DR650 top end cruise speed
Prof Frink
southern Cali. My question is, what is a reasonably fast cruising speed for
the bike that wont kill it prematurly?
I tend to baby it along between 65 and 70. Does any one else ride at
highway speeds? and if so, what do you run it at?
bowman
> I tend to baby it along between 65 and 70. Does any one else ride at
> highway speeds? and if so, what do you run it at?
75-80. It tops out around 100, and it will take a while to get there, but it
will run the legal speed +5 mph happily. Depending on the headwind, it can
also suck gas like a SUV at those speeds. Well, an economical SUV -- more
like 30 mpg than the usual 50-55 mpg.
Also, the speedos are notorious; subtract about 5 mph from the indicated
speed unless you're talking 65 indicated by a GPS.
Craig Faison
http://userweb.magpage.com/cfaison/ss1000.html
My buddy rode his DR650 on the above ride... we started out sticking to
65-70 in the interest of preserving his bike. We ended up riding at 80+
more often than not. That same bike now has well over 20k on it and he
finally had to replace the leaky base gasket. It hasn't had any other
problems.
Craig
bowman
> My buddy rode his DR650 on the above ride...
On the OEM saddle? Better man than I. I put in about a 300 mile day last
year, with plenty of breaks for long hikes in the woods, and I didn't think
I'd ever walk again.
Craig Faison
> On the OEM saddle? Better man than I. I put in about a 300 mile day last
> year, with plenty of breaks for long hikes in the woods, and I didn't think
> I'd ever walk again.
Yep.
The motto for street riding on a crappy seat is "stand early, stand
often." You have to stand up, reposition and just generally fidget a lot
to keep things comfy. Don't be afraid to look like a dork sitting with one
cheek hanging off of the seat to rest the other, or leaning forward to
rest your weight on your left arm on the tank, etc... be creative. ;-)
Craig