PTRider wrote on 08/23/09 at 10:35:55:I'd think that a fork stabilizer, if you don't already have one, would be a huge help at those speeds.
Can you pick shift points where the new rpm for each higher gear starts off at the torque peak, 3400 rpm? I've read that this gives the fastest acceleration, but I haven't yet tired it. If it works, please let us know. The book says that the power peak is at 5400 rpm, and your observations are right in line with this.
My stock 1998 Savage shifts up at around 3400-3800 rpm. You can feel the torque peak through the first 3 gears. I get a little more rpm before 4th and hit that at 3400-4000 rpm. 5th gear I can feel it after I hit 50 mph and around 3400-3800 rpm, depending on what sort of road I'm on and if I'm going up or down a hill.
My speeds and shifting are around
1st gear 0-15mph (3000 rpm)
2nd gear 15-25 mph (3400 rpm)
3rd gear 25-40 mph (3400 rpm)
4th gear 40-50/55 mph (3400-4000 rpm)
5th 50+mph (3400-4000 rmp)
After 65mph (4200 rpm) She doesn't seem to have much more to give....
and the bike is shaken like nervous hula dancer.
Fork stabilizers and re-jetting and new muffler (or just baffle?) is what I'm looking to do next.
Got to get my cash right first.
Next month or so.