But if you keep the bike for 44.5 years you will come out aheadPricey way to get better fuel milage
R3T-Too
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Horses for courses!
The simple solution is to get two bikes. I can recommend the Roadmaster for leisurely ticking off mile after mile.
I do agree that a 6th gear would be a nice thing to have on a "Touring" bike; and the 2.3L could easily pull it down the highway. I'd like to throw my vote in for factory cruise first though.
If you're really choosing between a Rocket and a Roadglide then you're in luck.
Pick the course you most want to ride then pick the horse best suited for it. They're pretty different bikes.
Do you want to cruise on the highway at 80mph smooth as silk or do you want to rip up the asphalt everytime you twist your wrist.
The simple solution is to get two bikes. I can recommend the Roadmaster for leisurely ticking off mile after mile.
I do agree that a 6th gear would be a nice thing to have on a "Touring" bike; and the 2.3L could easily pull it down the highway. I'd like to throw my vote in for factory cruise first though.
If you're really choosing between a Rocket and a Roadglide then you're in luck.
Pick the course you most want to ride then pick the horse best suited for it. They're pretty different bikes.
Do you want to cruise on the highway at 80mph smooth as silk or do you want to rip up the asphalt everytime you twist your wrist.
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R3T-Too
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My ideal equation is X+1= perfect number of bikes. (Where X = number of bikes currently owned.)
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I need a bigger garage!
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I’m looking to test ride the new Yamaha intercontinental. Don’t think I’d buy one but would be interested in a test ride!
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In a 1 car garage;My ideal equation is X+1= perfect number of bikes. (Where X = number of bikes currently owned.)
I need a bigger garage!
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Bedifferent
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Here is a chart I did before I did my post on how to install a tach on your R3T. This chart is pretty darn close based on information I pulled from people about RPM vs speed. For R3T owners, unless you corrected the speedometer in Tunecu you are not actually doing 80 when your speedometer says 80. More like 76-77.
As for the RPM's on the highway...there is a little grit feeling in the handlebars at 80 and above, but not as much as I had on my 6 speed Harley. And as I recall if I wasn't pulling at least 3 grand in 6th gear the bike was a slug. Even then If I wanted to go, a downshift to 5th was a better option. That is not an issue with the Rocket at 3K.
I don't think I will argue with the engineer's on my rocket gearing. I personally find it more about the "perception" of the RPM's vs speed. Without a tach you wouldn't give it that much thought. I remember when I got my first rocket there were several time I was driving 80 and didn't realize I was in fourth. I'm sorry, but sometimes it's just all in your head.
Wanna cruise smooth, get in the cage and go...that's what I do.
As for the RPM's on the highway...there is a little grit feeling in the handlebars at 80 and above, but not as much as I had on my 6 speed Harley. And as I recall if I wasn't pulling at least 3 grand in 6th gear the bike was a slug. Even then If I wanted to go, a downshift to 5th was a better option. That is not an issue with the Rocket at 3K.
I don't think I will argue with the engineer's on my rocket gearing. I personally find it more about the "perception" of the RPM's vs speed. Without a tach you wouldn't give it that much thought. I remember when I got my first rocket there were several time I was driving 80 and didn't realize I was in fourth. I'm sorry, but sometimes it's just all in your head.
Wanna cruise smooth, get in the cage and go...that's what I do.
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R3T-Too
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Good points @Bedifferent
My 6speed 1700 Voyager turned 3k at 80 and I'm pretty sure the Roadglide does too. But, those are V-twins.
At 3k RPM our ears hear 3,000 bangs/combustions on a V-twin and 4,500 bangs on our triples.
Giving the 'sound' that the triple is working harder than it is.
I like the 1-5 gearing on the R3T; and it's definitely not a big problem. But, when I've got a couple of hours to drone on the interstate; shifting into a 6th and turning 2.5k would go a long way to relax the ride.
(pressing a thumb button and not adjusting speed would be better though)
My 6speed 1700 Voyager turned 3k at 80 and I'm pretty sure the Roadglide does too. But, those are V-twins.
At 3k RPM our ears hear 3,000 bangs/combustions on a V-twin and 4,500 bangs on our triples.
Giving the 'sound' that the triple is working harder than it is.
I like the 1-5 gearing on the R3T; and it's definitely not a big problem. But, when I've got a couple of hours to drone on the interstate; shifting into a 6th and turning 2.5k would go a long way to relax the ride.
(pressing a thumb button and not adjusting speed would be better though)
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