Will I outgrow a 300cc too soon?

[Baggsy]

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And you listened? I think you misunderstood, he meant that it shouldn't be shifted under 6000rpm while drag racing lol

Yeah, it was the first year of VTEC, and he gave me some story about it being a high revving engine.
Redline was at 8,000 RPM, and limiter at 9,000. Anyways it was covered just before the warranty ran out.
The car was stolen about a year later, which in a way was a really good thing, as I'm still among the living.

 

[conundrum]

I had a salesman tell me that my first stick car shouldn't be shifted under 6,000 rpm, so guess who blew the first rod in North America for that particular car?

Best to take it easy with the shifting, and let the oil circulate for a while, before flogging a bike hard.

That doesn't really make sense...can't shift UNDER 6,000rpm? You can shift whenever you want, so long as you don't lug the engine and you are below redline and/or rev limiter.

I do agree with not revving a cold engine or unloaded engine. Best to let the engine and oil get up to operating temp first, and do only do it while moving (vs being an idiot at a traffic light).

 

[Slono]

You will outgrow a 300cc too soon if you are on the highway often. I bought a brand new ninja 250r several years ago thinking I would have it for a really long time only to find out it wasn't meant to be ridden on the freeway rain or shine 70km each way. Can it be done? Of course! I did it too! But it's a lot more comfortable on a larger bike which I now have.

If I didn't live and commute to and from a concrete jungle, and could take back roads wherever and whenever made sense I may not have sold the smaller bike. It all depends on what you want your intentions are.

With all that said, I wouldn't have started on a larger bike. Learning on a small one is very important when you are new. It's more forgiving if you make a mistake because they are usually lighter and more agile.

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