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conrod YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 15 Caringbah Sydney Australia Gender:	Shift speeds for best acceleration 10/14/10 at 02:56:57 Just a quick question,,,what speeds do you change gears at to get the fastest acceleration????
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Shift speeds for best acceleration Reply #1 - 10/14/10 at 06:46:45 If Im riding the pants off it, Im not looking at the speedo when I shift. I run it in a gear till I feel the acceleration fading, then I grab another gear. I always find myself in 5th before Im ready to stop grabbing gears.
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Shift speeds for best acceleration Reply #2 - 10/14/10 at 10:34:56 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/14/10 at 06:46:45: If Im riding the pants off it, Im not looking at the speedo when I shift. I run it in a gear till I feel the acceleration fading, then I grab another gear. I always find myself in 5th before Im ready to stop grabbing gears. +1 JOG Drive it like you stole it!!!
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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: Shift speeds for best acceleration Reply #3 - 10/14/10 at 10:52:43 I don't go that far thinking about it... sorry. Usually I upshift quickly, keeping rpm in diesel tractor range! Can't help it, sounds so gooood!
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28707 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Shift speeds for best acceleration Reply #4 - 10/14/10 at 11:06:32 Just going from memory,.. I'm going to say, 35.. 50..70.. and never... ...
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Re: Shift speeds for best acceleration
Reply #5 - 10/14/10 at 11:32:06

EJID wrote on 10/14/10 at 10:34:56:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/14/10 at 06:46:45:

If Im riding the pants off it, Im not looking at the speedo when I shift. I run it in a gear till I feel the acceleration fading, then I grab another gear. I always find myself in 5th before Im ready to stop grabbing gears.

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Howitzer Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 141 Boston, MA Gender:	Re: Shift speeds for best acceleration Reply #6 - 10/14/10 at 15:07:12 I shift when the engine starts sounding a bit rough. I like hearing the low put-put noise. But I'm new at this.
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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: Shift speeds for best acceleration Reply #7 - 10/14/10 at 15:36:07 I use my tach. With the engine still cold, I shift at 3,000rpm. When I get on it, I usually shift at 6,000 the latest, as it is pointless to squeeze it to 6,500 red line, as it doesn't like that very much. You accelerate quicker if you shift at 6,000 and then crack it open again.
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Re: Shift speeds for best acceleration
Reply #8 - 10/15/10 at 18:21:23

My bike is set up to accelerate best from about 50-75, so I usually short shift or shift a little early. And no, my Savage doesn't drag race like it did when I got it. I like the idea of rolling on in 5th to get out of trouble or riding twisty roads in 4th. But that's just me. I think I usually hit 5th gear around 55-60. I think some here go all the way to 70 when riding hard.

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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Shift speeds for best acceleration Reply #9 - 10/15/10 at 18:52:48 First to second 10 mph, second to third 30 mph, third to fourth 45-55 mph, fourth to fifth on the highway 60 mph. I try not to run the engine over 5500 rpm unless I feel like wicking it. The engine in it's stock setup really doesn't have a lot of ba11s in the higher rpm range if I remember right.
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