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06-16-2010, 12:49 AM WildRussian Joined on 06-15-2009 Moscow, Russia Posts 224 GL650: 65HP@800rpm & 62Nm@6000 and RED zone 9000! I never turn engine 5500 or over. Today i`ve go to job and have comfort ride 55mph by 3000rpm (on 5 gear). Also, i have 2 things: 1) It`s normal 55mph by 3000 rpm? 2) Who can get 6000-8000 rpm? As i think it is "low flying airplain". When i ride on highway i have 60-80mph by 4000-5000rpm (and dont get maximum!) I have fear for ride too fast or 4000-5000 is normal? Honda GL650 `83 Yamaha PW80 (Wife) --------------------------------- Why i ride bike? - God give 4 foot to animal and to man - 2 only. Age 38/25 skype: romanovi_ha_sergey    Report

06-16-2010, 9:21 AM RichNCT Joined on 03-02-2006 Connecticut, USA Posts 3,463 Re: GL650: 65HP@800rpm & 62Nm@6000 and RED zone 9000! Sounds to me like you're only using 1/2 of the bike, and not the 1/2 that's the most fun, either!  I'm sure it has to do with what roads are like where you ride.  My GL650I likes to run up to redline just fine.  Refueling on The James Bay Road, 2009 Born to be relatively wild (for a grampa x 3) GL650I, CX650E, CX650T    Report

06-16-2010, 9:40 AM Timothy_D Joined on 04-22-2006 Santa Rosa, CA Posts 1,585 Re: GL650: 65HP@800rpm & 62Nm@6000 and RED zone 9000! Hell, I take my CX650E past redline on a pretty regular basis, especially in first and second gear. Your bike won't mysteriously blow up if you pass the red line, it will eventually blow up if you sustain it beyond the red line for a long period of time on a regular basis. CX500 Turbo, GL650I, Two CX650E's, and one Crown Jewel of the CX line- CX650T. Why do I own five CX/GL bikes? Ask an alcoholic why he drinks. Donating Member. Sold: 1981 CX500D, 2- 1982 CX500T's, 1983 CX650C.    Report

06-16-2010, 9:41 AM Blindstitch Joined on 03-14-2009 Greenfield Wisconsin Posts 9,863 Re: GL650: 65HP@800rpm & 62Nm@6000 and RED zone 9000! The tach is like a gas gauge in your car. Use the whole range. Although I don't normally go above 8,000. 1979 CX500 Supertanker ATGATT makes riding a bike like a sled easier. Quick Reference    Report

06-16-2010, 9:59 AM WildRussian Joined on 06-15-2009 Moscow, Russia Posts 224 Re: GL650: 65HP@800rpm & 62Nm@6000 and RED zone 9000! About quality of roads to Russia speak: "Here there are no roads - here there is a direction where you wish to go" (Quality of road and not-roads identical). Honda GL650 `83 Yamaha PW80 (Wife) --------------------------------- Why i ride bike? - God give 4 foot to animal and to man - 2 only. Age 38/25 skype: romanovi_ha_sergey    Report

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