Maximum Sustained Engine Speed
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Maximum Sustained Engine Speed
For the Twinkie is 5500 RPM. Does this mean that I could run my bike all day long at 5500 RPM? Or, like cars, is this just the redline of maximum RPMs that you can hit for a short duration? If 5500 is not sustained, then what would be a good maximum number that would yeild the most reliability and long-term use of the engine?
My Shadow would run 3400 rpm on the highway sustained at 75-80mph. We take long trips, so we run this way for hours and hours and hours.
(Bike in question is a 99 Road King)
My Shadow would run 3400 rpm on the highway sustained at 75-80mph. We take long trips, so we run this way for hours and hours and hours.
(Bike in question is a 99 Road King)
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RE: Maximum Sustained Engine Speed
Yeah, like those silly speed limit signs, I take these kinds of things with a grain of salt... Seems like everyone is trying to cover their ***, I have not done it, but I am pretty sure you could run it at 5,500 all day, as long you are moving
. My little 1400 trude was only a four speed, ran it over 100 for 600 miles with my girl plus another 50 pounds of bagage on the back, did I mention it was only a four speed?
If that little POS bike could do that, my Harley better be able to as well...
. My little 1400 trude was only a four speed, ran it over 100 for 600 miles with my girl plus another 50 pounds of bagage on the back, did I mention it was only a four speed?If that little POS bike could do that, my Harley better be able to as well...
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RE: Maximum Sustained Engine Speed
I've sustained 80 - 85 for numerous hours. Naturally stopping for fuel
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RE: Maximum Sustained Engine Speed
We never got under 100 mph on our way home from the harley drags a few weeks ago. Probably about 40 miles, no problems. No tach though, so I have no idea what the rpm's were.
