Sideoftheroad Posted July 5, 2011 Share #1 Posted July 5, 2011 It's been a while since I have had a tach on the bike so to me the #'s are a bit high, but could be wrong. 45 mph, 5 gear, 2k 50 mph, 5 gear, 21k (small gap between the 2k bar and the needle) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painterman67 Posted July 5, 2011 Share #2 Posted July 5, 2011 ok so mine is a 1st gen. Geard different so the readings will be a bit higher. 4th gear @45 mph is 3000 5th gear @ 50 mph is 2500 not sure if it will help David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Bob Posted July 5, 2011 Share #3 Posted July 5, 2011 This isn't the chart I was looking for, but it may help till I find the other one. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5881 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Bob Posted July 5, 2011 Share #4 Posted July 5, 2011 Moderators, I got this chart from that "other" venture site. Please remove this post if that was inappropriate. But it is a nice chart... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey130 Posted July 5, 2011 Share #5 Posted July 5, 2011 I don't look at it that much, but I do note idle is about 950 RPM and 5th gear @ 70 MPH is about 3200 RPM. between watching traffic and scenery, my tach is mostly ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyRich Posted July 5, 2011 Share #6 Posted July 5, 2011 Yea, the chart is right for a corrected speedo. I take 2nd to 63 or so sometimes. I NEVER even think about 5th below 70. At 55 I am still in 3rd lots of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingy Posted July 5, 2011 Share #7 Posted July 5, 2011 Attached is an excel spread sheet that was started by lilbeaver and I expanded on the concept. It is set up when opened for a 1st gen Venture with a Venture final drive and a 140/90-16 rear tire. Any of the tan fields can be modified to see what different parameters would do. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideoftheroad Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted July 6, 2011 This isn't the chart I was looking for, but it may help till I find the other one. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5881 This seems to be pretty close since members have said w/ the vmax swap it raises RPM by about 500. My driving lately has been around town so not sure when I will be able to get it up to 70 mph next. Knowing my luck a LEO would be lurking around the corner and catch me doing 70 in a 45. If anyone can look next time they are on the scoot, I would appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bummer Posted July 6, 2011 Share #9 Posted July 6, 2011 It's been a while since I have had a tach on the bike so to me the #'s are a bit high, but could be wrong. 45 mph, 5 gear, 2k 50 mph, 5 gear, 21k (small gap between the 2k bar and the needle) Thanks Yep. That's about right. (Corrected speedo.) I checked on the way to work last night. Then I downshifted twice to get the rpms back up where they belong. 45 in 5th? Oh no. I'm a 3rd kind of guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideoftheroad Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share #10 Posted July 6, 2011 I'm an overacheiver I guess being in a higher gear at lower speeds. LOL. Took a major road this morning and got 3k at 70 mph. Also to make sure we are talking apples to apples, when I say 45, 50 & 70 mph this is looking at the speedo, not gps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyRich Posted July 6, 2011 Share #11 Posted July 6, 2011 If you don't have a speedohealer installed then your about 8% slower then what the speedo is reading. That's why I was using the phrase "corrected speed". When your stock speedo reads 70 your actually only doing about 64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Bob Posted July 6, 2011 Share #12 Posted July 6, 2011 I'm an overacheiver I guess being in a higher gear at lower speeds. LOL. Me too, I think it comes from 18 years of riding HD's before the RSV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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