dududuckling
Cruisin' Guzzisti
Hi,
The V7 III Stone does not have tachometer, so I always went by the "feel", but sometimes I missed it.
How bad is it if I forgot to upshift? I.e. Merging on the highway and forgot to shift up from 4th to 5th, or 5th to 6th, that the red warning exclamation light came on. Or like this morning, I was going downhill and realized that I was still on second gear doing 40 mph.
From the factory, the rev limiter is set at 4500 rpm (lower limit) and 6500 rpm (upper limit). I presume it will blink when passed 4500 rpm and stays on pass 6500 pm?
I have done this a couple of times, maybe once or twice a week, and the bike is still in its break-in period. Is this like the rotary engine where a redline a day keeps the mechanic at bay?
As well, sometimes it develops low-end growl with wide open throttle. And then the exhaust sound went back to normal Guzzi. Is this normal? I.e. Wide open throttle at 2nd gear doing 25 mph or 3rd gear doing 30-35 mph, then went away at 40 mph. I just notice this new noise recently, the past 100 miles or so.
Thanks.
The V7 III Stone does not have tachometer, so I always went by the "feel", but sometimes I missed it.
How bad is it if I forgot to upshift? I.e. Merging on the highway and forgot to shift up from 4th to 5th, or 5th to 6th, that the red warning exclamation light came on. Or like this morning, I was going downhill and realized that I was still on second gear doing 40 mph.
From the factory, the rev limiter is set at 4500 rpm (lower limit) and 6500 rpm (upper limit). I presume it will blink when passed 4500 rpm and stays on pass 6500 pm?
I have done this a couple of times, maybe once or twice a week, and the bike is still in its break-in period. Is this like the rotary engine where a redline a day keeps the mechanic at bay?
As well, sometimes it develops low-end growl with wide open throttle. And then the exhaust sound went back to normal Guzzi. Is this normal? I.e. Wide open throttle at 2nd gear doing 25 mph or 3rd gear doing 30-35 mph, then went away at 40 mph. I just notice this new noise recently, the past 100 miles or so.
Thanks.
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