Reply To: 2008 Kawasaki ZZR600 as beginner cycle?
May 14, 2009 at 4:35 pm
#18513
cyclenovice
Participant
Another poster mentioned power bands, and from what I just learned, my power band is probably about half my redline, so I’m not riding anywhere close to that. Although as you said, there’s something to be said for cruising at an rpm level that creates a tolerable decibel level. To create more acceleration, it sounds like I need to rev the engine more before shifting, then let out on the clutch smoothly, and hang on! Shifting the gears constantly to get up to 35 mph is a pain, and it takes a while. If I could shift out of first at 25-30 mph that would be nice. But to do so, it sounds like I need to keep the rpms higher.