Beware the new R1

that would be smooth in that 50kph zone, that would be about 200rpm..

 

A good example

Sounds like the 03 R6, you have NOTHING before 8-9k and then the power
kicks in hard, I personally like this because it makes it very easy to ride
around slow moving traffic and when you want to have a bit of fun I leave
the bike in the 7k range and you have power on tap. It took a while to learn
to use the power and Rev range and so for the first 6 months I thought the
bike was gutless. Now even at very low speed like going around a round
about or a hair pin I can usually come out of it on the back wheel with a
slight twist of the wrist where as before it was very slow to accelerate
out. If the 04 R1 is doing 180 in 2nd gear at 9000 revs, I don't think
you would ever get it in the power range on the road, the bike is a waste
of money for a street bike. The reason why I will never get a 1000 cc
Sports bike is I love the feeling of pushing a bike to its limits, ringing
it out. Its the feeling that I am pushing the bike is the reason I ride and
its hard enough to get this feeling on a 600 these days unless your on a
track. By the sounds of it, if you try to ring the new R1 out, your going
to be going way to fast for the Road and your life is going to be very
short or your going to loose your license, where's the fun in that. Hmmm,
I must be getting old,.

The R6 runs pretty average on Premium, it really needs BP ultimate, 98 oc
and Runs about 5-10 better and smother at lower revs on it. I think the
bikes have been tuned into this fuel, I pretty sure that standard unleaded
in Japan is 98 octane which could explain allot (Cold be wrong, info came
from a friend).

 

Not sure what the redline is, but assuming the 180 in first is roughly at
redline, your 50kph at 200rpm would see the redline at, oh, 720rpm. Somehow,
I don't really think so. The bike would barely idle at 720 rpm.

-James Mayfield

 

Monkey-bikes for everyone!...

http://www.monkey-bike.co.uk/Docs/main1.htm

Doug Cox.
Work to ride, Ride to work...
http://toosmoky.d2.net.au

 

It was always going to be difficult to top the 998, just as Triumph
have had two goes at improving the 96-01 Daytona and they can't do it
either.

As for the VFR800 comment, look at the ST3...

Doug Cox.
Work to ride, Ride to work...
http://toosmoky.d2.net.au

 

Yeh like the guy on an XR600 motard who whipped my arse up McQuarrie Pass
about 3 weeks after I bought the '9. Didn't I feel a little sheepish! You
make a good point though

James
ZZR250->ZX9R

 

Yep, the gearing definately wouldn't be to tall for riding in traffic there.

 

James Mayfield said....

OK, is it your shout, then?

 

like warts

 

Hmmm, most litre class bikes I ridden for road use have a redline around
12,000RPM. Let's look it:

180km/h @ 12,000RPM = 66.6RPM per km/h.
Therefore, RPM @ 50km/h = 50 x 66.6
= 3333.3 RPM.

That's low-ish. My ZX9R at 50km/h in 1st manages a bit over 5000RPM.
Rev-limiter in 1st = 120km/h on the '9, redline=115km/h. Or at least
that's what the speedo says.

James
ZZR250->ZX9R