How high do you rev?

Sweet, I think I'll try to find a newer speedo then. Yea, I've been to bob's quite a few times (it's right down the street from me... well, less then 5 miles away). Infact I'm headed there tomarrow to check on a gas tank, blinker, pick up my new helmet, and see what else I can't spend money on while I'm there.

The phone number is the same, atleast thats the number I have writen down on my wall.

 

when i 1st bought my xj700 , i thought i got ripped off because when i shifted at low rpms. the bike was sluggish, so after a tantrum of buring the throttle . I was both shocked, and thrilled to find out that the bike perferd the higher rpms. Now thats how I riidz it.lol have fun and be safe

 

I guess around 4-5k in the city, 9-11k while getting onto the highway, and I rev it continuously when I stop, to keep it from dying! ; )

 

normal home-work traffic i tend to stay low in revs except for one piece of road I push to top-speed, when traffic allows it.

For the fun rides i look out for curvy roads keeping low gear high revs.

 

I rev appropriately...depends on alot of cercumstances.
If I am getting on at one of my favorite On Ramps...its WOT.
Stopped, easing out the clutch and giving her some gas... Redline 1st - SHIFT, here come the 2nd Redline and doing ~60mph already - SHIFT, and moving toward burying speedo needle and soon comes 3rd Redline - SHIFT, Getting Ready For Take Off. Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Five. Four. Three. Two. One. BLAST OFF - Redline Fourth.

At this time I KNOW I NEED to stop accelerating. I shift into Fifth and kinda look over at the car I just caught up to out of NOWHERE. He looks at me as I creap past his window, he's wondering "where in the heck did this biker come from?" and "man, XJ's are so dead sexy!"

[/long uninteresting descriptive story about fast acceleration]

 

I ride the 750 like a Formula Car. I keep the revs up and let the Engine do the work.

I like living at the high end of the tach. I don't think about economy much. I think about the fun I'm having playing Jet Pilot!

I don't have a rev limiter on the 750 yet, so ... It gets revved-up to 7,000 pretty routinely.
On the open road ... it stays at 6,000 because that's about 75 or 80 mph.

Oh, how I wish there were another gear to shift too.
I'm constantly checking to see if I'm really in 5th.

5th is pretty much just an Overdrive on the Maxim. It could handle having a faster 5th gear, I'm sure.

But, I like tach-ing it up and matching revs for down shifting and pushing it into corners under power.
The handlebars get in the way a lot.
Stock 750 Bars are like pushing a wheelbarrow.
You don't feel totally in control with your elbows way spread-out.

I need new bars,, but I don't know what or where to find them.

 

Let's just say when I'm out for fun, I try and keep it twisted up between 6.5 and 9.5. That's the fun zone.

 

"The FUN Zone!"

Yea, That's right! Now I know what to call it!

 

Rick, I just put a set of Bikemaster GP Touring bars on my 750. Makes a big difference, if you don't mind a bit of fatigue on the forearms. I actually lean forward now instead of sitting up straight. Pulling the bike around corners is much easier now.

BTW the bars were recommended by smokamoto40 in another thread. Thanks, smokamoto40.

 

I keep it around 4k just toolin' around. 5k or 6k on the highway. 5k is smooth at 65mph. 6k is smooth at 78mph. 5.5k feels like she's coming apart and I develop a shimmy as I exceed 80mph. I'll have to balance the front wheel and see if that helps.
I have pegged the speedo out around 8k once or twice but it is not comfortable and I am not comfortable revving that high for any length of time.

stereomind,
How does that wind screen behave at higher speeds? I'm a little leery of the 2 point mounts being stable. I have been looking at the Spirit from Jet Streamer for my 750 but I like the look of the sportier screens better.

 

I usually do around 5-6 but when I really want some boost I redline. I raced my friend's 750 cruiser who has been saying his bike would smoke mine yesterday, boy was that fun. We both started off at a red light and he thought he had me because he pulled ahead alittle bit. Then the turbo kicked in...

 

Were those bars a straight fit or did you have to monkey around with the Cables and Lever Perches?

I'd like to have something a little more forward. Not a whole lot. I ride for a couple of hours non-stop, so I'm getting used to sitting straight up, but I'd feel better in-the-saddle with a little bit more sitting (leaning) forward -- but, NOT hunched-over.

 

Rick next time your at a dealer sit on a dirt bike and notice the flat bars don't bend your wrists and the width means less pressure to turn and more control
it really makes it easy to hold on when you smack second, wider bars stick the mirrors out further too

 

Crusing @ 45mph i was running about 4200rpms 5th gear

and @ 55mph i was running about 5500rpms 5th gear.

is this the norm?

Also stuttered @ about 65mph if i just mash the throttle./ REV LIMITER?

 

That's Normal for cruising.

The stuttering could be any number of things ...
ALL Carb cleanliness related.

The Bores for the Diaphragm Pistons might need to be cleaned of oxidation which would cause a Piston to not rise of fall as it should.