I picked up my new 2013 400 two weeks ago and passed the 1000 mile mark yesterday. It's great to have the Colorado mountains to play in!
I hadn't read the posts about blipping the throttle until I had about 500 miles on my bike so at the 600 mile service I had them check to see if I had already glazed the clutch and was informed that it looked good so far. So here's my question: I understand that I should be blipping the throttle to 4500 rpm's, but when I blip the throttle, the bike revs to about 4000 rpm's, then pauses/lags a bit and the jumps to 5000. Is this a problem that I need to have checked out or is it operator error or nothing to worry about?
I'm 62 and am only 5'1" and have been riding motorcycles for about 4 years. Learned on a Yamaha XT 250 (too tall), then came the 1995 Harley Sportster (too rough, loud and top heavy), Suzuki C-50 (too top heavy), Kawaski 900 Vulcan (just a smidge too tall). One of my friends who sells motorcycles at a local shop traded his Vulcan 900 for a 650 and he sold me on trying the 400. It is a bit too tall as well, though scooting up on the seat at stops puts my feet mostly on the ground.
The low center of gravity feels magical compared to the previously noted bikes and it seems I have found "my scoot". I'm having a grand time running around the 4 Corners and appreciate all the great info I've received reading this forum!
Jackie
I hadn't read the posts about blipping the throttle until I had about 500 miles on my bike so at the 600 mile service I had them check to see if I had already glazed the clutch and was informed that it looked good so far. So here's my question: I understand that I should be blipping the throttle to 4500 rpm's, but when I blip the throttle, the bike revs to about 4000 rpm's, then pauses/lags a bit and the jumps to 5000. Is this a problem that I need to have checked out or is it operator error or nothing to worry about?
I'm 62 and am only 5'1" and have been riding motorcycles for about 4 years. Learned on a Yamaha XT 250 (too tall), then came the 1995 Harley Sportster (too rough, loud and top heavy), Suzuki C-50 (too top heavy), Kawaski 900 Vulcan (just a smidge too tall). One of my friends who sells motorcycles at a local shop traded his Vulcan 900 for a 650 and he sold me on trying the 400. It is a bit too tall as well, though scooting up on the seat at stops puts my feet mostly on the ground.
Jackie