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Posted by Thumper on July 12, 2007, 11:48 am
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>>I read a ton of reviews and road tests being the gear hound/poseur/
>> whatev' that I am. I can't buy it all, but I can look.
>>
>> In the following road test of my ex-bike - Honda Aero 750, the writer
>> is musing over how much fun the smaller bikes are because they "give
>> you a more basic and elemental riding experience". He goes on to say,
>> "With the big bikes, you shift into second at 15 or 20 miles per hour,
>> and you can ride around in suburban traffic all day in second because
>> there is enough torque and power to ride between 15 and 50 mph."
>>
>> Sure, my VTX1800 can do 50 in 2nd, but with louder pipes and not
>> wanting to see mileage drop to 20mpg, I opt to be in at least 3rd and
>> usually 4th at 50mph.
>>
>> Do folks with larger displacement bikes really wind out 2nd gear to
>> 50mph around town?
>>
>> http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=916&Page=2
>> (2nd paragraph)
>>
>> Greg
>
> Last night I took my GT to redline in 2nd gear 100 MPH, uphill on the 2
> freeway. FUCK!
> That bike was screaming.
>
> Thumper
>>
It was 3rd gear, sorry. I tried it again last night, to make sure of the
accuracy of my post.
Thumper
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