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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RaYzerman19" data-source="post: 1279377" data-attributes="member: 18388">Gas mileage is in some ways dependent on the right wrist, but also dependent on wind drag, speed, and rpms in a power band that overcomes it (ie, not lugging the engine at speed).  That's why in some conditions one can get better mileage in 4th, if starting to bog in 5th.  I measure that somewhat by the amount of twist required to maintain a speed.  Most of the time, my FJR is happy cruising at 4000 rpm at speed.  While we haven't seen the ratios for the 6 speed, I suspect with 4th and 5th being moved down, 6th will be just a slightly taller 5th as we know it today..... I'll take a guess and say it will lower rpm by 3-400.  Not a huge change, perhaps useful to some, more freeway riders than two laners....  I don't do slab unless I have to, so I'm not all that excited about the 6 speed.  IF I were redesigning the FJR tranny, I would have left 1st & 2nd alone and moved everything else down a tad, then made 6th only a tad taller.... but hey, I think the 5 speed is perfect.By contrast on my V-Strom, 6th is rarely used, as the bike needs about 5000 rpm to cruise easily..... 1st is too tall, etc. so some change the sprockets to get different gearing.</blockquote>