Favorite RPM to change gears?

[Bulldog9]

What's your 'sweet spot?' None of my bikes are beasts and the power is always manageable, so I shift more for satisfaction than 'performance'

I love the characteristics of our Guzzi motors with a fat torque and power band from 3500-6500 rpm, but when I give it the beans.....

Griso (1100) - 7000 - with the Ago HF pipe the off throttle sound between shifts is just sublime.
1200 Sport - 7500 Motor is silky smooth and makes such nice fluid power. Mistral can with DB in makes nice noises but no where as thuggish as it's little brother.
Stornello - 6500 but frequently hit the rev limiter :-) I have the Mistral can that sounds slightly better than the stock arrow can. The Beetle map gives a nice midrange kick where the stock map has a kick and unless the bags are loaded up spins very fast and smooth.
Convert - ummmmm while stopped or rolling at least than 10mph 

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[LowRyter]

6 or 7k is pretty good.  if you're just cruisin' 4-5k 

it's a Guzzi, don't lug it

[Moparnut72]

Depends on the gear you are in. Lower gears lower rpm. Gotta feel what your bike wants.
kk

[Scout63]

Um - 5k and adjust up or down to suit.

[Huzo]

Varies with applied load conditions.
There’s no one size fits all.
The variables are…
Load.
Desired acceleration.
Slope.
Temperature.
Throttle setting.
If you graphed the curve of all those and managed to plug the results into an equation, you’ll know.

(But my Norge loves 5,000 under “ brisk” acceleration demands…)

[FarmallA]

Or a nice rev matched down-shift and wind out to redline just to hear it!
FarmallA
Steve

[Ncdan]

Most of my roughly 25-30 bikes in my lifetime have had tachometers. That being said, I have never used a tachometer to determine when any bike needs to be shifted to the next gear up or the next gear down shift. I believe the rider should be able to listen to his bike and understand that the bike will tell when it wants to be shifted to the next gear.
My 02 Stone has no tachometer and I could care less.
However,  to shift of not to shift is a personal riders choice and there is neither a right or wrong answer.

[kingoffleece]

Bingo.  The essence of a Guzzi.  LISTEN to it.  Lots of other bikes are like appliances.  Any gear, any time.  A Guzzi rewards the pilot with a give and take dance between machine and man.

[LowRyter]

shift by feel. 

[Paul_Tim]

It gradually increased over the first 18 months of ownership (08 Stelvio) from about 5K5 up to 7K.
These days it really depends on how I feel and how much of a hurry I am in to get to my destination. Going to work it might be 4K, comming home nearer to 7K   

[Bulldog9]

Bingo.  The essence of a Guzzi.  LISTEN to it.  Lots of other bikes are like appliances.  Any gear, any time.  A Guzzi rewards the pilot with a give and take dance between machine and man.

Absolutely.... This was obvious to me in the first 100 feet on the Griso on its first ride.

It did take me 6 months on the Griso and Norge to learn how to ride a Guzzi and get the most out of it's motor. The FJR 1300 was an appliance and made ridiculous speed and power, but had no soul.

The Griso has an off throttle between gear change blat that is always satisfying but just glorious at 6-7k

[John A]

My favorite is 5700 going from 3rd to fourth up a grade

[bad Chad]

My favorite?  Not gonna say. 
 You might not be able to handle what I’m doing.

[Huzo]

My favorite?  Not gonna say. 
 You might not be able to handle what I’m doing.

Hey it’s your bike Chad, I wouldn’t mind if you changed gears with a stone axe.

[MMRanch]

Ya'll are a bunch of Hooligans' ! 

I shift my 7II between 2500 - to - 3500 .    Unless I'm merging into traffic then it 3500 to 4500.   Most of the time I'm skipping 3rd and 5th , my bike smiles back at me for being nice and easy on the throttle too !      

Comes from a lifetime of ridding Big Single cylinder Long Stroke machines.   I spent 20+ years having a LS650/S-40 for an everyday ridder .   

[Scout63]

I used to ride all day around town at 2500-3000 on my airheads. Then I got a Commando, then Guzzis, then Ducatis.  The BMW just didn’t sound better up the rev range. The sexy twins all come into their own above 4000. I also realized at some point that the oil pump moves more oil at higher revs.

[AJ Huff]

About 3200.

-AJ

[Zenermaniac]

My V9 has no tach but I don’t miss it. I always did shift by feel on all my bikes.

[John A]

I want to know what the original question asked: what’s your Favorite rpm to shift. I interpret that to mean what’s the most fun rpm to shift at. Otherwise it’s a what’s your normal shift points question. For me on a big block five speed it’s third to fourth around 5700 and up, going past the trucks on a mountain road. Then on up to 7500 or so for fourth to fifth shift.

[Bulldog9]

I want to know what the original question asked: what’s your Favorite rpm to shift. I interpret that to mean what’s the most fun rpm to shift at. Otherwise it’s a what’s your normal shift points question. For me on a big block five speed it’s third to fourth around 5700 and up, going past the trucks on a mountain road. Then on up to 7500 or so for fourth to fifth shift.

You get the 'I was paying attention award  "

[John A]

Maybe there’s more Convert riders on here than we thought .

[Guzzistajohn]

Don' need no steenking tach. Just feel it. 

[Joliet Jim]

on the 02 Stone about 4k
on the Beast about 5500-6000

[Clifton]

All over the place depending on how hard I'm accelerating and up hill or down, but generally anywhere between 3,300 to 6,500 or so. Probably 90% of my shifting is between 3,500 and 5,500.

[berniebee]

The correct answer, of course, is to shift at exactly 4,376 rpm as indicated on your Veglia precision instrument. 

[s1120]

My 02 stone metal is my first Guzzi, and it has no tach. So really I have no idea. I shift by feel, but from one day to the next depending on your mood feel can be different. SO no idea..  I do miss not having a tach. Its on my list of mods to do to the bike for sure.