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During a pleasure cruse this evening at 75 deg F, I noted several mph / rpm combinations:
1) At 50 mph, tach reads 2,500 rpm in 4th (total smoothness)
2) At 60 mph, tach reads 2,500 rpm in 5th (total smoothness)
3) At 70 mph, tach reads 2,500 rpm in 6th (total smoothness)
Seems too good to be true that the rider cannot feel the bike at these values due to vibration cancellation.
4) At 80 mph, the tach reads 2,800 rpm in 6th gear (substantial vibration in the floor boards). There likely is nothing that can be done about this but it is a bit much.
At 80 mph on the HD RoadGlide, the rpm is 3,000. That bike begins to buzz at 2,900 rpm but the buzz is a high frequency and is throughout the bike. On the R18B, the floor boards develop a substantial shake that is a bit discouraging.
1) At 50 mph, tach reads 2,500 rpm in 4th (total smoothness)
2) At 60 mph, tach reads 2,500 rpm in 5th (total smoothness)
3) At 70 mph, tach reads 2,500 rpm in 6th (total smoothness)
Seems too good to be true that the rider cannot feel the bike at these values due to vibration cancellation.
4) At 80 mph, the tach reads 2,800 rpm in 6th gear (substantial vibration in the floor boards). There likely is nothing that can be done about this but it is a bit much.
At 80 mph on the HD RoadGlide, the rpm is 3,000. That bike begins to buzz at 2,900 rpm but the buzz is a high frequency and is throughout the bike. On the R18B, the floor boards develop a substantial shake that is a bit discouraging.
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