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Old December 30th, 2011, 10:53 AM   #13
choneofakind
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Originally Posted by csmith12 View Post
When I ride I try to find the rhythm of the road and match that with my riding style. You will know when you get it right, you will shift less, smooth everything out, your focus will relax and narrow and it will feel a bit slow. YEP! I said it will feel slow but if you look down at the speedo it will show otherwise.
that's the best description for what it feels like when you get it just right and you get into that perfect smooth and controlled groove with the road

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Originally Posted by csmith12 View Post
I normally run 15/47 on the ninja on both street and track, but will sometimes swap to stock gearing on the really tight stuff.
just for the purpose of playing devils advocate, 15/47 on the ninja is nearly identical to 14/45

sixth gear at 7500 rpm, the speed with 14/45 is 59 mph, and the speed with 15/47 is 60.5 mph
http://faq.ninja250.org/speed/
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