Where do u normally shift?

[Tomite]

Just curious where everyone normally shifts at to make sure I'm doing it about right. I've been shifting up at 5000 and down at 3000.

 

[SpyderRx]

I usually shift between 4500 and 5000. I sometimes shift around 4200 between 1st and 2nd as I have noticed I get a smoother shift just between those 2 gears at that rpm.

 

[Arr MiHardies]

Here is a question for you.
40 mph @ 5500 rpm in 2nd gear or 40 mph@ 4250 rpm in 3rd gear?

 

[Kratos]

5,000 rpms......best spot to shift at. Spyder's sweet spot.

 

[Jeriatric]

Shifting

Per BUDS.... the bulk of my RPM's are logged between 4 and 6K. I down shift around 4K and upshift around 6K.

 

[NancysToy]

Here is a question for you.
40 mph @ 5500 rpm in 2nd gear or 40 mph@ 4250 rpm in 3rd gear?

Neither will hurt the Spyder. Choose whichever you wish.

 

[Ga Blue Knight]

On the left handlebar, that little flappy thing.

 

[Arr MiHardies]

Neither will hurt the Spyder. Choose whichever you wish.

Wouldn't the 3rd gear be more fuel effecient? 5500 rpm in 2nd gear just doesnt feel right to me/

 

[Jeriatric]

On the left handlebar, that little flappy thing.

:roflblack:

 

[ARtraveler]

All good advice so far. For me: upshift between 4500-5500. downshift about 4000 except for 3000 from 2nd to 1st.

 

[Pandy]

On the left handlebar, that little flappy thing.

Hey! Me too! That's where I shift.

Patrick

 

[Grandpa Spyder]

I am a bit conservative I shift between 4000 & 4500 in town and 5000 to 6000 on the highway. Never get out of 4th in town and sometimes 3rd.

 

[dannymax]

I shift up when the engine sounds like it wants another gear....downshifting is pretty much dependant on what I'm slowing down for and how fast I'm approaching it.

Just not a big fan of watching gauges....maybe the occasional glance....but the real action is up ahead....on the blacktop. :yikes:

 

[Rar]

I shift between 23-28 mi from 1st to 2nd. Other gears between 4200-5200 rpms. I downshift around 3200-3500 rpms. Sometimes, rather than downshift, I try to get my rpms back up in the 4200 range if the speed limit allows.

 

[Bob Denman]

On the left handlebar, that little flappy thing.

:roflblack: i like the way that you think! :2thumbs: :roflblack:

 

[NancysToy]

Wouldn't the 3rd gear be more fuel effecient? 5500 rpm in 2nd gear just doesnt feel right to me/

It depends on what you're after. The only rule is to stay above 3,500 or so (for an SE). If you are trying to get on the highway, you might even be in 1st at that speed. It would still be a couple of thousand below the redline. Do whatever makes you happy, you won't hurt the Spyder either way. Use of fourth gear ath that speed would be a problem, though. Not good for either the engine or the SE clutch.

 

[Ivorspyder]

When I bought my RT a couple of months ago I took advice from this forum re shifting.
I shift up from 1st to 2nd between 22&28 mph.From 2nd to3rd &3rd to 4th 5000 rpm from 4th to 5th 65mph or approx 6000 RPM.I only use 5 th gear above 65mph normally on a straight rd.Its like an overdrive.I am getting 30mpg.The engine seems to love 5000rpm.
ivor:spyder:

 

[Bob Denman]

My thumb gets the wake-up call to start getting busy at 4000rpm... It keeps the revs up over 3500 as the next gear is selected.

 

[Tomite]

On the left handlebar, that little flappy thing.

:banghead: Oh that's what that things for.

 

[grumpybob]

On the left handlebar, that little flappy thing.

Thanks, I thought my RT limited only had one gear. That's why it is called limited.:yes: