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Originally Posted by ProDigit
Most of the time, the bike revs at around 2k RPM at 45MPH, which is about the same as my car.
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Jealous! My CBR 250R is running 5640 RPM at 45, the little viffer is doing 3959. The VFR 800 would be doing 3099, below 3K in top gear it would develop a sort of chain rattle that moved throughout the whole bike and felt as if the engine was lugging. The VF 500 I rode before the 800 had a chain that was looser, yet would never make that rattle, it was also a 360 degree crank if that matters. I can go full throttle in 6th gear at 2K RPM in my 17K RPM capable CBR 250 and it doesn't complain at all. Don't remember how the VFR 400 reacts to that kind of sitcheation', haven't ridden it enough, or recently enough.
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Originally Posted by ProDigit
A lot of my street bikes reach between 60-80MPG.
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More jealous! Carburetors and low coolant temperatures, along with having to keep up with my dad prevent me from seeing numbers like that. I need to start blocking off the radiators on the bikes.
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Originally Posted by ProDigit
If I'm not holding down the front, my FZ-07 does a wheelie in 1st or 2nd gear. 3rd gear is more forgiving, but if I lean back too much, it'll do a wheelie there as well.
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The VFR 800 I used to ride would do power wheelies in first, which tops out around 60-65 mph, but wouldn't do them anywhere else. If it was wet out it would do a rolling burnout. Neither the CBR or the little VFR will even tempt a power wheelie, the throttle response on them is way too slow even if the power was enough. Carburetors! Yay!