I ride, not much, but whatever. What I don't understand about this guy is why he was just shifting to 2nd at the 75-80MPH speed of the traffic?
I ride a 1984 Yamaha XJ750RL (very rare and not sold in USA) I'm usually out of 1st before the intersection ends, and if really pouring it on, I might be going 75Km/h before shifting to 2nd. I know these new sport bikes love to rev, but he was in a 1000cc + bike ? IMHO he should have been in 2nd at 75MPH (120 Km/h) and shifting to 3rd. 1 litre bikes have some pretty good torque, no need to rev that high me thinks.
To be sitting too far back when he shifted is a symptom of just hanging on, and not being the master of the machine.
He was wearing keds ? not exactly the best foot protection! I always wear a boot that covers my ankle bone.
I ride a 1984 Yamaha XJ750RL (very rare and not sold in USA) I'm usually out of 1st before the intersection ends, and if really pouring it on, I might be going 75Km/h before shifting to 2nd. I know these new sport bikes love to rev, but he was in a 1000cc + bike ? IMHO he should have been in 2nd at 75MPH (120 Km/h) and shifting to 3rd. 1 litre bikes have some pretty good torque, no need to rev that high me thinks.
To be sitting too far back when he shifted is a symptom of just hanging on, and not being the master of the machine.
He was wearing keds ? not exactly the best foot protection! I always wear a boot that covers my ankle bone.