this is going to sound like a right daft question but what rpm do people generally ride around at? And change at? I've only managed to ride my speedy once (picked it up 2 days ago) I rode at between 2k to 3k and when I opened the throttle wide it made a really funny noise. It was like a machine gun and just bogged down. Returned to partial throttle and was fine, opened up and machine gun noise and no go again. When higher up the rev range it took off like mad and pulling off was ok it was just from cruising to accelerating. Any ideas? Or is it that I'm riding it too low on rpm? Many many thanks again! Pete
yeah it sounds like you're maybe changing gear before you should be? what gear are you in when you are at 2-3k
I wouldn't normally want to go below 2,500 and would only be using that for pottering around town with very light acceleration. Normally I'd be cruising at 4-5k and using 6k and above for acceleration. It may be that you need the throttle bodies balancing, the engine will run much smoother if properly in tune.
Is this your 1st Triple, Meaning did you use to ride Twins or inline 4s? Because Triple delivers power differently. The way I ride her, is that at any given gear between 2nd -5th I keep it between 2.5 - 4.5k Revs (normal riding). This would allow you to pull hard should you need to. Spirited riding the revs are up there for me. As Dougie above said, I think you are changing gear a lot sooner and hence the bogging. From 2nd try taking the revs to 3 - 3.5k and change gears and I believe the bike will be very responsive. Should still there be a problem then as Col-C said the throttle bodies might require balancing and tuning. Just my two cents buddy. There are a lot of knowledgeable people in here who can advice you accordingly. All the best
Hello Peter and welcome in. I agree with R1000. Even though you CAN potter around at low revs and high gears it needs to be on a very light throttle or you'll be asking too much of the engine, when it's not ready to give. (you mention the problem occurred when you had the throttle "wide open") My tiger is a triple also and I when I take off I run up to 3.5 - 4000 rpm in 1st 2nd and third - by which time I'm going plenty quick enough then cruise on in 4th, 5th and 6th. On my bike 65mph in 6th is just under 4000rpms and she'll cruise there all day - very comfortable, very smooth. From then on I just wind her on and she flies...............................
As they all say it is the way you are riding her. Triples are different to fours, you will soon get the idea and love the experience of the 3
Speedy has 90% of it's torque at 3000 revs. 3-4000 revs is perfect for tooling around, and above if you want to sink the slipper into it. Anything below 2500 revs is probably a bit low.
No such thing as a 'daft' question Peter. Always better to ask than live in ignorance or worse still try and blag it. I find 3,000 rpm a nice pottering 'sweet' spot on my. Bonnie giving instant acceleration or engine braking if needed. I say 3,000 rpm, I don't actually know exactly as I have no rev counter, but it feels right and what you were asking about obviously doesn't. Trust your gut instinct and follow the advice of your fellow members you won't go far wrong. A few more miles under your belt getting to know your bike is all you need.
Thanks for all the support and helpful advice! It's so refreshing to get that on forums these days! I think 3-4K will be ideal and I'll give it a go. When I picked her up she had a sp engineering can with no baffle. The bike was so loud it was bordering on rediculous! When I got her home I checked her over properly and there were two massive blows at the joints so I have since repaired that and fitted a baffle and she sounds so much better now! Can't wait to take her out for a spin! Think I'll be getting a lot more torque with the exhaust flowing properly too! I've just got to fit my 3 pistons led indicators and I'm ready to go!
Just to make sense of/reinforce all the above good advice... You probably drive around in the car with revs at 50% of the red line most of the time..... Same for bikes, they just (generally) have a higher rev limit.
nicely put Ade. The only other thing I can say is when approaching tighter corners and multiple ones I keep my revs nearer to 4-5,000 as it allows me strong control on engine braking and more response out of bends. If you go through bends at low rpms and find you need to brake then the bike won't slow down enough and will push you too hard resulting in going wide and panicking!! There hope that helps!
Don't worry he'll grow out of it in time. I was a bit like this when I did my iam, quoting from the manual all the time, not quite as bad but close, and I had a BMW at the time. The 2 aren't a great combination really!
