08-09-13, 09:10 PM
(08-09-13, 07:36 PM)noggythenog link Wrote: I think it's in our psyche to be sympathetic but my old type r civic thought me there's no need with jap material & the fazer is exactly the same, they love being thrashed.on the welsh roads I've typically done the most work in 3rd gear alone unless cruising because 3rd seems to give me instant pull from following slow traffic at 50mph to overtaking a few or more cars right up to the redline.
gen 1 owners-how does the thou compare in these type of scenarios?
3rd can be a bit brutal - but any gear works on the thou, just depends how quick you want to get past. Did most of my overtakes lazily in top today as we didn't go really fast and only did overtakes on the few occasions there was a longish clear straight bit - too much traffic. Dropped a gear or two when I wanted to stay up with the leader on shorter opportunities. But 3rd would have been total overkill most of the time.