I have a 1999 Yamaha Fazer 600 (first bike) and don’t know whether motorcycles are generally ridden at higher revs than what you would drive a car.
What are ideal revs for cruising on a 600cc motorcycle?
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Yes bikes run at typically higher revs. But the simple anwer to your question is to ride in the lowest gear possible. Hint: If the vibrations are causing bits to fall off… change gear.
does it look like a car?
practice practice practice
ride ride ride.
listen to the engine
don’t be afraid to wind her out
don’t lug the engine
don’t lug the engine
watch the tach
you won’t even get close to red line so don’t worry
I like to stay in the meaty part of the torque curve. Enough so that if I needed to scoot around something coming at me from the side, all it takes is a little blip. If you’re in too high a gear, your only choice is swerve or brakes. I like to keep my options open, cuz you never know!
Most 600′s don’t make any good torque until well into the 5 or 6K RPMs. So yeah, it will spend a lot of time at what most cars call their redline.
my 1985 FJ600. When go to 65 mph. It goes 6,000 rpms. That normal .
Car and motorcycle are making different rpms.and torques too.
Motorcycle (jap) are short stroke that make quick rpms and low torque.
cars have longer stroke. Like harley davidson. Have more torque engine, and lower rpms.
Some people dont know the answer for rpms ,horsepower, torque. They are rookie answer!!
go bubba go says he likes to stay in a lower gear in case he has to pass someone….Harley guys can stay in high gear and have plenty of passing power…..just thought I’d mention that since there’s so many sport bike riders that take pleasure in bashing Harleys.
my xj600s is 4.000 rev at this you get a terible vibe through handle bars so i tend to stay above that at about 4500 or below 3800 70mph , i ride sons & my fazer 2003 at about 4,000 -5,000 around 70mph or just above
When you are driving around town or doing errands, you really don’t need to be at a high RPM. You can always downshift one gear if you feel the need to pass someone quickly. If you are riding up in the mountains or race track, then generally it is better to keep a higher RPM. Riding in higher RPM will help slow down the bike when you let off the throttle.