RX3 & interstate hills question

[Louis Angel]

I just asked a you tube member this same question, but thought I would post it here as well.
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Question: if I may, have ( any of you RX3 owners ) you tried going up a interstate 5% incline at 60 MPH with this bike. My CRF230L I have to downshift to 5th gear and on long 4% plus grades it will gradually slow down to about 50 MPH and hold there. ( lesser and/or shorter grades not so much an issue ) The CRF230L is not really interstate safe. I hate high speed 4 lanes, but sometimes just need to go down them a bit to get somewhere else.
Thanks to anyone's reply with real world experience in this matter.
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[SpudRider]

I frequently ascend steep grades on interstate highways and other roads in Idaho. The elevations are always higher than 4,400 feet above sea level. With appropriate sprocket selections, you can easily maintain a speed of 60 mph while climbing these grades.

[Jay In Milpitas]

Originally Posted by Louis Angel

I just asked a you tube member this same question, but thought I would post it here as well.
.
Question: if I may, have ( any of you RX3 owners ) you tried going up a interstate 5% incline at 60 MPH with this bike. My CRF230L I have to downshift to 5th gear and on long 4% plus grades it will gradually slow down to about 50 MPH and hold there. ( lesser and/or shorter grades not so much an issue ) The CRF230L is not really interstate safe. I hate high speed 4 lanes, but sometimes just need to go down them a bit to get somewhere else.
Thanks to anyone's reply with real world experience in this matter.
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Louis, it's only a 250, so a drop to 5th is to be expected at times. Depending on what riding you normally expect to do with it, the 13t will prolong that act, but I imagine 5th will still scoot you along just fine.

[detours]

Here in Denver and Boulder, I easily run up 5% grades in 5th gear around 60+ mph with my 13T sprocket. No problem keeping up with highway traffic at all.

[SeerAtlas]

on small bikes in the mountains or long grades on interstates i always find a loaded big rig grinding up the hill and duck in front of him, matching his speed for a leisurely trip up the hill. that way the boy racer types blindly charging thru traffic (age irrelevant) got to crash through the truck to get to me

watch out going downhill though, some of these truckers love to run up your back side to try and scare you, works too!

[Tiger12XC]

Originally Posted by Louis Angel

I just asked a you tube member this same question, but thought I would post it here as well.
.
Question: if I may, have ( any of you RX3 owners ) you tried going up a interstate 5% incline at 60 MPH with this bike. My CRF230L I have to downshift to 5th gear and on long 4% plus grades it will gradually slow down to about 50 MPH and hold there. ( lesser and/or shorter grades not so much an issue ) The CRF230L is not really interstate safe. I hate high speed 4 lanes, but sometimes just need to go down them a bit to get somewhere else.
Thanks to anyone's reply with real world experience in this matter.
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Heya Louis I'm the Youtube Member you spoke to earlier HAHA. Nice to see you here as these guys are an awesome source of info. I watched soooo many videos on that exact thing trying to figure out if the RX3 would be dangerous on interstate stretches especially the uphill variety. I have to say I am very surprised by the power this little 250 has. Our trip through the Ouachita Mountains up the Talimena Drive put all that to rest 60 mph uphill was not my issue. Running off the road at 60 mph while looking at the the mountains was my biggest concern.

[Louis Angel]

Originally Posted by Tiger12XC

Running off the road at 60 mph while looking at the mountains was my biggest concern.

Thanks! And thanks to all!