I did the same when first got TBA. After I got the Tach realized how low in rpm I was shifting. Now I realize when I go high with the revs I'm not beating on the motor. I beginning to use it to full potential. RIDE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT. OR BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HER, LET HER WIND TILL YOU CANT HOLD ON TO THE HANDEL BAR. I love to get on the highway with no traffic approaching. I just wind the hell out of it. 50 in 2nd is nothing.