Originally Posted by SmokeU (Post 222781)

WTF is "managing the power band?"

Originally Posted by ShawnKing (Post 222786)

LOL As a (relatively) new rider, I may be describing it wrong.

The Shadow required me to make sure I was in the right gear and the right revs in order to produce power.

For example, I was entering the interstate on the Shadow and a semi was in the right hand lane. I twisted the throttle to get ahead of the semi and.....nothing....

I was in fifth gear and the bike needed/wanted to be in 4th in order to get up and go.

Unlike my FJR which seems to have plenty of juice at *all* times! :)

Originally Posted by SmokeU (Post 222787)

I know what you're saying, but it seems it was more of a n00b mistake not knowing how to work a manual transmission.

Originally Posted by seruzawa (Post 222788)

Maybe, but I gotta defend SK a bit here. A Shadow750 has a pretty lackluster engine. You'd expect a cruiser to have a wide powerband. It kind of does but it just doesn't have any excess power to begin with. Something like 35 or 40 so. And it weighs like 600 pounds stock. I could see it being a real dog under a big heavy rider.

Originally Posted by SmokeU (Post 222787)

I know what you're saying, but it seems it was more of a n00b mistake not knowing how to work a manual transmission.

Originally Posted by seruzawa (Post 222788)

I could see it being a real dog under a big heavy rider.

Originally Posted by ShawnKing (Post 222791)

Yeah - at the time, I weighed 260+lbs. If the bike was 525lbs, it really didn't have the *extra* juice to get me up to highway speeds quickly.

It was a fine bike (a buddy of mine had one to start and he loved it) but for a big guy who needed to also ride interstates, it wasn't suitable under those conditions.

Originally Posted by seruzawa (Post 222795)

It lists at 525 pounds dry weight. Since Japanese listed dry weights are notorious fairy tales I figure the 600 pound wet weight is probably correct.