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Message started by Serowbot on 11/27/16 at 14:35:52

Title: 5th...
Post by Serowbot on 11/27/16 at 14:35:52

Anybody ever get that happy goin' into 5th?... :-/

I would if I found 6th... ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VixegFDmJ3s
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VixegFDmJ3s[/media]

Nice girl... hope she's a member here... :)

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by Kris01 on 11/27/16 at 20:12:55

I've seen that video. I was wondering if she found the 1st 4 (and I assume N as well), how'd she miss 5th? Oh well, I've made dumber mistakes! ;D

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by jcstokes on 11/28/16 at 10:18:14

One of the best colour schemes the S40 ever had. She didn't pay much attention to the compulsory stop sign. I general terms I only look for sixth on long flat roads when I'm at reasonable speed, still looking.

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by verslagen1 on 11/28/16 at 10:39:56

I don't think she's ever been here.
She bought her owners manual from fleabay when she coulda got it here free.
and she takes it to the stealership for service.
or at least complained about the squeaky brakes which we would told how to fix for free.

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by old.indian on 11/28/16 at 11:17:20

One thing that a beginner needs, but that the Savage LACKS is a tachometer. ( Easy to learn when to up shift and when you want to down shift to prevent lugging).

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by jcstokes on 11/28/16 at 11:34:30

You get Tachs off Ebay, and they're not unduly expensive, while some advocate they're not necessary on an S40, I enjoy using mine.

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by Ruttly on 11/28/16 at 15:16:13

I would rather have a tach than speedo, I might ditch my speedo for a tach
I don't think its correct anyways !

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by Kris01 on 11/28/16 at 18:02:23

I hardly ever use my speedo anyways. I know how fast I'm going by the sound/feel of the engine. Since the speedo is impossible to use safely with a FF helmet, I've developed my own technique to know my speed.

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by batman on 11/28/16 at 21:15:20

Next video ,They were afraid of a dirt road ? then she dumped it ,and needed help picking it up? how long has she been riding a week.

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by Gary_in_NJ on 11/29/16 at 07:56:57

That video almost makes me angry. There's no "dealer trick" for finding 5th gear. She's almost completely distracted by the process of finding something that is just "there".

I have so many evil things to say...but I'm behaving for the holidays.

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by Tocsik on 11/29/16 at 08:55:36

Yeah, I don't want to speak badly of someone I don't enough about, but it seems strange you wouldn't just find 5th gear by normal use. Occasionally on the highway I'm not sure if I've gone to my highest gear so I pull in the clutch a little and press up on the shifter. Scary there's folks out there riding who don't know enough about their bikes. Like how many gears it has :-?

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by verslagen1 on 11/29/16 at 09:32:04

to someone who sounds like she's lugging it thru the gears, finding 5th can't be very important.

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/29/16 at 13:08:32

I wish she would find us.

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by Papa Bear on 11/29/16 at 15:19:50

I have to admit that I watched a few of doodle's vids before I bought my S40. ::)

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by Kris01 on 11/29/16 at 18:15:36

27243128242B717D450 wrote:

Next video ,They were afraid of a dirt road ? then she dumped it ,and needed help picking it up? how long has she been riding a week.

I watched 2 last night where she dumped it.

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by Serowbot on 11/29/16 at 22:36:58

637C7A7D60675666566E7C703B090 wrote:

I wish she would find us.

If I see a new Doodle member,... I'm deleting this thread... :-?

...she's probably draggin' knees on a 996 Duc by now... :-/...

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by jcstokes on 11/29/16 at 23:42:06

Gravel/metal/dirt roads are like lane splitting, I do it if I have to. She used her expertise to give the bike a good review.

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by MnSpring on 11/30/16 at 16:54:18

4C5A4D50485D504B3F0 wrote:

" If I see a new Doodle member,... I'm deleting this thread"

LOL, Probably should do the same thing in the TT Section. LOLOL

Title: Re: 5th...
Post by mpescatori on 12/01/16 at 00:24:45

1D243F256667560 wrote:

I have a bar-mounted tachometer.

Speedo in 1st gear is useless, and in 2nd gear is pointless, and once you're opening up the throttle in 3rd or 4th looking down is downright dangerous.

3000 rpm in 3rd gear is 60km/h, 4000 rpm is 80km/h (35+ and 50mph)
3000 rpm in 4th gear is 75km/h, 4000 rpm is 100 km/h (45+ and 60mph)

I'm happy with that and seldom, if ever, top beyond 100km/h (60mph) anyway.