Upshifting...

supermanzdead · October 30th, 2010, 02:51 PM

...not sure if I am doing it wrong but it seems that I am in 6th gear on the 250 really quick, like before I hit 45 mph. Is that normal?

I have only had my 250 for a few days now and I recently passed the MSF so it is still really new to me.

I went on route 6 today and got it up to 80 mph no problem, was keeping up with traffic well but it was high on the rpm's. How does this bike handle long periods of time at the higher rpm's if you are doing constant interstate riding?

austexjg · October 30th, 2010, 03:24 PM

Everything is fine - the gears are short and the Ninja 250r loves high RPMs. A long highway run at high RPMs is no problem.

Don't worry and enjoy.

Mike1357 · October 30th, 2010, 04:27 PM

Yep you are fine. If you are running lets say 60 MPH, your tach will roughly read around 7000 or a hair more. The ninjette was made for running in the 5k to 9k range around town and I have done plenty of interstate riding at 75mph (around 9 or 10k).

supermanzdead · October 30th, 2010, 06:25 PM

Thanks for the info! Guess I just need to ride more to get used to it.

October 30th, 2010, 02:51 PM	#1
supermanzdead ninjette.org member Name: Jason Location: Omaha, NE Join Date: Oct 2010 Motorcycle(s): Current: 2011 ZX6r Owned: 2010 EX250R "Special Edition" Posts: 71	Upshifting... ...not sure if I am doing it wrong but it seems that I am in 6th gear on the 250 really quick, like before I hit 45 mph. Is that normal? I have only had my 250 for a few days now and I recently passed the MSF so it is still really new to me. I went on route 6 today and got it up to 80 mph no problem, was keeping up with traffic well but it was high on the rpm's. How does this bike handle long periods of time at the higher rpm's if you are doing constant interstate riding?

October 30th, 2010, 04:27 PM	#3
Mike1357 Cycle Start Name: Michael Location: Kentucky Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r - 2010 Ninja ZX-6R Posts: 32	Yep you are fine. If you are running lets say 60 MPH, your tach will roughly read around 7000 or a hair more. The ninjette was made for running in the 5k to 9k range around town and I have done plenty of interstate riding at 75mph (around 9 or 10k). __________________________________________________ 2009 Ninja 250R Red - Area P Full System 12" Carbon - Ceramic coated cap - K&N R0990 Filter - Dynojet needles 106 jets - BikeMonkey Integrated LED Tail Light - Fender Eliminator - Proton Flushmounts

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October 30th, 2010, 03:24 PM	#2
austexjg ninjette.org sage Name: J.G. Location: Austin Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 zx6r Green/Black, (ex-)Diablo Black '09 Ninja 250r Posts: 959	Everything is fine - the gears are short and the Ninja 250r loves high RPMs. A long highway run at high RPMs is no problem. Don't worry and enjoy.

October 30th, 2010, 06:25 PM	#4
supermanzdead ninjette.org member Name: Jason Location: Omaha, NE Join Date: Oct 2010 Motorcycle(s): Current: 2011 ZX6r Owned: 2010 EX250R "Special Edition" Posts: 71	Thanks for the info! Guess I just need to ride more to get used to it.