How fast on 1st gear?

[musicman]

I haven't taken my 650 to redline in 1st but it seems like it can only go to about 60km/h, just like a 250

[EJK]

I haven't taken my 650 to redline in 1st but it seems like it can only go to about 60km/h, just like a 250

But talk about Torque there

[mister.koz]

I am too chicken to take it higher 140 in 1st at 15k, limiter is at 17.5k had her up to 260 with revs to go but was too chicken to take it further :s

not much stock about my bike tho.

[stormerUK]

Honda Blackbird will need a change up at:-
110 in 1st
148 in 2nd
188 in 3rd
225 in 4th
258 in 5th
300 if you can find another............

[racefactory]

NC30 does 110kph in first gear.

[hayd3n]

NC30 does 110kph in first gear.

not bad

[Monsterbishi]

100 in first but by the time change to 2nd its like 105 - 110
not certain if standerd sprockets or what

Sounds about right, my YZF750R does 110 in first gear.

[Blackshear]

Nothing special here, just 70k's in first, 100k's in second.

[The Lone Rider]

Don't want to try.. why push the bike til it breaks?

But I think around 80k in first.

But it doesn't like sitting 50 and up in first!

[beyond]

When I test rode the ZX14 after they first came out, I bounced it off the limiter at 185kmh in 1st and after that you may as just well snick her into
3rd

[wbks]

wtf is the point of a 6 speed for something that does 185 in first... That must be shit to run around town in the 50 zones...

[Monsterbishi]

wtf is the point of a 6 speed for something that does 185 in first... That must be shit to run around town in the 50 zones...

Generally its done by the manufacturer to allow the bike to take off with more grace than if it was geared for say, 50kph in 1st, which would mean even a tremor on the throttle would make for a messed up take-off (splat)

[skidMark]

I think about 70? Usually too busy looking at the road.

[skidMark]

wtf is the point of a 6 speed for something that does 185 in first... That must be shit to run around town in the 50 zones...

Ahh because most of the time the big thous etc you are pootling at about 2-3,000 rpm. and have the balls there when you need it.

Generally its done by the manufacturer to allow the bike to take off with more grace than if it was geared for say, 50kph in 1st, which would mean even a tremor on the throttle would make for a messed up take-off (splat)

Also what 'e said.

[vifferman]

The VifFerraRi used to do around 238km/h in first, but I can't confirm this figure as it's well over the speed limit, y'know.
I've geared it down heaps for communtering, with a 5-tooth front sprocket and a 52-tooth rear, so I can win the traffic light grand prix and do massive wheelies. Another benefit is the speedo now reads over 350 km/h around town! Woohoo!

My workday seems geared WAAAY down too: every second feels like a minute, every minute like an hour, and every hour like sitting in a jumbo from SF to AK.
I hope I can recover enough to not kill myself from residual boredom on the ride home...