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What gear are you in?

Angry, stupid or insightful?

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DanBow

Like a leaf on the wind . . .
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Is it a design feature or just coincidence that there is a formula to work out what gear you are in from the speed and revs?

I've known it for years but only today thought I'd make a comment about it.

So, for those of you that never realised . . . in 2nd gear the speed and the revs match and for every gear higher the difference is 1000 revs. In 2nd gear at 40mph the revs will be at 4000, 50mph will be 5000.

In 3rd gear 50mph will be at 4000revs. A difference of 1000 revs for 1 gear higher.

In 4th gear at 50mph at 3000revs. A difference of 2000 revs for 2 gears higher.

See? Crystal!

It just about works for all gears at all speeds!

So, design or coincidence?
 

Cougar377

Express elevator to hell
Staff member
Moderator
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Is it a design feature or just coincidence that there is a formula to work out what gear you are in from the speed and revs?

I've known it for years but only today thought I'd make a comment about it.

So, for those of you that never realised . . . in 2nd gear the speed and the revs match and for every gear higher the difference is 1000 revs. In 2nd gear at 40mph the revs will be at 4000, 50mph will be 5000.

In 3rd gear 50mph will be at 4000revs. A difference of 1000 revs for 1 gear higher.

In 4th gear at 50mph at 3000revs. A difference of 2000 revs for 2 gears higher.

See? Crystal!

It just about works for all gears at all speeds!

So, design or coincidence?
You're bored aren't you..? :facepalm:
 

DEG5Y

Been there, and had one
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Is it a design feature or just coincidence that there is a formula to work out what gear you are in from the speed and revs?

I've known it for years but only today thought I'd make a comment about it.

So, for those of you that never realised . . . in 2nd gear the speed and the revs match and for every gear higher the difference is 1000 revs. In 2nd gear at 40mph the revs will be at 4000, 50mph will be 5000.

In 3rd gear 50mph will be at 4000revs. A difference of 1000 revs for 1 gear higher.

In 4th gear at 50mph at 3000revs. A difference of 2000 revs for 2 gears higher.

See? Crystal!

It just about works for all gears at all speeds!

So, design or coincidence?
So that's how Mr Honda calculated the inaccurate speedo!
 

DanBow

Like a leaf on the wind . . .
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Try a chainsaw, very therapeutic specially when you’re cutting up something you don’t like (y).

As it happens, I need a new bar for my chainsaw and a new helmet too.

The last one, helmet, got thrown against a wall! lol
 

Cougar377

Express elevator to hell
Staff member
Moderator
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As it happens, I need a new bar for my chainsaw and a new helmet too.

The last one, helmet, got thrown against a wall! lol

Did you take your head out first.? :D
 

JayTee

Si vis pacem para bellum
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As it happens, I need a new bar for my chainsaw and a new helmet too.

The last one, helmet, got thrown against a wall! lol

Did it suffer a lot of swelling and bruising :p, and could you walk ok afterwards ?
 

Squag1

Can't remember....
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I was chatting the builder on site and I commented on his phone.

That's my third one

Why what happened?

He made a throwing action towards the wall :)
 

Squag1

Can't remember....
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Don't fit any category.

Sitting in the sun sipping my tea.
Slagging off Beaker.
 

jerryt

....
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Is it a design feature or just coincidence that there is a formula to work out what gear you are in from the speed and revs?

I've known it for years but only today thought I'd make a comment about it.

So, for those of you that never realised . . . in 2nd gear the speed and the revs match and for every gear higher the difference is 1000 revs. In 2nd gear at 40mph the revs will be at 4000, 50mph will be 5000.

In 3rd gear 50mph will be at 4000revs. A difference of 1000 revs for 1 gear higher.

In 4th gear at 50mph at 3000revs. A difference of 2000 revs for 2 gears higher.

See? Crystal!

It just about works for all gears at all speeds!

So, design or coincidence?
Give James May a ring! He will love this!!:D
 

sr71caspar

B̶a̶n̶n̶e̶d̶
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All you need to know is whether you are in the correct gear or not- you don't need to know which one it is.

If the engine is on the verge of stalling- you're in too high a gear.
If the engine is screaming at the red line- you're in too low a gear.


If you can't go down any more gears- you're in first.
If you can't go up any more gears- you're in sixth.
 
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