You sound like you'd like a 7 speed too. It is hard to get a happy medium with a six speed on a small bike, kind of like a five speed on a 400-500. To get good trail capabilities there isn't enough for the upper speeds.

I had the opportunity to ride a 7 speed Hercules 250 GS back in the 80s, a two stroke 250 enduro. Seems like you're shifting forever, but first was off road low and seventh probably was good for triple digits. An experience that sold me on the idea of more gears makes sense, although as long as the bike can do the speed the revs are more a psychological issue with the rider than a real problem. Consider just how hard riders are with off road bikes, yet most run long periods without problems.

It would be nice to have a first gear that would be like having the 13/47 yet have a top gear like the 14/39. Seven speeds could do it.

 

FWIW my (mostly) stock Canadian 2009 will run 120km/hr indicated (~108km/hr actual) all day long; uphill, headwind, loaded with gear, sitting upright.

The top speed is 142km/hr (~128km/hr actual) downhill in a tuck.

 

When mine was stock, it did 90mph once.. It was in the back of my truck, but still..

 

I also have a 2011 Canadian model. I weigh around 195lbs and with the stock gearing I topped out at an indicated 130Km/h (78MPH) (not sure what the 'actual' speed was, just what the speedo was reading.) I have an FMF PC4, jet kit, snorkel removed, this was when I had stock gearing. With the 13/49 I have now, top speed is definitely lower, but I haven't tried, so I'm not sure.

 

I remember some years back when there was a magazine test of I think a Honda S90 that did roughly 160 mph.

It couldn't go any faster, due to wind resistance... apparently that was as fast as it could go - after being dropped out of an airplane. Only did it once.

 

higher revs,

I can go 61 MPH in third gear.

that's almost redline 10 RPM in first gear

9 RPM in 2nd gear

and so on.

I usually get into traffic before I can go faster, the fastest I have been on the main road is 75 MPH, and that wasn't even at max revs,

I do have a Jet kit, but everything else is stock.

 

NOW that bike needed a fairing!

 

A little crumpled mass of Honda on the ground. It was in either the desert or dry lake area out west. They wanted to see how fast it could go. Reminds me of the stuff David Letterman used to drop off the roof, when doing Late Night... entertainment at its best.

 

Charlie throws a Cub off the roof, Tough little bugger starts right up! See 5:20 mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLjnqkXNWJs Bet thats the fastest that CUb has ever gone!

 

Not too sure the one I speak of would run before, much less after.