My bike has too many gears:/

JohnnyBravo · October 8th, 2013, 08:56 PM

So someone got to at least 80mph in second or third, what are the other three or four gears for? Yes they redlined it, yes sadly he or she was speeding, and no they dunno what the other gears are for if they only get 20 or so more mph.
This is def technical

cuong-nutz · October 9th, 2013, 05:46 AM

crazymadbastard · October 9th, 2013, 06:15 AM

To have something to do and not get bored at high speeds?

JohnnyBravo · October 9th, 2013, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by cuong-nutz

pic

What's wrong with Jackie chan?

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazymadbastard

To have something to do and not get bored at high speeds?

Ill accept that as a good answer

I'm kinda glad that I don't have the power to loop the speedo around to 200 or so

crazymadbastard · October 9th, 2013, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

What's wrong with Jackie chan?

Ill accept that as a good answer

I'm kinda glad that I don't have the power to loop the speedo around to 200 or so

I am scared of 70mph still..

JohnnyBravo · October 9th, 2013, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by crazymadbastard

I am scared of 70mph still..

I'm getin comfortable with 70, little by little. I wanna ride a track soon! I couldn't ride much in Florida, but I moved back here and ride like crazy

Got more Carolina miles in a short time than I ever got Florida miles

Ain't many places you need to go 70 or over, ride your rode

astricklin · October 9th, 2013, 09:16 AM

There are more gears so that the engine will stay in its optimal range. It will lower engine RPM therefore reducing wear (increasing longevity) and improving fuel economy.

This is taken from Wikipedia. I know, I know, not always the best but it puts what I wanted to say into a coherent statement.

"The need for a transmission in an automobile is a consequence of the characteristics of the internal combustion engine. Engines typically operate over a range of 600 to about 7000 revolutions per minute (though this varies, and is typically less for diesel engines), while the car's wheels rotate between 0 rpm and around 1800 rpm.
Furthermore, the engine provides its highest torque and power outputs unevenly across the rev range resulting in a torque band and a power band. Often the greatest torque is required when the vehicle is moving from rest or traveling slowly, while maximum power is needed at high speed. Therefore, a system that transforms the engine's output so that it can supply high torque at low speeds, but also operate at highway speeds with the motor still operating within its limits, is required. Transmissions perform this transformation."

Motofool · October 9th, 2013, 09:26 AM

The power output of combustion engines is far from linear respect to the rpms; it gets reduced after certain range of rpms.

If your engine is so strong that turns above that critical range of rpms, it very well can slowed down some via a gear switch, giving it a chance to push even harder.

On the other hand, if you want a quick acceleration while at low speeds, more torque can be achieved by using the lower gears which speed up the engine up to that sweet range of rpms.

Having an electrical motor with linear power and huge torque at low rpms, e-bikes need no gear box.

crazymadbastard · October 9th, 2013, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

I'm getin comfortable with 70, little by little. I wanna ride a track soon! I couldn't ride much in Florida, but I moved back here and ride like crazy

Got more Carolina miles in a short time than I ever got Florida miles

Ain't many places you need to go 70 or over, ride your rode

When I'm my cages I am pretty much one of the fastest on the highway, when on the minja moped I get passd by all these dam speed demon cagers!!!

JohnnyBravo · October 9th, 2013, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazymadbastard

When I'm my cages I am pretty much one of the fastest on the highway, when on the minja moped I get passd by all these dam speed demon cagers!!!

Well your not doin 140 with a cage to protect you on the ninja... I ride the roads faster in my cage to

I ain't ever felt like the wind could jerk me out of a cage, I can see the wind jerking a person off a bike :/

JohnnyBravo · October 9th, 2013, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motofool

The power output of combustion engines is far from linear respect to the rpms; it gets reduced after certain range of rpms.
If your engine is so strong that turns above that critical range of rpms, it very well can slowed down some via a gear switch, giving it a chance to push even harder.

On the other hand, if you want a quick acceleration while at low speeds, more torque can be achieved by using the lower gears which speed up the engine up to that sweet range of rpms.

Having an electrical motor with linear power and huge torque at low rpms, e-bikes need no gear box.

Ever helpful

me thinks these extra gears call for moar powaaa!!! I was thinking I never fully broke in my 300 since I didn't redline it, it's fully broke in an everything is seated an running fine now.

Electric bikes??? Hmmm jet bikes sound more fun, an less bad for the environment... Do they come in solar?

subxero · October 9th, 2013, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

So someone got to at least 80mph in second or third, what are the other three or four gears for? Yes they redlined it, yes sadly he or she was speeding, and no they dunno what the other gears are for if they only get 20 or so more mph.
This is def technical

sarcasm is hard to sense sometimes via txt so bare with me here.

is this some one you?

JohnnyBravo · October 9th, 2013, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subxero

sarcasm is hard to sense sometimes via txt so bare with me here.

is this some one you?

