hi please help im new to bikes

[craig dow]

hi
i have a kymco 125 kr sports , can you tell me what the max speed is on this bike , im not sure if im getting it into 5th gear , is it one down for first , than four up , thats counting nutral , it is a five gear bike , not sure if you count nutrual on going up on gears , iv had it up to sixty five mph but thats the rev counter in the red , is it not good for the bike to keep the revs in red for a long time , just wanting to make sure im rideing the bike the way i should and not damageing it
thanks for any help you can give me

[sidthesloth]

G'day mate, don't run the engine in the redline, commonly called flogging the engine. If you are not sure if you are in top gear, just try changing up again, if there are no more gears then you are in top. 1 down 4 up does not include neutral. I would suggest ridng the bike gently and enjoying it, that way it will last longer and hopefully give you trouble free ownership.

[zombie]

Agreed! Try looking thru the Venox/Quannon posts. Kymco gears there bikes quite hi. There are a few after-market suppliers that have larger engine side gears that will add a few more mph/kph to the bike, and lower the revs.    http://www.kymco.co.uk/kr_sport_125cc_motorbike   The way you describe your shifting it does sound like you are missing a gear tho. Find an experienced rider or a dealer to take it for a ride to be sure