You're right but I don't like the riding position. Besides I probably shouldn't get anything much faster or else I'll kill myself. I like the NH, it's nimble, smooth, no frills, and easy to work on. And if you are riding it within it's design, it rewards you with a shark like feeling of performance. Best of all it looks like what a motorcycle should look like, IMHO.
On 9/15/10, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > Allen, I think you really want a sport bike ;) > > Javier. > > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The power band is the same Paul, but it really kicks in above 5K. To >> me these engines are HP engines and are a bit lacking in torque. If >> you keep them spinning fast they are a hoot, but chugging along behind >> a line of cages @ 45-50MPH they don't have any roll on power. I do so >> little highway riding that I wouldn't mind closer gears and higher >> rpms. As for being buzzy I think it smooths out from 65-85 MPH, either >> way it's smoother than a HD. >> >> On 9/15/10, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: >> > wow... hearing that 5k your bikes are screaming makes me love my wing >> even >> > more... 4200 is where i start to really get power and i redline at 9k >> > >> > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> >> Allen, >> >> >> >> My standard of performance is the vehicle I'm in the most; that is, >> >> 13 ton bus powered by a 275hp turbodiesel. Snappy acceleration and >> >> "Awesome!!!11!" levels are easily attained when your normal vehicle >> >> can only attain .2g acceleration in a straight line, .3 down a hill. >> >> :D >> >> >> >> My long time driving small displacement cars with a stick makes >> >> downshifting to pass quite a natural reaction; going another gear >> >> won't hurt, or be weird. >> >> >> >> I'll be sure to report on things, as well as getting some >> >> "reproducible" readings on acceleration performance and the like. >> >> >> >> -Kurt >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > Mine is a 92, I guess it is a matter of opinion and how you like to >> >> > ride. I for one would like to know you're thoughts on the change, so >> >> > post a report once you switch the gears. Personally I have considered >> >> > trying a 14 tooth to get better roll on power. I find myself keeping >> >> > it in lower gears so that I can get snappier acceleration especially >> >> > when there is traffic. Besides @ 70 MPH you can't hear the engine >> >> > over >> >> > the wind so the 5K RPM wouldn't bother me. >> >> > >> >> > On 9/15/10, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> I have played with that site before.17 tooth countersprocket is a >> >> >> 12% >> >> >> decrease in RPM, 6 teeth off the driven sprocket is a 16% decrease >> >> >> in >> >> RPM. >> >> >> >> >> >> Bike is a '93 750, 15/38 stock tooth count. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 15, 2010 2:52 PM, "Allen" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> What year is your NH? Adding two teeth to the countershaft sprocket >> is >> >> >> like taking away 6 teeth from the driven sprocket. Using the last >> >> >> gen >> >> >> NH transmission gearing you would drop rpm by 500 @ 60 MPH. That >> would >> >> >> put the bike way below it's torque curve for any kind of decent >> >> >> acceleration. I would imagine downshifting to 3rd would be necessary >> >> >> to pass a slow vehicle with any authority. Try playing with >> >> >> http://www.gearingcommander.com/ before hand, I personally think >> these >> >> >> inline 4 bikes don't make enough torque for that big of a gearing >> >> >> change. 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