22-02-15, 10:37 AM
(This post was last modified: 22-02-15, 10:46 AM by nick crisp.)
(15-02-15, 01:50 PM)Ian-man link Wrote:You have the wrong idea.
Yes in top gear the revs are higher for a given speed but thats not the reason for the change.
Changing the gear ratio lowers the effort required to push the bike along so increases the acceleration at lower revs and lower gears. This gives better acceleration with the negative effect of higher revs at motorway speeds and poorer mpg.
It depends what you want to do with your bike. Cruise about or blast up and down the twisties.
I can't imagine wanting more acceleration in the lower gears. The thing hoists the front in 3rd if you really give it some welly as it is. Isn't it more about learning to use what you have to better effect? Higher revs gives you more acceleration, it's just learning to use clutch and throttle to get the most from it. That's one of the things I love about the gen 1 - it's a Jekyll and Hyde bike. You can potter around in high gear, cruise on the motorway without caning it (more to do with cc) or ride it like a sports bike by keeping the revs up where the power really starts to matter. I can't imagine needing more on the road for an everyday bike. If you are actually wringing every ounce of acceleration out of it often, then you have more nerve than me!
It was pointed out to me that most people hardly touch full throttle on the road. So, being the idiot I am, I tried it, and I don't mean just on long straights. :eek Nope, my bike's got plenty thank you very much!
Perhaps I'm just getting old :\ :lol