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Joseph12
Manual says to shift to 5th at 30+, I just stay in 4th even at 40mph for a short run. Do you ever use 5th gear just around 40 mph?
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Magilla
30 mph in 5th is fine if you're just trying to maintain that speed and not climbing a hill or wanting to accelerate very hard. However, I would avoid that type of slow cruising during the break-in period.
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Magilla said:
30 mph in 5th is fine if you're just trying to maintain that speed and not climbing a hill or wanting to accelerate very hard. However, I would avoid that type of slow cruising during the break-in period.
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Yeah I’m still breaking it in with just 80 miles at the moment. I shift to 5th above 40mph, I hear the engine screaming a bit but I like 4th gear at 40mph, hope I’m not forcing it.
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By my very rough calculations, here are the speed ranges that should keep the engine rpms between the TQ and HP peaks and (@redline).

3rd 27-34 mph (51 mph)
4th 33-44 mph (65 mph)
5th 43-58 mph (80 mph)
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Magilla said:
By my very rough calculations, here are the speed ranges that should keep the engine rpms between the TQ and HP peaks and (@redline).

3rd 27-34 mph (51 mph)
4th 33-44 mph (65 mph)
5th 43-58 mph (80 mph)
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Think I like these shifting patterns, I may not need the 5th gear.
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Joseph12 said:
Yeah I’m still breaking it in with just 80 miles at the moment. I shift to 5th above 40mph, I hear the engine screaming a bit but I like 4th gear at 40mph, hope I’m not forcing it.
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I just full send mine, its at 200 miles so far haha. Drove it 70 miles home from the dealership ;) Should be alright... I guess. I don't redline it however.
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GromGrounded said:
I just full send mine, its at 200 miles so far haha. Drove it 70 miles home from the dealership ;) Should be alright... I guess. I don't redline it however.
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Nice!! I don’t ride mine much just store runs, but busy modifying it. However, I see the Royal Enfield Hunter 350, I’m liking it and it’s only $4k. I might sell my monkey and get that😀
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