05-06-22, 11:22 PM
I've done the IAM Advanced test on my FZ6 which tends to be a bit rev happy anyway 
There's two different ways of handling this, depending on the situation.
If you're just out on motorways, dual carriageways etc, then the recommendation is to ride in the highest gear you can use without the engine struggling, because that gives best fuel economy.
If you're in town or riding the twisties, however it's best to gear down because that gives you the best power response when you need it.
What I'd suggest is that you pick a familiar piece of twisty road and go up and down it using different gears and see how the bike responds if you take a corner in fourth gear and compare that to if you're in third or second.
Remember that your bike is designed to rev much higher than you're used to, that's why the redline is 14k on the FZ6, those revs are there to be used :thumbup
There's two different ways of handling this, depending on the situation.
If you're just out on motorways, dual carriageways etc, then the recommendation is to ride in the highest gear you can use without the engine struggling, because that gives best fuel economy.
If you're in town or riding the twisties, however it's best to gear down because that gives you the best power response when you need it.
What I'd suggest is that you pick a familiar piece of twisty road and go up and down it using different gears and see how the bike responds if you take a corner in fourth gear and compare that to if you're in third or second.
Remember that your bike is designed to rev much higher than you're used to, that's why the redline is 14k on the FZ6, those revs are there to be used :thumbup