You got it

I never redlined my bike before so yup I had to , I don't remember if it was second or third, what a rush!!

alex.s · October 9th, 2013, 11:06 AM

they are for going straight.

choneofakind · October 9th, 2013, 01:16 PM

They're so you don't over-brapppp and use up all your brappppp's in the boring straight parts.

Better save those brappppps for the fun parts where they come in handy; the turns

adouglas · October 9th, 2013, 01:52 PM

Brapps are a non-renewable resource and should be conserved.

You think the Ninjette don't need moar gearz... just wait til you try a big bike.

On my 750, I can break the speed limit on the highway in first and never even come close to redline.

On a typical back road ride I just put it in third and leave it there. Torque monster....

I reset the shift light so it fires at only 8k rpm and it almost never goes off.

The power and speed are so effortless, and the chassis is so stable, that I've found myself doing a plain, garden variety, no-drama pass of a car on the parkway, only to look down and see three digits pop up on the speedo. This is AFTER installing the speedo healer so it's accurate....

OOOOOOppppssss..... (sheepish roll off).

Once you start going faster, speed feels slow. That's what makes it dangerous.

alex.s · October 9th, 2013, 03:07 PM

i typically keep the 600 above 8k... suspension feels better with the wheel in the air :P

seriously though i brap brap everywhere. y u no brap brap all the time? you can brap brap in 6 too. just not so brap brapy. more like... breeeeeep.

massacremasses · October 9th, 2013, 03:33 PM

you cannot braap with an inline 4... only yut ugh... come on guys.

JohnnyBravo · October 9th, 2013, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

They're so you don't over-brapppp and use up all your brappppp's in the boring straight parts.

Better save those brappppps for the fun parts where they come in handy; the turns

I'm so in Love with the 300... I can't think of a funner bike

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

Brapps are a non-renewable resource and should be conserved.

You think the Ninjette don't need moar gearz... just wait til you try a big bike.

On my 750, I can break the speed limit on the highway in first and never even come close to redline.

On a typical back road ride I just put it in third and leave it there. Torque monster....

I reset the shift light so it fires at only 8k rpm and it almost never goes off.

The power and speed are so effortless, and the chassis is so stable, that I've found myself doing a plain, garden variety, no-drama pass of a car on the parkway, only to look down and see three digits pop up on the speedo. This is AFTER installing the speedo healer so it's accurate....

OOOOOOppppssss..... (sheepish roll off).

Once you start going faster, speed feels slow. That's what makes it dangerous.

Speeding still feels fast to me... Keeps me in check. I can't imagine riding everyday on a super sport, I might def go off through the bushes again

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

i typically keep the 600 above 8k... suspension feels better with the wheel in the air :P

seriously though i brap brap everywhere. y u no brap brap all the time? you can brap brap in 6 too. just not so brap brapy. more like... breeeeeep.

Hahahaha you cracey man jus cracey... All that super sport racing with the front tire off the ground looks exhilarating yet scary

Quote:

Originally Posted by massacremasses

you cannot braap with an inline 4... only yut ugh... come on guys.

Ever see the zx2 vids??? Them lil straight 4's braaaap something fierce

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

they are for going straight.

The twisties are fun, but I def braaaaap more on the straights

choneofakind · October 9th, 2013, 05:00 PM

Dude, even the 250 is too fast for my maturity level

But really

JohnnyBravo · October 9th, 2013, 05:24 PM

I don't see how anyone gets past a ninjette on maturity level... You didn't misplace A Douglas's post did ya??? I think I realize why my dad is against bikes for me and why he sold his without another one, kinda... Stupid step monster

( I need a lil smiley tapping his foot )

massacremasses · October 10th, 2013, 07:51 AM

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=braap

adouglas · October 10th, 2013, 09:43 AM

Just for fun when I was riding home last night I ran my 750 up to 60 mph in first gear and held it there for awhile.

It howled like a banshee.

It was turning only 11k (redline on the 750 is, IIRC, 13.5 k).

BzzgrrowwoooaahhhooooaaooooaaaaaaaaaaaOOOOAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

adouglas · October 10th, 2013, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by massacremasses

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=braap

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...term=Yut-Ughhh

choneofakind · October 10th, 2013, 12:04 PM

I'm going to have to request that you check your spelling on that onomatopoeia, Andrew.

Aggrotech · October 10th, 2013, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...term=Yut-Ughhh

lmao what the ****.

massacremasses · October 10th, 2013, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...term=Yut-Ughhh

I know?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aggrotech

lmao what the ****.

Link to original page on YouTube.

Aggrotech · October 10th, 2013, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by massacremasses

I know?

Link to original page on YouTube.

this was quite entertaining. thanks

thurt88 · October 10th, 2013, 05:30 PM

I could just imagine pinning a zx10r in 1st or second.

JohnnyBravo · October 11th, 2013, 02:32 PM

Haha right... Or a zx14

tnr4 · October 11th, 2013, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thurt88

I could just imagine pinning a zx10r in 1st or second.

