06-06-22, 05:19 PM
:agree
Having done teh car IAM test many many many years ago and done a couple of ride outs with BikeSafe, IAM and others over the years, its horses for courses, or gears for roads.
On a motorway etc, cruise with low revs. The rest of the time you should keep the revs around the 40-60% mark for two reasons. 1. It allows instant acceleration should it be required without wasting that second or two changing down a cog. 2, it gives maximum engine braking should you need to shut off in a hurry giving you more speed reduction than brakes alone and starts that second or so quicker.
Obviously if you are accelerating then you go over the 60% but when slowing down, you should change down to keep the revs in the right area should you need to accelerate unexpectedly again.
People think the IAM brigade ride/drive like old farts but one of my favourite phrases when preparing for my car test and doing the bike ride outs is "if it is safe to make progress, make progress" and "whilst the speed limit is not a target, it is a limit, if it is safe to do so, you should be driving at that limit" You will actually fail your test with them if you are not at or near the limit where conditions (weather/traffic/pedestrians etc etc) permit.
Having done teh car IAM test many many many years ago and done a couple of ride outs with BikeSafe, IAM and others over the years, its horses for courses, or gears for roads.
On a motorway etc, cruise with low revs. The rest of the time you should keep the revs around the 40-60% mark for two reasons. 1. It allows instant acceleration should it be required without wasting that second or two changing down a cog. 2, it gives maximum engine braking should you need to shut off in a hurry giving you more speed reduction than brakes alone and starts that second or so quicker.
Obviously if you are accelerating then you go over the 60% but when slowing down, you should change down to keep the revs in the right area should you need to accelerate unexpectedly again.
People think the IAM brigade ride/drive like old farts but one of my favourite phrases when preparing for my car test and doing the bike ride outs is "if it is safe to make progress, make progress" and "whilst the speed limit is not a target, it is a limit, if it is safe to do so, you should be driving at that limit" You will actually fail your test with them if you are not at or near the limit where conditions (weather/traffic/pedestrians etc etc) permit.
Another ex-Fazer rider that is a foccer again