sv shift lights, where to set them ?

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

barwel has ur raptor dash not got a plug in for it?

it has them built in.

Originally Posted by sinbad

How many lights do you have?

The object with the multi light systems is to give you plenty of notice of the impending need to shift. You don't want the first one to come on at 9500 if you should be shifting then.

On race cars they will often set the first green shift to come on at the bottom of the optimal torque band, going progressively through multiple greens, then amber, and then the last red light to come on at the "you should have changed gear by now" moment.

only have two, one green one red, and i see what you mean

Originally Posted by ophic

some time ago (ie years) someone calculated the optimum shift points of the SV. The power does drop off at the top rpms but you're still in a lower gear so pulling harder than the next gear would.

It went something like 1st gear 10,000rpm, 2nd gear 10,200 etc. Can't remember the exact figures obviously, but the overall conclusion was, just redline it in every gear, and you'll be going faster than someone who tries to shift at peak power.

I'm not saying this is correct, I'm just saying that someone somewhere did some calculations once, and these were his conclusions.

that was my conclusion from riding the bike, but most people say otherewise.

so if i were going to play by the above rule, then i will leav the green light at 9,5k and put the red light at 10,5k and shift on the red light