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R69s ideal speed per gear?
Re: R69s ideal speed per gear?
The "old German guy"must have been referring to a 356 Porsche Carrera motor with a Hirth roller crank, the early "long hood" 911S has a shell-bearing crank (same as my 1970 911E)
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Re: R69s ideal speed per gear?
Tboooe-
I started out on an R60, and traded up through a couple of R69s bikes, and by mid '70s had settled on the R69 as being the bike best for my own riding style.
I liked having just a bit more punch than the R50 or R60, along with the feeling that the R69 was a bit more tractable than the R69S.
Over the years I've enjoyed riding all the Earles fork models, and can easily see how each model would suit the various riding styles different folks adapt for themselves.
No doubt your inner engineer will quickly develop a feel through observation, as we all have; I doubt many here on the list shift by watching the speedo.
I think the BMW engineers only gave us parameters for break-in speeds and top speed in gears, and not specific shift points, because as Kurt suggests, it's a fairly subjective decision, given the variables of bike/road/rider/passenger/conditions/etc that may be involved.
Collective experience has shown habitual lugging can produce negative results, and the S, with a narrower power band than the other models, is therefore somewhat more susceptible.
I view all the answers I've read in this thread as valid replies and guidance to stay aware and develop good habits, and that with an S, one should "keep the kettle on the boil."
Best-
George
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Re: R69s ideal speed per gear?
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.