r1100gs heavy rpm usage

[bart2181]

sounds daft lads but will riding the 1100gs at a constant 4-5rpm 70-80mph harm the bike at all.i ride a daily 45 mile motorway commute and sometimes it feels like i,m thrashing the foook out of it,not speed wise but rpm,and before anyone says i know i should have bought a 1150.ah well we live and learn

 

[motobiker]

sounds daft lads but will riding the 1100gs at a constant 4-5rpm 70-80mph harm the bike at all.i ride a daily 45 mile motorway commute and sometimes it feels like i,m thrashing the foook out of it,not speed wise but rpm,and before anyone says i know i should have bought a 1150.ah well we live and learn

On 'journeys' when making progress 4-5Krpm is for me the sweet spot. The bike can quite happily stay at that engine speed all day long if necessary.

 

[D6]

done 500 mile days at these revs, they love it

 

[bart2181]

1100 rpm

cheers lads,thought there was nothing to worry about.i,m just used to jap in line fours plodding away at 2-3rpm.still i,ve got to say the gs is possibly the best bike i,ve ever owned

 

[Vern]

Jap four doing 2-3k,to go faster,change down 2-3 gears and wind it on.

1100 twin doing anything in any gear,wind it on.

4-5k is where mine has spent the last quater of a million miles

 

[bart2181]

1100rpm

luvleeeeeee

 

[elevensies]

easy

 

[Schtum]

There's a reason that the Germans build Boxers, VW's, Porsches, BMW's.

 

[Myke Rocks]

rpm

Crossed Germany 2 years ago on R1100RT.
Covered 500 miles in 6 hours including 3 stops for fuel & refreshments.
Kept target speed on autobahn of 115mph for journey.
Only consequence was afterwards bike stopped using oil.
It had used some prior to the journey.
Myke