Bike slow down at higher gear.....

[Safe rider]

Hey guys!..Juz nid some comment..

I was riding my 125z at about 60km/h at gear 5..

then ther was dis lorry turning into my lane.so i close my throttle bt did nt lowwer down gear..as i wanted to speed up bck still at gear 5,my bike slows down as if its goin to stall..i drop down to 4th gear and still the same..i drop again to 3rd gear still my bike was dying..i then stp at a nearby bus stp..juz wondering is it my fault coz riding at low speed bt at a high gear or is it my bike??.Dis happened to me twice..

p.s...wen i close my throttle i slow down to about from 60 to 50km/h.

[rezz_shaz]

low speed at high gear, will cause u're engine to stutter...dropping just one gear at this point might not be enough...best is for u to fammiliarise with u're bike better...

[Safe rider]

Hmm...dats wat malay calls 'Bobok'??.i tink so..anw will riding at low speed bt high gear cause any damage to bike?.& will it save fuel or anytg??.

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

I owned a 125Z for 6+ years and I can say that your engine is most efficient at 5-7K rpm. Anything lower and you don't have enough power to react to anyone, and are wasting fuel going so slow.

 

2 strokes are very inefficient and produce very little torque at low revs, so make use of your entire rev range Once you reach 5000+ rpm and your exhaust resonance starts to pack in the cylinder, you take off like magic carpet because the bike is so light.

 

The 125Z is a dream to ride, whack all day and cruise at 120kph, still gives me 37km/l till the day I sold the bike (because it ran so well everything became loose...). Tune it well and you can carry a pillion at 160kph. Okay so it's a 125cc but its 2 stroke so twice the theoretical power of a 4 stroke, and the bike weighs what, 70 kilos? That's like a feather.

[SlowButSteady Bro]

Yah 2 stroke powerband came @ 5000-7000rpm,Riding below 70kmh you see like no power at all.My RXZ also same ride 80kmh and 100kmh fuel no difference.

[bntyl]

agrees with rezz_shaz about 2 stroke engine is most efficient at 5-7K rpm.

at first i thought i was only for 2 stroke sport bikes. but when i rode my friends rxz. it is also the same.

so try to keep your rpm around 5-7k for better response from your throttle to " siam " away.

Ride safely !