Back in the day, (love starting a paragraph with that phrase) lots of smaller bikes did not have Tachs on 'em. some of 'em had hash markes on the speedo which would indicate maximum speed in each gear. One hash mark around 10 MPH for first, two around 20 or so for second etc. RE does not do that nor do we have a tach. I checked the manual but it does not give any refrence to maximum speed in each gear. Has anyone ever seen any documentation from the factory regarding this?
Second question has anyone ever seen a peak HP/Torque curve chart for these engines?
-Q
Q:
Your second question answer - A torque and HP curve for EFI was published on this Forum several months ago. You can do some searches to find it. If I see it again, I will add the link.
Your First question - Maximum speed in each gear. Here is what I follow on my G5
now a days. UPSHIFT @ 15 mph on the speedometer to 2nd Gear
@ 25 mph on the speedometer to 3rd Gear
@ 35 mph on the speedometer to 4th Gear
@ 45 mph on the speedometer to 5th Gear.
You can stretch a bit more at higher gears. The ECU is programmed to cut off fuel supply if the bike reaches a MAXIMUM RPM of 5500.
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Need to add a correction factor for my Speedometer because it is off.
The true speed is 13 mph - when speedo reads 15 mph
22 mph - when speedo reads 25 mph
31 mph - when speedo reads 35 mph
40 mph - when speedo reads 45 mph