Revs

[New-Tiger]

What Revs should i aim to keep the bike running at. It's an 05 Tiger with off-road exhaust

[Chris Canning]

Under 6000



Chris

[Guest]

What Revs should i aim to keep the bike running at. It's an 05 Tiger with off-road exhaust

Depends on what speed you want to go at! :roll:

[Slim Dave]

Hey, this is a good question -- i was thinking about this myself.



Suppose you're pottering round town, 35 mph. That'd be around 2300rpm in 6th gear -- too low? What would you be comfortable with?

[ChrisN]

I'd somehow never find myself pottering around town in 6th gear. Normally 4th, or maybe 5th at most, I think it gives you more scope to avoid trouble. The bike will respond quicker whether accelerating or decelerating. I tend to go with feel, rather than clock watching.

[Kill Switch]

3 to 5 K any gear  - pretty much unless you want to go very fast.

[New-Tiger]

Yeah, I tend to keep the revs between 3 and 5k. I was just wondering if there was an optimim number for mpg and engine stress levels etc.



Thanks Slim. I thought it was a good Q as well!

[abell]

I try to keep the revs up because I want to know there is lots of power there if I need to get out of anything sticky.

[TigerPilot]

Anything under red line is ok!!! ...just let it purr.