- Oct 9, 1999
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Well it was my fault.. I would have smoked him if I didnt shift so late in the rev range. In first I went to 8000 rpms and in second I went up to 9000.. and by the time i shifted to 3rd it hit me that i was doing a highly illegal 80+ in a 40 mph zone.
When I realised that I backed off and let him get ahead of me.. but until then I was keeping up quite well.
The thing was that I just realised my mistake.. (okay racing on the streets is bad - but he initated it, I was riding normally until then), I shifted late, should have shifted by the time I was in 7000 rpms to get into the power band..
Luckily my brains took over my thought process and slowed down. Though it was only a 1/4 mile or 1/2 mile ride.. i still think I could have smoked him if I didnt have this huge weight on me.. the fact that I have no tickets and no accidents.. and that I want to keep it that way..
Manjul
Anyway hopefully a rejet, a new airfilter and a oil change will give me back my power. After all I wont be doign this next time around.. but if the situation arises I can take appropriate action.
http://www.gstwin.com/wwwboard/messages/13772.html
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This happened yesterday and I am sort of pinching myself for it. I could have beaten him had I shifted right in the powerzone. I would have still beaten him if I didnt have speed limits, cause once i had gone up the gears I would have been out of there. I let him win once i realised i was doing 80 in a 40 in 3rd gear.. had i pushed it I would have been over 100 in a couple of seconds.
I know its stupid.. but I was tired, hungry and in a pretty pissed off mood.
tgg
Well it was my fault.. I would have smoked him if I didnt shift so late in the rev range. In first I went to 8000 rpms and in second I went up to 9000.. and by the time i shifted to 3rd it hit me that i was doing a highly illegal 80+ in a 40 mph zone.
When I realised that I backed off and let him get ahead of me.. but until then I was keeping up quite well.
The thing was that I just realised my mistake.. (okay racing on the streets is bad - but he initated it, I was riding normally until then), I shifted late, should have shifted by the time I was in 7000 rpms to get into the power band..
Luckily my brains took over my thought process and slowed down. Though it was only a 1/4 mile or 1/2 mile ride.. i still think I could have smoked him if I didnt have this huge weight on me.. the fact that I have no tickets and no accidents.. and that I want to keep it that way..
Manjul
Anyway hopefully a rejet, a new airfilter and a oil change will give me back my power. After all I wont be doign this next time around.. but if the situation arises I can take appropriate action.
http://www.gstwin.com/wwwboard/messages/13772.html
------------ End Quote ----------------
This happened yesterday and I am sort of pinching myself for it. I could have beaten him had I shifted right in the powerzone. I would have still beaten him if I didnt have speed limits, cause once i had gone up the gears I would have been out of there. I let him win once i realised i was doing 80 in a 40 in 3rd gear.. had i pushed it I would have been over 100 in a couple of seconds.
I know its stupid.. but I was tired, hungry and in a pretty pissed off mood.
tgg
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