u/EagleKeeper493

▲ 5 r/zx10r

Hey everybody! I just picked up a 26 zx10r (in black) not too long ago. Upgraded from a zx4rr. It's not my first big bike but its my first liter sport bike and I have a question about shifting during normal *legal* riding scenarios.

With my previous bikes (softail, road king, zx4rr) I could shift like butter, but with this beast I can't get a bead on where she likes to shift? The owners manual has me shift into 6th by like 30 or 40 mph but that doesn't seem right? Usually I'd be in 3 or 4th there. Like when I shift with the clutch or the QS it's like there's a delay between engagement and power and she'll jump or shift kinda hard. Am I missing something here or am I just going through the growing pains?

Thanks for the help!

Edit: I am in the break in period. So I'm trying to keep it at or under 6k rpm. Is that where my issue is?

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u/EagleKeeper493 — 9 days ago