It's a rainy day here with nothing to do but stir the pudding.
I have seen a few posts from Vulcan owners expressing concern about the rpms their engines are turning at highway speeds. Some bikes have chain drive and a sprocket change can lose some of the revs but usually at the expense of acceleration and pull up hill. If you live in the flat country and are running long hauls over the highway, that might be a reasonable option. I have done that with some other bikes and they seemed a bit more relaxed on the road. Of course, if your model Vulcan has shaft or belt drive you are pretty well stuck with what you have. If you have ridden a bike with a six speed tranny, you are always looking for that extra gear with your toe when back to five speeds.
That said....The engines on these bikes are basically under stressed and in a moderate state of tune. They are Metrics. The middleweights (I chuckle at that classification) will surely turn faster, but are built to handle the higher engine rpms. Consider this; one piston on a big HD or Vulcan 1700 has as much displacement as both cylinders of an 800 or 900. It will most likely be moving at a slower rate to deliver the power and probably at fewer revs.
Basically, these engines are designed to spin faster and are not going to be affected by what may be perceived as a high rate of revs. Don't Sweat It. Just ride it!
I have seen a few posts from Vulcan owners expressing concern about the rpms their engines are turning at highway speeds. Some bikes have chain drive and a sprocket change can lose some of the revs but usually at the expense of acceleration and pull up hill. If you live in the flat country and are running long hauls over the highway, that might be a reasonable option. I have done that with some other bikes and they seemed a bit more relaxed on the road. Of course, if your model Vulcan has shaft or belt drive you are pretty well stuck with what you have. If you have ridden a bike with a six speed tranny, you are always looking for that extra gear with your toe when back to five speeds.
That said....The engines on these bikes are basically under stressed and in a moderate state of tune. They are Metrics. The middleweights (I chuckle at that classification) will surely turn faster, but are built to handle the higher engine rpms. Consider this; one piston on a big HD or Vulcan 1700 has as much displacement as both cylinders of an 800 or 900. It will most likely be moving at a slower rate to deliver the power and probably at fewer revs.
Basically, these engines are designed to spin faster and are not going to be affected by what may be perceived as a high rate of revs. Don't Sweat It. Just ride it!