I did that on an R1 last month. It literally gave me vertigo. Like, something funky happened with my brain, and I got the roller coaster, stomach-up feeling. And when I just easily 'rolled on' through 1st gear on the next straight, the front wheel hovered in the air from like 30-80 mph. I hit 155 on a 3000' straight without trying.

I probably never need a liter bike, lol.

JohnnyBravo · October 11th, 2013, 07:06 PM

Liter bikes are nuts!!!

SeanMarshall · November 11th, 2013, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

Ever helpful

me thinks these extra gears call for moar powaaa!!! I was thinking I never fully broke in my 300 since I didn't redline it, it's fully broke in an everything is seated an running fine now.

Electric bikes??? Hmmm jet bikes sound more fun, an less bad for the environment... Do they come in solar panels?

Seems like good amount of fun.. Is it available in the solar?

JohnnyBravo · November 11th, 2013, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeanMarshall

Seems like good amount of fun.. Is it available in the solar?

Idk you can probly hook it to your solar panels, idk

PartsNinja · January 23rd, 2014, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

They're so you don't over-brapppp and use up all your brappppp's in the boring straight parts.

Better save those brappppps for the fun parts where they come in handy; the turns

October 8th, 2013, 08:56 PM	#1
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October 9th, 2013, 06:15 AM	#3
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October 9th, 2013, 09:16 AM	#7
astricklin ninjette.org member Name: Andrew Location: Fort Worth, TX Join Date: Jan 2013 Motorcycle(s): 08 Ninja 250 Posts: 108	There are more gears so that the engine will stay in its optimal range. It will lower engine RPM therefore reducing wear (increasing longevity) and improving fuel economy. This is taken from Wikipedia. I know, I know, not always the best but it puts what I wanted to say into a coherent statement. "The need for a transmission in an automobile is a consequence of the characteristics of the internal combustion engine. Engines typically operate over a range of 600 to about 7000 revolutions per minute (though this varies, and is typically less for diesel engines), while the car's wheels rotate between 0 rpm and around 1800 rpm. Furthermore, the engine provides its highest torque and power outputs unevenly across the rev range resulting in a torque band and a power band. Often the greatest torque is required when the vehicle is moving from rest or traveling slowly, while maximum power is needed at high speed. Therefore, a system that transforms the engine's output so that it can supply high torque at low speeds, but also operate at highway speeds with the motor still operating within its limits, is required. Transmissions perform this transformation." __________________________________________________
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October 9th, 2013, 09:26 AM	#8
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October 9th, 2013, 01:52 PM	#16
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	Brapps are a non-renewable resource and should be conserved. You think the Ninjette don't need moar gearz... just wait til you try a big bike. On my 750, I can break the speed limit on the highway in first and never even come close to redline. On a typical back road ride I just put it in third and leave it there. Torque monster.... I reset the shift light so it fires at only 8k rpm and it almost never goes off. The power and speed are so effortless, and the chassis is so stable, that I've found myself doing a plain, garden variety, no-drama pass of a car on the parkway, only to look down and see three digits pop up on the speedo. This is AFTER installing the speedo healer so it's accurate.... OOOOOOppppssss..... (sheepish roll off). Once you start going faster, speed feels slow. That's what makes it dangerous. __________________________________________________ I am NOT an adrenaline junkie, I'm a skill junkie. - csmith12 Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. Heri historia. Cras mysterium. Hodie donum est. Carpe diem.

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alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	i typically keep the 600 above 8k... suspension feels better with the wheel in the air :P seriously though i brap brap everywhere. y u no brap brap all the time? you can brap brap in 6 too. just not so brap brapy. more like... breeeeeep. __________________________________________________

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October 9th, 2013, 05:24 PM	#21
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	I don't see how anyone gets past a ninjette on maturity level... You didn't misplace A Douglas's post did ya??? I think I realize why my dad is against bikes for me and why he sold his without another one, kinda... Stupid step monster ( I need a lil smiley tapping his foot ) __________________________________________________

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October 10th, 2013, 09:43 AM	#23
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	Just for fun when I was riding home last night I ran my 750 up to 60 mph in first gear and held it there for awhile. It howled like a banshee. It was turning only 11k (redline on the 750 is, IIRC, 13.5 k). BzzgrrowwoooaahhhooooaaooooaaaaaaaaaaaOOOOAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! __________________________________________________ I am NOT an adrenaline junkie, I'm a skill junkie. - csmith12 Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. Heri historia. Cras mysterium. Hodie donum est. Carpe diem.

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choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	I'm going to have to request that you check your spelling on that onomatopoeia, Andrew.

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thurt88 ninjette.org guru Name: Tommy Location: Missouri Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Honda CRF250L, 2010 ninja 250r Posts: 413	I could just imagine pinning a zx10r in 1st or second.

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JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	Haha right... Or a zx14 __________________________________________________

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