Steel
Resident Coonass
- Joined
- Nov 17, 2012
- Messages
- 7,849
- Location
- Cut Off, Louisiana USA
- Ride
- 2012 Roadster & 2006 Classic
I like the dual personality of my bike. 2500-4500 she is almost like she was stock, powerful but smooth and predictable. That's really a plus riding 2 up.I have been reading some of the posts over the last several months as well as checking out some of the dyno sheets. Horsepower and torque are great, but the rewards don't seem to be in the area where you do most of the riding...2500rpm to 4500rpm. I guess if you are cranking the higher rpms through the gears you reap the benefits but not so much in the cruising range. Anyone care to comment on that.
Above 5000 the power comes on like she's trying to throw me off the back.
I really realized the purpose of the bipolar attitude when riding 2 up with friends. We were rolling along about 70 mph when the front bike signaled for me to take the lead since I was more familiar with the area. I dropped it to 3rd and rolled on it a little hard. It started picking up speed, then the front tire lifted as it started hitting the power band. I couldn't imagine having a passenger with that much torque and hp down low. I'd have to be way too careful with the throttle, even at walking speeds.
Plus with all of the fun power at the higher rpms, I can cruise at 3000-3500 and get 37.5 mpg. Seems like a win win to me.