Thread: Inline 4s
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Old 12-10-10, 10:52 PM   #77
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Default Re: Inline 4s

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Originally Posted by lukemillar View Post
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Why would you burble along at 3k?

I have said this before about all engine configurations, be it twins, triples or 4's- Don't get hung up on the tach numbers! You use an engine wherever it is happiest i.e not labouring or over-revving. The only people who get hung up are the V-twin owners who say:

"Well, I travel in 4th gear at 4k rpm and it is 40mph, but when I do the same on an IL4, it is gutless"
Nah... you cruise along at what feels like a comfortable rpm.

Get on either bike and shift to what feels reasonable to bimble at: say 40mph and the SV will pull better from there.
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