2008 Busa Shifting speeds

[Busa_Nick]

FYI 08 busa will do approx 74 in first gear red line, (used a GPS)

Yeah, but that can't be good for the bike to leave it in 1st gear until 74mph all the time, maybe once and awhile on the race track, right?

 

[Busa_Nick]

If you read the manual it will tell you when the shift points are.

1st to 2nd      12mph
2nd to 3rd      19mph
3rd to 4th      25mph
4th to 5th      31mph
5th to 6th      37mph

These are for a stock geared 06. Its probly a little different for an 08 scince I know the gearing is different.

K8 manual says the same thing but these numbers are totally ridiculous. IMO. Who came up with that? Mother Theresa?

Read carefully in the 08 manual it has shifting times for the bikes first 500 miles and not to take it over 5RPM, that could be why your seeing the ridiculous #'s.