if i'm riding casually: normally shift all gears around 5-7k
if i'm riding agressively: normally shift our of 1st around 10k, 2nd and 3rd around 12k, 4th and 5th i'm not really sure, never really looked because of how fast i am going (don't really feel it's wise to take my eyes of the road to look at the tach when i'm doing 120+). honestly, i do most of my aggressive riding in the twisties so i don't get out of 3rd that much because i really like to keep the RPM's high, (around 10k), because i ride with a few gix 1000's and a 954RR and need to keep up.
i never run to red line because i never really feel any extra power after 12k (98's redline @ 14k)
billy m.
1998 ZX6R
WTF is a Gixxer?