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JustRidin · July 22nd, 2012, 03:00 PM

What everyone here is posting is pretty much spot on. The manual gives numbers way way way too low. It's my opinion Kawasaki probably uses these numbers for two reasons.

1) Lower rpm's will keep the wear on the engine down. This way in the event of vehicle malfunction they can always cite that the rider wasn't riding in the manner suggested by the manual...eg. ridiculously low rpm's all the time.

2) The lower the rpm's the better the fuel economy.

That's my take on it.

July 22nd, 2012, 03:00 PM	#13
JustRidin ninjette.org member Name: Nick Location: Denver, CO Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 R6, 2015 KTM 250XC - Past: 2011 KTM 150XC, 2009 Ninja 250r, 2012 Ninja 650, 2007 CRF250R Posts: 194	What everyone here is posting is pretty much spot on. The manual gives numbers way way way too low. It's my opinion Kawasaki probably uses these numbers for two reasons. 1) Lower rpm's will keep the wear on the engine down. This way in the event of vehicle malfunction they can always cite that the rider wasn't riding in the manner suggested by the manual...eg. ridiculously low rpm's all the time. 2) The lower the rpm's the better the fuel economy. That's my take on it.