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Old 2nd July 2006, 13:55   #4 (permalink)
2fast4u
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Originally Posted by zen-ith
Any car when accelerated at low gears increases speed upto a certain point, though the RPM of the engine will increase even beyond. In other words, while accelerating at low gears, speedometer stops increasing beyond a certain point, whereas the tachometer continues to increase.

My question is, where is this extra revolution of the engine (RPM) absorbed? The natural answer is, it must result in clutch slippage. Does it? If so, it may result in unnecessary wear and tear of clutch liners every time we over-rev the engine.
whether car or bike if u are having more engine rev thru the gears withhout moving much ahead as should have been is something u can sense. this indicates a poor worn out clutch. get it changed.

on the other hand if ur question is about rpm increase in each gear then ur above observation is right as this is entirely dependent on the gear ratios. tall and short design.
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