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I ride about 180 miles a day, about 90% of which is on empty Interstate at about 85mph-90mph. I'm WOT the entire way. At this speed, I'm turning nearly 10,000rpm for about an hour. This is well past the power peak and probably not healthy for the motor in the long term, so I'm considering taller gearing.
This is a commuter bike, plain and simple. It sees no track time and I'm not the least bit interested in 0-60mph contests. I *am* interested in the bike being completely streetable and improving my mpg. Right now I'm getting about 50mpg, a good bit less than folks who keep their bike under 70mph.
Anybody got any experience or tips for such a thing? I'm also interested in any *reasonable* mod that would improve top speed without ruining the bottom-end torque. I don't want something that stalls at every light unless you rev it to the moon and slip the hell out of the clutch.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
This is a commuter bike, plain and simple. It sees no track time and I'm not the least bit interested in 0-60mph contests. I *am* interested in the bike being completely streetable and improving my mpg. Right now I'm getting about 50mpg, a good bit less than folks who keep their bike under 70mph.
Anybody got any experience or tips for such a thing? I'm also interested in any *reasonable* mod that would improve top speed without ruining the bottom-end torque. I don't want something that stalls at every light unless you rev it to the moon and slip the hell out of the clutch.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!