What revs should i keep my bike at?

[F5 Dave]

Geez. 15 answers in and we still haven't gotten to the correct answer. Clearly 1500rpm into red and hold it there.

[MichaelG]

Depends what speed/gear you are in and what road you are riding. I've ridden an MT-03 and from memory you can cruise along the motorway at about 6000 rpm doing 100-110. I ride a Bandit 1250 now so the idea of 6000 rpm is unimaginable

[slofox]

I keep the gixxer between 12 and 14 thou which is where the power lies ...course, at that engine speed you are pretty well illegal in first gear let alone anything higher...

The 600 gixxer is very tractible actually. You can pootle round town at 4000rpm in 4th gear and easily navigate anything without shattering the limit. Or you can do as above if you are crazy enough.

[Katman]

An interesting fact for those who might not have ever thought about it.

At 6000 rpm each piston is going up and down 100 times per second - plus it's coming to a complete stop at the top and the bottom of each stroke.

[Banditbandit]

Depends what speed/gear you are in and what road you are riding. I've ridden an MT-03 and from memory you can cruise along the motorway at about 6000 rpm doing 100-110. I ride a Bandit 1250 now so the idea of 6000 rpm is unimaginable

I have one of them (Bandit 1250) ... I often get to 6,000 revs - but only in a lower gear when accelerating hard

4,000 revs is bang on 120kph on the clock ..

[EJK]

An interesting fact for those who might not have ever thought about it.

At 6000 rpm each piston is going up and down 100 times per second - plus it's coming to a complete stop at the top and the bottom of each stroke.

That is some vigorous mechanical sex.

[Oakie]

Mine redlines at 14k but I generally pootle around at about 4500. (The GSR is a detuned GSXR). The fun starts at about 5000rpm so I'm just a gear shift away if I need the torque. There's one nice intersection on my commute that I'll take it out to 7500 rpm from time to time but I 've rarely exceeded 8k ... and probably never exceeded 9k (apart from that time I got a false neutral).

My first bikes redlined at about 7k so it just feels wrong to wring the arse off a bike now.

[GazzaH]

I can still remember the first time I discovered the power band on my CBR600.

Fact I'm still smiling.

[rastuscat]

Bloke turned up on a course recently on a 1989 CBR250RR.

Thing wasn't interested until it was at 14000 rpm. When it got interested it was seriously interested.

Not sure they shouldn't be learners prohibited.

[nzspokes]

Bloke turned up on a course recently on a 1989 CBR250RR.

Thing wasn't interested until it was at 14000 rpm. When it got interested it was seriously interested.

Not sure they shouldn't be learners prohibited.

Because they only produce 45hp.

[nzspokes]

Depends what speed/gear you are in and what road you are riding. I've ridden an MT-03 and from memory you can cruise along the motorway at about 6000 rpm doing 100-110. I ride a Bandit 1250 now so the idea of 6000 rpm is unimaginable

Yes I try not to let my 1250 go that low as well. The fun doesnt start until 7500.

[rastuscat]

Because they only produce 45hp.

It takes a bit of experience to manage a tight, high power band. That's why I think they ain't a learners bike.

[actungbaby]

I own a MT-03 I remember reading that you should be around 6.6k revs.

Is that right? its a pretty new bike and im not sure if i can damage it by cruising with to many revs.

the fact that you think about the qwestion is your answer your doing fine.
Just ride your bike as you want too ;-).

And as a side note on my vfr 750 i get so used to pottering around esp following traffic . i still get bored with this. but still great to go to deserted stretch of road.

and have some fun. youung man its about fun after all and with a cracking bike like yours u can all day and be legal .. arghhh i still remember riding my nephews

Ninja 250 what a breth fresh air. i gave my vfr bit more twist other day and i thought shit i thought this baby was reliable and tractor like but it does go fast and fun . ever day life like that . you forget sometimes.

so great to see more bikes on the road. welcome . ;-)