How low can your RPM's go in 3rd gear

[Hipp8]

How low can your RPM's get in 3rd gear (GEN-1 2002 GSX1300R) before it begins to kick and stall out? I've found plenty of top-end info but looking for low end right before needing to down shift or clutch it. Anyone ever test it?

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

I would consider anything under 2K to be lugging it but slow smooth acceleration gets you forward w/o any bucking.

 

[fast_pace77]

I would say keep it above 2000. These engines love rpm's. I will usually downshift if I go below 2700, Which brings me up to about 3000 again. 3000 is my sweet spot

 

[ali123]

How low can your RPM's get in 3rd gear (GEN-1 2002 GSX1300R) before it begins to kick and stall out? I've found plenty of top-end info but looking for low end right before needing to down shift or clutch it. Anyone ever test it?

lol.. this is a crazy first post... and at 2 35 am no less... I wanna hear the story behind the post......

 

[fast_pace77]

lol.. this is a crazy first post... and at 2 35 am no less... I wanna hear the story behind the post......

exactly what I thought. My mind was def wandering but I wasn't about to ask...
I think he's high and convinced himself of something quite odd...
Please share hipp8
lol

 

[Johnnie Phatt]

Mine will easily pull from 1500 with polite use of the throttle. And stay there comfortably unless there is a significant rise in the road.

 

[fast_pace77]

I just read all this again and decided to pop 6th gear at 35-40mph up a huge hill. She was comfortable at that for sure, and still had plenty of torque to even accelerate lol can't remember the rpm's but it was crazy low..
What a monster.. .
I like how to owners manual says if u are going up a hill make sure to downshift for adequate power...
Ya right... f**k a downshift...