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Engineering dilemma - 10/26/2003 7:18:41 AM

BrubakerII

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Joined: 9/15/2002
From: Adelaide Australia
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What a predicament. Those crazy Suzukiities in Tokyo must be using a dodgy conversion calculator. This is my new motorcycle:

[IMG]http://users.esc.net.au/~ooyeah/Forumpic/GSXR750detYLW.jpg[/IMG]

Reading the manual, under the section entitled [B]Using The Transmission[/B], there is a table called the Shifting Up Schedule. It tells me approximately what speeds I use each gear for. It says:

Gear Position[COLOR=Silver]______[/COLOR]km/h[COLOR=Silver]______[/COLOR]miles/h
1st > 2nd[COLOR=Silver]_________[/COLOR]20[COLOR=Silver]________[/COLOR]12
2nd > 3rd[COLOR=Silver]_________[/COLOR]30[COLOR=Silver]________[/COLOR]19
3rd > 4th[COLOR=Silver]_________[/COLOR]40[COLOR=Silver]________[/COLOR]25
4th > 5th[COLOR=Silver]_________[/COLOR]50[COLOR=Silver]________[/COLOR]31
5th > 6th[COLOR=Silver]_________[/COLOR]60[COLOR=Silver]________[/COLOR]37

Trouble is, I seem to be doing 60kmh before I shift out of 1st :confused: By my experience so far, the table should read more like:

Gear Position[COLOR=Silver]______[/COLOR]km/h[COLOR=Silver]______[/COLOR]miles/h
1st > 2nd[COLOR=Silver]_________[/COLOR]60[COLOR=Silver]________[/COLOR]38
2nd > 3rd[COLOR=Silver]_________[/COLOR]120[COLOR=Silver]________[/COLOR]75
3rd > 4th[COLOR=Silver]_________[/COLOR]180[COLOR=Silver]________[/COLOR]113
4th > 5th[COLOR=Silver]_________[/COLOR]240[COLOR=Silver]________[/COLOR]150
5th > 6th[COLOR=Silver]_________[/COLOR]280+[COLOR=Silver]________[/COLOR]175+

Those wacky Japanese, maybe they are just trying to protect their warranty :rolleyes: Anyway, I gotto go. I have to go down to the shops for some milk... ;)

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