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Do you know how fast your going?

justride

justride

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As a new rider. I am having trouble in gauging how fast or slow I am actually going without looking at the speedo. Any advice in "feeling" what the speed of the bike is doing. thanks
 
justride said:
As a new rider. I am having trouble in gauging how fast or slow I am actually going without looking at the speedo. Any advice in "feeling" what the speed of the bike is doing. thanks
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Gee every bikes gearing is different. You will just have to learn yours. Then you learn the feel of your bike at certain rpm range.
 
Look at the speedo. LOL - I fail to see the point of this question. There's a million other things to do while riding a motorcycle other than worrying about if you can guess how fast your going without looking at the speedo.
 
^ +1 but if you have a loud exhaust just listen to it i guess.

Bagman said:
Look at the speedo. LOL - I fail to see the point of this question. There's a million other things to do while riding a motorcycle other than worrying about if you can guess how fast your going without looking at the speedo.
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True Story: I had a cbr600rr from the USA, and when it reverted to MPH when the battery was out. One spring I got it fired up, went for a ride and thought that everyone was driving ridiculously slow, I was passing everybody like they were standing still, until I realized I was looking at MPH, and not Km/H.

Conclusion: I need a working speedometer to know how fast I'm going. The Hayabusa relaxed cruising speed is north of 150, so you have to keep an eye on it.
 
FJRrider said:
If you are passing cars like they are not moving then you are going to fast.
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If you're keeping up with traffic, you're most likly going faster than the speed limit. A nice trophy for a concealed LIDAR operator.
 
I feel like about half of all Japanese street bikes are geared so that going up or down a gear is +/- 10kph, given that you are at whatever the manufacturer's "ideal" cruising RPM is (4000 or lower usually). Handy if your speedo suddenly conks out and you are a long way from home.
 
I look at my gps
 
How fast my what is going? Be more specific.
 
Speedo, or I often glance at the GPS, mounted behind the windshield. Now of course I ride a cruiser so not too worried about my speed. Picked up a 600 Katana for a friend, a couple of years ago, (at the time I was riding a 750 Intruder). i am "cruising" along the 427 wondering why is my head being bounced all over the place. Thought must be the lack of windshield. Then I looked down and realized I was doing 110 MPH, (there was no traffic to gauge against), But it "felt" like I was going what would have been normal speed on my cruiser. So the type of bike also makes a HUGE difference in getting the feel of the bike.
 
+1 to above

Took the bike out today to work. Normally take the 407 at 130km/h in my car. On the bike I forgot how fast it accelerated and was wondering why everyone was going so slow lol

Generally though, on bike, I'll be +10-20km/h faster than traffic and constantly passing. This way I only have to worry about my blind spots changing lanes and what's ahead.
 
Wind resistance against my helmet
And yeah i still sometimes try to get in the 7th speed. But 1000kms in on the bike, i know what different speeds feel like without really looking at the speedometer
 
justride said:
As a new rider. I am having trouble in gauging how fast or slow I am actually going without looking at the speedo. Any advice in "feeling" what the speed of the bike is doing. thanks
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With a handle like that. you have to ask?

Kidding.

Just a matter of getting used to "the feeling" of what it's like at a given RPM and speed. My old cruiser likes 3rd gear and 60 km/h. 4th gear is 80 km/h. 5th gear is for 100 km/h and above.

The sound, the feel, there is a sweet spot that you tend to find a groove for.
 
My Bandit 1200 is stupid easy to accidentally speed on... I always have to watch my acceleration from red lights. If I don't pay attention, its HTA 172 territory within seconds.
 
taking a look will take a mere second... just be wise when you look down and dont gawk at it. nothing wrong with looking at your speedo momentarily.. it is legal in the province.
 
Engine/exhaust pitch (and knowing what gear I am in) tells me how fast I am going, unless its 120+ in 6th then it all sounds pretty much the same
 
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