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12-11-11, 05:59 PM

Hello matey,

it's very common especially during a race to over rev the SV. It's suprising how low down the best power and torque are!
We race quite alot at East Fortune and there's a place on the circuit where you have to short shift coming out of Railway heading for the first Esses and it always amazes me how well the bike pulls!!

If you have no tacho fitted then a shift light would be a good idea. But it's just a case of getting used to the engine sound for the right rpm-cos even if you have a tacho you dont have much time to watch it!!

Best of luck

TC252

12-11-11, 05:59 PM	#4
TC252 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Gear Indicator/shift Light Gimmick or Useful Hello matey, it's very common especially during a race to over rev the SV. It's suprising how low down the best power and torque are! We race quite alot at East Fortune and there's a place on the circuit where you have to short shift coming out of Railway heading for the first Esses and it always amazes me how well the bike pulls!! If you have no tacho fitted then a shift light would be a good idea. But it's just a case of getting used to the engine sound for the right rpm-cos even if you have a tacho you dont have much time to watch it!! Best of luck TC252