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1983 suzuki gs 750 shift pionts

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hey everyone I have an 83 GS 750 and I usually shift at four k rpm, but my cousin told me not to shift until at least six or seven K is the normal and when are you supposed to shift on normal driving. also when I'm going about 65 on my bike I am in the fifth gear at around 5k rpm is that normal:confused:
 
It all boils down to your comfort level, but you can shift just before or just at redline....or anywhere before that....

sometimes I will wind her out, other times it's a slow paced ride and will shift way sooner....

by the way if your going to start shifting at the higher rpms, hold on well until you get used to it....

some bikes have even higher shift points, take for instance the FZ, it redlines at 10-11 thousand....at 5 thousand it can bring the front end up if you want...

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but also when I cruise at 70 the RPM is like 5k is that too much on the engine or is that normal. is the bike supposed to be that loud when you're cruising at 70 or 75 and the bike is a 83 Suzuki GS 750 T
 
98% of time I just us 1 3 and 5 gears particularly with passenger. Does that make me old?
 
dmrblk2 said:
hey everyone I have an 83 GS 750 and I usually shift at four k rpm, but my cousin told me not to shift until at least six or seven K is the normal and when are you supposed to shift on normal driving. also when I'm going about 65 on my bike I am in the fifth gear at around 5k rpm is that normal:confused:
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Just ride it like you stole it, shift it when her tongue is hanging out.:D No you can shift it anywhere you want as long as you are not bogging the motor down. They do not like to lug down to much, cause's the motor to rattle , and buck. ;) And cruising at 65mph , at 5K will not hurt that motor, she is just starting to breath. I've owned mine for 30 years and it is still fine never had a problem.
 
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dmrblk2 said:
hey everyone I have an 83 GS 750 and I usually shift at four k rpm, but my cousin told me not to shift until at least six or seven K is the normal and when are you supposed to shift on normal driving. also when I'm going about 65 on my bike I am in the fifth gear at around 5k rpm is that normal:confused:
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I don't even look at the Tach when I'm riding. These engines can take high revs but don't go crazy on them.

Shift like was suggested...as you feel comfortable doing so. It definitely depends on what the riding conditions are but learn to progress through the gears slowly as well as quickly.

Someone has a quote on their signature that says something like: "Learn how to ride fast because some day you'll need to". I believe that to be true.

EDIT: Post pics of your "T" on this thread when you get a chance: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=204459&page=13
and taking it a step further, put the last 6 digits of your VIN in the post so we know your sequence number of your bike.

dmrblk2 said:
but also when I cruise at 70 the RPM is like 5k is that too much on the engine or is that normal. is the bike supposed to be that loud when you're cruising at 70 or 75 and the bike is a 83 Suzuki GS 750 T
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Think about the revs on your car...I have an SUV with a 3.5L/V6 engine. At 70 mph the tach is reading at/about 3K rpms. 5K rpms for a bike is about cruising speed...you'll go above that when you've learned how to go fast because you never know when you need to.

yasser said:
98% of time I just us 1 3 and 5 gears particularly with passenger. Does that make me old?
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Wait...you skip through the gears?

We all have our techniques...whatever works for you my "T" brother!



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Motogp and Superbike rider, now riding instructor Reg Pridmore in his book advocates for street riding to always keep the revs up and he says 6000 is a good area. The idea being that the bike responds better. Suspension is set and you have power dialled in to make sudden manouvers (like getting out of the way) if need be.

I always thought that was a bit excessive but after trying it for awhile it does seem to be the way to go , for me at least. On some bikes revs like this make it too buzzee (mostly 2 cylinders) but on these bikes its not too intrusive. The power band is also in the higher revs so you will need to wind them up if you want to tap the performance.

The bottom line, though is what you feel comfortable with and no 65 mph at 5K is not stressing the bike at all.

Try different things and see what you feel most comfortable with. Like GKeeper says some day you might like to lug it, sometimes you'll enjoy making it scream.

Whatever you do just ride safely and enjoy.

spyug
 
I think decades of small block Chevy's have made North Americam's scared of using RPM's.God put them there for you to use:D
 
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