+ 1 to javiar.... I had a 99 250 again with no tach... And the only way you can know when to shift is sound and feel. I was doing long enough commutes i would wear headphones under my helment, so about half the time wouldent be able to hear, i went mostly by feel.....
the only way to get better is to do it. By the time you put another 500 miles on her you will feel much better about it all... good luck yeti -----Original Message----- Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 4:03:54 pm To: [email protected] From: "Javier Garcia" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: RPM's and cruising (or shifting) speed Max, I don't think you are asking any silly questions here. I think you kind of answer yourself along the way. You are still learning to understand your bike, and that is great. You are paying attention to all details, and eventually you won't have to think about when to shift anymore. Since you don't have a tach, it is difficult to tell you anything about when you should shift, so in the the time being, I will say that shifting early is your best option. As you ride more you will push that limit gradually until you get to know what is that sweet spot, again, without even thinking about it. The only thing I can tell you about shifting besides the engine noise, is that if you feel like you are not getting ant acceleration while having the throttle open, that means that is time to shift. Javier. On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Max <[email protected]> wrote: > I know this is an older topic, but I wasn't sure if I should post > something new as this is related. Again, I'm very new to rid -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
