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Old 08-03-2011, 02:39 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic View Post
At a tach reading of 6k RPM the vehicle speed is 57MPH. 6th gear can be used down to 3k RPM, but no acceleration, just to maintain speed. Acceleration at 3k RPM is good in the first 3 gears but in the last 3 gears you really need to be at 3500 or more RPM (engine warm of course).
That'd be a considerable re-gearing to get it around 60 mph at say 3500-4000 rpm.
I wonder wether the 250cc could pull that off @ low rpm - i.e. to get going.
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